Category: Tatting History & Inspiration

Tatting History & Inspiration – fascinating stories, antique patterns, and creative ideas from the world of tatting. Discover the rich heritage and find new sources of inspiration for your lace-making journey.

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About quarantine, tatting and my little angel!

Two striped fabric cat pillows, handmade for my granddaughter’s room during quarantine, when I was teaching her tatting — by FairyLacefromElena.

About quarantine, tatting and my little angel!

Hello everyone! Oh, I have not written posts on my blog for a long time. Don’t worry, I’m fine. I hope all my readers and subscribers are healthy too. Take care of yourself!

My husband and I live in a suburb where there are very few neighbors. This is convenient in this situation. Therefore, our seven-year-old granddaughter now came to us from Kiev (this is not close 🙂 ). I have no words to describe our love for grandchildren! Yes, the little angels in the house are a real miracle. Give them your love, your time and your care. Then you will receive in response the shining eyes and the sincere loving heart of the child.

A walk through the spring forest is a great pleasure.

I also want to boast of my talented and capable granddaughter. I started teaching my girl how to weave a lace with tatting needle. Look at her first job! (The yellow butterfly is my pattern).

But I must admit that I have very little time left for my tatting. I planned to create a new pattern by early May. But it is obvious that I will not have time to finish the work by the scheduled date. Although, where to rush?

My new idea is gradually being implemented, and I am pleased with the result.

I’ll tell you next time more about quarantine, tatting and my little angel.

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Happy New Year

Christmas wreath of natural pine branches for the front door by FairyLacefromElena

Happy New Year, my dear friends! I congratulate you on the beginning of the new year. Best wishes from all my heart!

Happy New Year – I wish you well,
What things may come no-one can tell.
Yet blessings surely can be found,
I hope that plenty come around!

I really like to celebrate the new year. This is a fabulous day. All of us at heart always remain children. Is not it? Therefore, each of us loves fairy tales, gifts, magic.

I really like decorating the house in Christmas and New Year traditions. Decor begins at the door, of course. This year I made such a wreath.

But the most interesting is gifts. My granddaughter cannot wait to open gifts! My little angel is asking me. What will be in the boxes, what will be in the boxes? I was silent, did not give out secrets! But I felt sorry for my granddaughter. I said that I prepared the same gifts for everyone, but different at the same time. With this phrase I confused my baby completely. Can you guess what it was? This year I prepared unusual gifts for my family. These are coasters using technique tatting in resin, of course! 10 different coasters – it was not easy.

Coasters

And for my friends I made snowflakes in resin. These are little cute souvenirs. These snowflakes look great on a Christmas tree.

Snowflakes in resin

The most important thing in these gifts is my love and a piece of my heart, which I put in each knot.

You can buy personalized coasters in my store. Any pictures, any compositions – nothing is impossible: https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/childrens-personalized-coasters-tatting-in-resin/

In conclusion, I want to tell you again, dear friends: Happy New Year! Be happy!

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Merry Christmas!

Collage of nine handmade tatting lace Christmas decorations — angel, bells, wreath, snowflakes, and other festive ornaments, created by FairyLacefromElena.

Merry Christmas to all my readers! I wish you all happiness, peace, love and prosperity!

I really appreciate your friendship! Thanks so much for support of my blog. Therefore I give a small Christmas gift for all tatting fans. 15% discount on all patterns. The discount is valid from December 24 to January 1. Coupon Code: christmasgiftforall https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product-category/patterns-tutorials/

I invite you to watch a fun video on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu18n7I9c1E&t=2s

Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of an ancient Ukrainian folk song called a “shchedrivka”.  An arrangement by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921) was popularized in the 1930’s by Oleksander Koshyts (1875-1944), a Ukrainian choir director who worked in the US and Canada.  It has since
become an American Christmas classic.

I hope you know and love this song.

Hark how the bells,
sweet silver bells,
all seem to say,
throw cares away
Christmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to young and old,
meek and the bold,
ding dong ding
that is their song
with joyful ring
all caroling
one seems to hear
words of good cheer
from everywhere
filling the air
Oh how they pound,
raising the sound,
o’er hill and dale,
telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
while people sing
songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,
On on they send ,
on without end,
their joyful tone to every home
Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Light blue glass Christmas ornament with yellow ribbon, festive decoration. FairyLacefromElena

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my dear friends! So very little time is left before the Happy Holidays – Christmas and New Year. This is the most wonderful time for me. I like the atmosphere enveloped in a fairy tale. People decorate their homes with garlands. Lights sparkle on the Christmas trees. And on the fireplace hangs stockings with sweets! Ah, what a miracle!

Ukrainian Catholics celebrate Christmas on December 24, and Orthodox Christians on January 7.

Sviata Vecheria

The Christmas Eve Supper or Sviata Vecheria (Holy Supper) brings the family together to partake in special foods and begin the holiday with many customs and traditions. This traditions which reach back to antiquity. The rituals of the Christmas Eve are dedicated to God . And to the welfare of the family, and to the remembrance of the ancestors. Family gathers to begin supper with the appearance of the first star. There are twelve courses in the Supper. Because according to the Christian tradition each course is dedicated to one of Christ’s Apostles. The first course is always kutia. It is the main dish of the whole supper.

Ukrainian Christmas songs

While many of the Ukrainian Christmas Eve customs are of a solemn nature, the custom of caroling is joyful and merry. Ukrainian Christmas songs or carols have their origins in antiquity, as do many other traditions practiced at Christmas time. The very popular Ukrainian carol in the United states, “Carol of the Bells”, in its originality is a shchedrivka. The very popular Ukrainian carol in the United states, “Carol of the Bells”, in its originality is a shchedrivka. This song tells about a swallow who came to the landowner’s house. First the swallow asks him to go out and say how rich he is. After swallow asks how many calves he has and so on. 🙂

Our family decorates the house with pleasure. It creates an incredibly festive atmosphere! A coniferous wreath decorate the front door, of course!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I really like handmade gifts. As rare thing can become your heirloom. Our heirloom is “Grandfather Frost” ( Santa Claus) passed down from generation to generation. We place this symbol under the Christmas tree every year. Our Santa Claus is over 60 years old!

I can’t wait for the holidays! Do you like Christmas? Write in the comments what heirlooms you have. It is very interesting.
I made a short video to create a festive mood. I hope the photo collage of my handmade products and fun music will please you! https://youtu.be/mu18n7I9c1E

Do not forget to check my store, welcome!https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Lace collars for the dress

Apricot tatting lace collar with white beads on grey dress by FairyLacefromElena

Lace collars for the dress. Yes, as the name suggests, today I want to talk … about time! What is the relationship between time and collars? Ah, these are my associations! Perhaps you will agree with me. But read my post to the end, please! If you like it, subscribe and leave comments. Philosophical thoughts are welcome! 🙂

At first – about the collars. I found a very interesting and instructive article on this topic:

Collar (clothing)

In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made from a separate piece of fabric, rather than a folded or cut part of the same piece of fabric used for the main body of the garment. A collar may be permanently attached to the main body of the garment (e.g. by stitching) or detachable.

You can read this Wikipedia article. Many different types of collars, many illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(clothing)

There are also lace collars. Ah, gentle, delicate handmade lace! Great lace collars were worn in the second quarter of the 17th century, and also a little later, in the Victorian era.

But everything in history repeats itself. In fashion history, too, of course! And at the beginning of the 21st century, we are pleased to wear what our ancestors liked so much! Including large lace collars for the dress.

Tatting lace collars for the dress
Tatting lace collars for the dress

How fleeting is the time! We are always in a hurry, afraid to be late. How expensive is every minute of our lives! I am mentally immersed in the atmosphere of antiquity when I create my lace collars. This is a “time travel” ritual. For me, anyway. And time stops! I forget about food and water when I immerse myself in the magical world of lace. I stop following the flow of time around me. 🙂 And then comes the wonderful moment of completion. Now the lace collar is ready to meet with the usual dress. This meeting always creates the perfect outfit!

So, take a few minutes of your time and watch a short video, please! I supplemented this slide show with the magnificent music of Mozart. Hope this creates a suitable atmosphere! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPXyJwRHFw

Happy tatting!

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Results of the competition for tatters

Three tatting lace snowflakes on a wooden frame with branch by FairyLacefromElena

Results of the competition for tatters summed up today! So I hope you enjoyed the contest and you took part in it with pleasure.

Firstly, I thank all the participants of my competition! Thanks for the great names for my new doily (your fantasy is commendable, of course!).
Secondly, I got into a rather difficult situation. It’s impossible to choose – all the names are beautiful and I like everything! Therefore, it was necessary to conduct a secret voting. Thirdly, I decided to slightly change the rules of the competition. According to the new rule results of the competition for tatters these are:

Rules:

The author of the best name and the most active follower will receive as gift for tatters “Three snowflakes tatting patter” free, https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/three-snowflakes-tatting-patterns/

SIX participants receive tatting pattern 3D Bow. https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/tatting-pattern-3d-bow/

Ta-daaaaa!!!! Here are the winners:

Diane Brown – first prize;

second prizes:

Amritha Prabhu, Bebe, Jacqueline Rot, Joan Thomas , Linda Barnes, Michele Waite!!!!!!!

And finally, my new doily gets its wonderful name: Winter Glitz. Translated from German, this means Winter Shine. But I really like how it sounds in German. It is sounds bright and dazzling, like the radiance of the sun on immaculately white snow! Thank You, Diane Brown!

Results of the competition for tatters - Winter Glitz - tatting doily
Results of the competition for tatters – Winter Glitz

Dear winners, check your email, please! I sent you patterns.

But these are not all gifts! My Christmas present for you – 10% discount on all patterns in my store. Coupon Code: PATTERNXMASDECOR

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Gift for tatters

Bicolored tatting doily in progress with orange and dark green threads, two blue shuttles and printed pattern by FairyLacefromElena

Right now, a gift for tatters, who active subscribers to my blog! Want to get a gift from FairyLace? You welcome!

Only blog subscribers can participate in the prize draw.
Rules:

  1. Subscribe to my blog;https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/blog/
  2. Give a name to my new lace doily and write this wonderful name in the comments to this post;
  3. Post a link to this post on social networks (the more links, the more chances you have for a prize!).
  4. Follow me on social networks: FB – https://www.facebook.com/kozinenkoelena

The author of the best name and the most active follower will receive as gift for tatters “Three snowflakes tatting patter” free, https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/three-snowflakes-tatting-patterns/
two second prizes – Tatting Pattern 3D Bow. https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/tatting-pattern-3d-bow/

So, this is a doily that awaits a beautiful name!

Gift for tatters, pattern doily

Comments and reposts are counted until October 7, inclusive. The results will be announced on October 8th. Good luck to all!

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Goodbye Halloween, hello Christmas!

Black tatting lace finger bracelet with two rings per finger, hands covering face, one green eye by FairyLacefromElena

I hope your Halloween was fun! You looked amazing in exclusive jewelry? But, Goodbye Halloween! And hello Christmas!

Christmas is the most wonderful holiday! Do you agree? And you still have time to prepare unusual Christmas gifts for your family and friends. So what are they giving for Christmas?

Dresses,

https://www.etsy.com/listing/724379510/little-velvet-mini-draped-dress-with?ga_search_query=christmas&ref=shop_items_search_1&frs=1

hobby items, https://lasergallery.ca/shop/medal-displays/dance-medal-display/

knitted cozy items, https://www.etsy.com/listing/478160876/hand-knitted-double-side-head-bandneck?ref=shop_home_active_40

toys, https://www.etsy.com/listing/744654695/polar-bear-doll-bear-doll-clothes?ref=shop_home_active_4&frs=1

cute hats, https://www.etsy.com/listing/707414108/women-fascinator-blue-mini-hat-hat-with?ref=shop_home_active_12&frs=1

dishes, https://marketplace.zibbet.com/randeshop/birch-wood-bowl-hand-turned-measures-18-5-cm-wide-7-8-cm-tall-finished-in-tung-oil-and-wax?fbclid=IwAR00EQ81tTeWoC7tdDX8KykqY6zxpXdOzCaFFHGFWTm5rTJJAvmzGG9VcGg

jewelry, of cource, https://www.etsy.com/listing/655610248/red-coral-necklace-bold-statement-red?ref=shop_home_active_3&pro=1

and too gadgets, bags, funny little things, home decor and much more.

So of course, everyone would like to receive an unusual, rare gift, one of a kind and made especially for you. Is not it? You can find such personalized gifts in many stores. But do all sellers give buyers the opportunity to be creative? And now you have the opportunity to create a personalized Christmas present. Unusual snow globe can not always be glass, it turns out! Come up with a unique design and say: hello Christmas! https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/snow-globe/

personalized embroidery snow globe
personalized embroidery snow globe

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My Christmas present for you – 10% discount on all patterns in my store. Coupon Code: PATTERNXMASDECOR

Hello Christmas!