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Dollop of Doily
@dollopofdoily.bsky.social
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Fiber craft enthusiast, with a soft spot for doilies. I knit, crochet, occasionally dabble in cross stitch, and just started learning tatting. She/her/hers
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Working on joining the whole thing together. My own design - admittedly making it up as I go! #tatting #beading #lacemaking #workinprogress #fiberart
An elaborate unfinished project in tatting and beading, with harlequin motifs and beaded round elements, shown on a hand with a tatting shuttle ready to do a join. Colors are various shades of blue with gold and bright yellow.
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Making progress!! First full sheet of moorish rose is finished. Now I need another one...

#wip #wipwednesday #moorishrose #chainmail #chainmaille #weavinglinks
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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I kinda got away from crafts for a while (I’m pregnant now and the first trimester absolutely obliterated my energy) but I am finally tatting again (for at least the next 5 months 😅)!

Pattern is “Queen of Hearts” by Mary Konior

#tatting #fiberart
A tatted heart made from dark blue, light blue, and purple variegated thread
October 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
dollopofdoily.bsky.social
One of my mom’s friends wanted some tatted betta necklaces for his grandkids, so I played around with variations
tatted betta made from blue variegated thread with dark blue glitter n its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom red tatted betta with red glitter in its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom tatted betta made from blue, yellow, and pink variegated thread with translucent turquoise glitter foil in its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom All three betta bowl pendants on a white background
April 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
dollopofdoily.bsky.social
Goldfish and betta pendants

#tatting #fiberart #resin
Round clear resin pendant containing a fishbowl scene—a tatted orange fish with shiny orange foil and a black bead eye inside, a “plant” made from loose green thread, and a pile of small rocks at the bottom Round clear resin pendant containing a fishbowl scene—a tatted purple and blue fish with a black bead eye and frayed threads on its fins and tail to make it look like a betta; a “plant” made from loose green thread, and a pile of multicolored beads at the bottom to represent aquarium gravel
April 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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More tatting tips …

I want to add my own: learning to needle tat is fantastic and also not a step on the road to shuttle tatting. If you want to use shuttles, just dive in. But also learn needles!!
sewicked.bsky.social Sewicked @sewicked.bsky.social · Apr 17
Some tips, use size 10 or larger thread in multicolor or ombre with a strong contrast. Sparrowspite & Noobear both have great tutorials (there's a 3rd but I can't remember her channel name). Jane Eborall's website has free patterns & technique pages. SomethingUnderTheBed.com is a bibliography site.
April 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
dollopofdoily.bsky.social
I think I’m finally getting the hang of these fishbowl pendants #tatting #resincraft #fiberart
Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with blue glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a green bush in the background. Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with black iridescent glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a (real) green plant in the background Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with purple and silver glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a green bush in the background. All three goldfish bowl resin pendants on a white cloth
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Latest attempt at putting a tatted goldfish in a resin “bowl”
Round pendant made of clear resin containing a small fish tatted from orange thread, with a black bead for an eye. There are pastel beads on the bottom of the pendant to represent aquarium glass, and some bits of green string to represent plants.
April 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I don't think people really grasp that sewing is a skill and that textiles are a legitimate subject of study. The whole point of Elle Woods studying fashion merchandising is that it was supposed to be frivolous but it's actually hard and those skills were transferable to Harvard Law.
April 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Further adventures in putting tatted objects in resin—this time I made a fishbowl!
Epoxy disc containing a scene designed to look like a fishbowl. Two orange tatted fish are placed among green thread arranged to look like seaweed, and the bottom of the disc is filled with plastic beads to represent aquarium gravel. The background is made of chunky blue glitter.
April 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Was bored last night so I took new photos of a couple of my vintage crochet doilies, and edited the hell out of them to make pop art collages
4 by 4 grid of 16 copies of the image of a round doily, with the color of the doily and the background changed every time to achieve a "pop art" style. 3 by 3 grid of 9 copies of the image of a flower-shaped doily, with the color of the doily and the background changed every time to achieve a "pop art" style. The center of the grid has a plain white doily on a black background
April 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I wasn’t going to share these because I’m still figuring out the technique, but since it’s International Tatting Day…

Here are my early attempts at casting tatted motifs in resin!

#tatting #InternationalTattingDay #resincasting
#craftsky
Two teardrop-shaped pendants with round tatted motifs suspended in clear resin. One motif is ecru and has an air bubble inside, the other is made of rainbow thread and has three pastel beads above it. There is also a smaller, hexagonal pendant with a butterfly tatted with rainbow thread suspended in clear resin. Two hexagonal pendants showing tatted butterflies suspended in resin. One is an ecru butterfly against a background of copper glitter, one is a gray and purple butterfly in clear resin. The hole for the purple butterfly pendant is on the bottom instead of the top, as the butterfly was accidentally put into the mold upside down
April 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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debbietknits.bsky.social
Random colour work 🧶 #knit
March 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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justbelieve.bsky.social
Today's featured item is the Autumn Star. While it might not be autumn colors outside right now, it's a lovely star to add some color to your life.
Available on Ko-Fi. buff.ly/dRkVipJ

#BlueSkyNightMarket #Handmade #KoFI
March 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dollopofdoily.bsky.social
Made this on St. Patrick’s Day but didn’t get around to posting until now. From a chart I found on Pinterest pin.it/1lCafyyPr
tatted motif made of green thread, in the shape of a four-leaf clover, resting on a white fuzzy blanket
March 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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rantymsvyn.bsky.social
Been trying shuttle tatting
Black shuttle tatted lace snowflake held in the palm of a hand
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social
One of my cleverer ideas 😜
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A southern tamandua
#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #sciart
March 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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adeletwingart.bsky.social
quote with your space art 🌙
a 1930s inspired full moon painting in shades of teal and white. an embroidery piece depicting a crescent moon behind clouds on a deep blue background.
March 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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gardenofknots.bsky.social
qrp your space art🛸👽🖖🏼
stained glass piece of a ufo with its tractor beam out. it’s flying through a mountain landscape with tree, grass, & a river. the piece is hanging in a narrow window stained glass piece of a ufo with its tractor beam out. it’s flying through a mountain landscape with tree, grass, & a river. photographed outside
March 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
dollopofdoily.bsky.social
I made earrings! I’m very satisfied with the ratio of how good they look vs. how easy they were to make.

#tatting #fiberart #jewelry #jewelrymaking #craftsky #handmade
March 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social
Hunky gila monster
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#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #sciart
Hand embroidery of a gila monster, stitched with thousands of French knots in salmon and black on salmon fabric, framed in a wooden hoop. The stitching is raised on the fabric giving it a 3D effect
March 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Not the best photos, since I finished this at night and immediately took pictures in the crappy light of my apartment, but here is my experiment tatting around a piece of decorative glass (using size 10 Lizbeth thread).

#tatting #fiberart #craftsky
Tatted motif of a circle of teardrop-shaped rings joined by curved chains with two picots each, made of light blue and dark blue variegated thread. The motif is double-sided so that it encases a clear glass cabochon (of the kind you might find in an aquarium or a vase). It is being dangled by a thread in front of a cream-colored wall Tatted motif next to unadorned glass for comparison. Both items are on a white paper towel. Same tatted motif from the side, showing off how the glass is held by the front and back
March 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social
A not really red panda 😊
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#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart
Hand embroidery of a red panda stitched in fuchsia, blue and purple on pink fabric in a wooden hoop, surrounded by embroidery floss and scissors
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Tatted heart! Patten is “Heart’s Desire” by Susan K. Fuller; I used a diagram made by Le Blog de Frivole.

The thread is Aunt Lydia 10 in “Mexicana” colorway. It was the only true “rainbow” thread I could find, so if you know of others please share!

leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/2012/01/hear...
Tatted heart made with rainbow variegated thread, lying on a sheet of white paper
February 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I think this crocheted coral-like necklace is interesting. There's a tutorial here (that can be translated to English): manumanu64.blogspot.com/2012/07/tuto... 🧶

#crochet #crocheted #crocheting #crochetednecklace #crochetedjewelry #crochetedaccessory #necklace #jewelry #accessory #fiberarts #art
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM