If you love tatted lace, jewellery, plants and anything handcrafted, come back often. I will regularly post items that are made by me, plants that I grow and interesting things that I photograph.
Sunday 31 August 2008
A Peranakan Brooch
Saturday 30 August 2008
Happy Birthday MOM
Friday 29 August 2008
Peranakan Designs
I love the jewellery, pottery, embroidery designs, traditional costume, beaded slippers of the Peranakans. The above photos were taken from this book on kebayas (traditional embroidered blouse). These kebayas are from the private collection of the late wife of Malaysia's prime minister.
My maternal grandmothers, yes, both wore the Peranakan sulam (embroidered) kebaya blouse and sarong every single day. She kept the more elaborately embroidered kebaya blouse for Sundays when she attended church. Of course, hers were not as elaborate as those in the above photos. More kebayas at this site.
These kebaya blouses did not have any buttons, instead she used a set of kerosang (three brooches) to hold the blouse together. The kerosang is also considered as jewellery, often made in gold and intan (rose-cut diamonds).
I use to watch her on her sewing machine making the embroidery. Back then, I was too young to have that determination to learn. It was difficult because although you used a sewing machine, you had to guide the needle manually to where it should go with the help of an embroidery frame, not the programmable machines that we have today.
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Spiral Bookmark
Monday 25 August 2008
Beautiful Peranakan stamps
Sunday 24 August 2008
August giveaway winner
Singtatter will be getting the pastel tatted heart. Congrats! Do send me your details and I will send the heart off to you. Thank you to all who participated. I hope you will come back and visit. I am thinking of a challenge in the next week or so.
Friday 22 August 2008
Just grass
Thursday 21 August 2008
Joy Luck Club
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Bird shuttle
I received this from Noreen a few days ago. I have not used this type of shuttle before and found it a little difficult to get use to. I hold the shuttle on its flat side near the tail but it seems to get caught with the threads each time I tat. Any tips of how to hold this properly. I would appreciate any help.
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Pastel heart August giveaway
If you have read my last post, you would know that this is the second heart of Martha’s Celtic heart pattern. This heart is a slight modification of that pattern. It’s tatted in pastel colours using Olympus cotton thread in Size 20 and measures 3 x 3 inches. I am giving this away and if you would like a chance to receive this, just leave a comment on how you would use this tatted heart by 23 August 2008. I will do a draw on the 24 August 2008 and list the winner then. Do check back to find out who the winner is.
Monday 18 August 2008
My Celtic heart torn apart
Friday 15 August 2008
Beautiful orchids
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Tatted Mystery Motif
Monday 11 August 2008
Seaweed HDT
Saturday 9 August 2008
Red and white
These are the colours of Singapore flag. A tatted motif with the same colours to celebrate Singapore’s 43rd year of Independence. This is the other vintage pattern which I was talking about last week. It is actually a slight variation because I made only 3 picots instead of 4 in round 2. The one in variegated blue is the original pattern.