More Susanne Schwenke

This is from the second book by Susanne Schwenke which I received recently.  It's called "Spitzen-Ideen".  I tatted it in one of my favourite Lizbeth colours:  Purple Dark.  It's a gorgeous, deep, saturated purple... which is hard to photograph!  It's probably even a bit darker than that in real life but I wanted the stitches to show so I lightened the photo a bit.

This motif was simpler to tat than the previous ones I've made from this designer.  Tatted in one pass.

Mmmm, just examining this photo, it's not my best tatting, there are some gaps in the trefoils!  Aargh!

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Autumn Leaves

We are having a glorious few days at the moment, with warmer weather and sunshine.  Yarnplayer's leaf inspired me to get my other leaves out and so I re-tatted my own patterns too and created a selection in various colours.

The threads used are Lizbeth in "Leafy Greens" and "Autumn Spice",

Yarnplayer's "Sugar Maple" and Krystledawn's "Sea Glass".

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Yarnplayer's Maple Leaf

I love the colours of autumn.  And at this time of year, I must admit that I miss my native Canada and the beautifully coloured maple leaves.  So when I saw Yarnplayer's new pattern, of course I had to make it!

So here it is, tatted in Lizbeth 20 "Autumn Spice".

Clever how the beads provide the look of the pointy blade tips

that are typical of the maple leaf.

Again, wasn't able to show the prettiness of the beads,

those bright, orangey-red seed beads really sparkle in the light.

Do I need a new camera?

Or a better photographer!

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Starry Starry Night...

I was inspired to re-do the five-point motif.  I made the picots longer and even added beads!

Tried this photo at an angle as we couldn't see the beads
in the first photo.  They're still hard to see!

In the centre ring and between the small rings on the outer edge...
Can you see them?

They sparkle nicely in the sunshine but couldn't capture it with my camera!

Adding a couple more photos... still trying to capture the sparkle!

This fuzzy one is probably the best at actually showing the beads!

Nope, not great, I give up.

You have to imagine how lovely and sparkly the beads are!

And in fact, if I do it again (might do to put in my Christmas cards),

I would put even more beads on this one, threading them first to be

able to add them in more places.

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And Another...

A third motif from Susanne Schwenke's book.  Again requiring a fair amount of thinking!  If I were to make it again, I would make my picots a bit longer.  I tend to make them quite small as a habit (I think when you keep them short, they keep their shape and also withstand washing better) but I think this particular design would have benefitted from longer picots.

I also took another photo of the green snowflake

as I wasn't happy with the previous one.

Here it is on a light background instead of a dark like in the previous post.

Really like this one and have just noticed the little star that

appears in the very middle.

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Brain Gymnastics Anyone?

Couldn't leave it alone, had to have a go at another motif from Susanne Schwenke's book.  But this one really tested my powers of concentration!  It's the way the tiny chains curve in opposite directions whilst some of the trefoils are not made all with the same shuttle which kept confusing me.  Good thing there is a diagram as well as a photo to refer to.

Had to start twice but once I got the hang of it,

I enjoyed making this lovely snowflake which is done in one pass.

Mmmmm... looking at it, I'm thinking this would look nice repeated...

I think the negative space between the centre and the petals is very attractive.

And the space that would be created by joining motifs on the

corner would be interesting too me thinks...

Now I've got to stop playing... and go to work!

Update on Michelle's hanky:  I found the tatting (about a quarter done) but still can't find the hanky itself which I thought would have been with the tatting.  This is a mystery...  which I hope to elucidate soon!

Have a great day everyone.

Best wishes,

Susanne Schwenke - Spitzen Kreationen

Thanks Fox for bringing Susanne Schwenke's little book to my attention, it arrived this morning and I'm very glad I purchased it.  Here is the first motif I have made from the book:

I like it but regret having done the centre in a darker colour.

Also, she must make her chains a bit looser than I do because the "petals" were

a bit tight and would have benefitted from a few extra stitches.

Here is a photo of the book, I will be making a few more things from it 

in the near future.  In fact I know where my Christmas snowflakes 

will come from this year!

On another note, I have an admission to make...  One that is upsetting me at the moment...  Remember Michelle's beautiful handkerchief?  Well, Creativa asked me how I was getting on with it and so I went in search of it (where I thought I had left it) and I can't find it!!!  That's what I get for taking my tatting with me everywhere.  I'm sure it is safe somewhere but I can't locate it just now.  So please send me some magic-hanky-re-appearing-vibes so that it turns up soon!  It's too beautiful and I wanted to continue work on it now that I have finished the one from Diane.  Thank you.

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