Tatting-Dragon head Shuttle and Doll Dress
August 4, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under doll and dolls and dollmaking, tatting
This has been a weekend full of fun tatting projects – from dragons to doll clothes:
Here be dragons! The other day, a member of the Tatta Tat Tatting group on Ravelry began a conversation about tatting dragons.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
One thing lead to another, and before long,
I had invited the group members
to participate in a challenge, to make dragons.
The challenge is to make a
dragon in any medium
that includes tatting.
The first thing I always
do when working on
a new piece, is to get out
my sketchbook.
As I was sketching,
the thought popped up…
Could I make a dragon shaped
tatting shuttle?
Well, it took a heap of drawings and sketches, but finally I twigged to making the dragon tatting shuttle be just the head of the dragon, and not the whole body.
The dragon head tatting shuttles were really a challenge to carve, but they were worth it. I am sooooooooo pleased with them!
Now, to tat some dragons with the dragon head shuttles.
Would you like a link to a super wonderful pattern for a tatted dragon?
Here are links to Anne Bruvold’s glorious tatted dragon designs:
If you would like to weave a dragon on the potholder loom, I designed one as part of my book:
Magical Creatures to Weave on the Potholder Loom
Back to tatting.
This weekend, I finished tatting the dress for Flora:
Photo by Noreen Crone-Finday copyright
I didn’t write out the pattern for the dress, but may tat another one, and will write out the pattern at that point.
From dragons to doll clothes, tatting is so much fun!
That is a cool dragon shuttle! Will they be available from your Etsy shop? I missed out on the tatting goddess shuttle… waited too long to make my purchase… I’d love to have one of these little gems!
Hi Diane
(and reduced the price, so perhaps, you didn’t wait too long…. LOL)
Actually, I have put the goddess tatting shuttles back up in my etsy shop.
http://NCroneFindlay.etsy.com
and on my website:
http://www.crone-findlay.com/Crone-Findlay-Creations-Tatting.html
I am still in the design stages of the dragon head shuttles, but I really like tatting with them, so, even though they are tricky as dickens to carve, I think that I will probably go ahead and make some for etsy and my website.
)
What happens is that I get intrigued by the design process, and keep trying refinements. That’s what happened with the Great Mother tatting shuttles… I am much happier with the way they are now, than when I first started with them.
LOVE! the yoke on the doll dress!
Can I buy a dragon head Shuttle?
Hi Cynthia
Thanks so much for asking!
Yes, you can.
I have been working like the dickens on them, and have just gotten them up on my website:
http://www.crone-findlay.com/Crone-Findlay-Creations-Tatting.html
and in my etsy shop