I'm making a fundraiser book with tatting patterns called "Wings for Hope". Most of the patterns are for butterflies (which is the symbol of Lupus) and angels/fairies. It occurred to me this morning that what best that to dedicate the book for those that have Lupus or lost a family due to Lupus complications. A pattern will bear the name of a "Lupie" or "Spoonie" with a very short bio (3-5 sentences).

If you or someone you know has Lupus send me the following information:

Name: (name and last name initial)
Place: (city and country)
Date of Lupus diagnose
Something about you. How Lupus affected your family, career, dreams, etc.

Right now I have around 20 small patterns for the book, probably will me more. The publication date will be May 10th, which is the International Lupus Awareness day. I think I'll need the bios by April 15. You can send the bios to needledreams@yahoo.com (subject "Wings for Hope" please).

Thanks to all of you and plenty of spoons!!!

I got an Online Shop at last! Please visit: http://needles-n-shuttles.webasyst.net/shop/

This will really help me!

I sub to Ping.fm where I can update Twitter and other services statuses but I haven't try the blog until now. Let see if it works.

Last night on the Online Tatting class the discussion was about if it was possible to make a ric rac ribbon tatted.  It was a very interesting challenge.  Ruth Perry came with an ideaand was explaining it on the classroom.  I was at the same time tatting and didn't understood really well Ruth's explanations and after the class finished I sent the piece I tatted to her; thinking that it was what she was explaining.  Well, it was something totally different!  Here Ruth's Ric Rac method:


It looks like a real Ric Rac ribbon.  She got the inspiration from the crocheted ripples patterns.  It's made in 3 rounds.  Now here is mine:

My version are small blocks with a tiny chain between them.  I used 2 colors because that was the 1st thing I had near the computer. I think that the use of 2 colors gives a very interesting effect to the braid.

Then someone (I think it was Ruth) mentioned about adding beads.  Oh!!!  Another rush....  I had to try my Ric Rac with beads!  It looks amazing!!!  I made it short because the thread was finishing on the shuttle and was too lazy to get up and find the thread I was using.












But the thread was enough to finish a quick bookmark:
















It's a little stumpy-chubby bookmark.  But the idea is there...  So, this morning, after sleeping like 6 hours I woke up and had to work with the idea again.  I tried to make the Ric Rac bookmark I made several years ago but using the tatted ric rac instead of the fabric.  Anyway, I don't have ric rac here in Egypt.  It worked again so beautiful! 


I think I'm in love with this technique!!!

Now I'll try the same but with Ruth's version. 

I was thinking now...  This kind of block can substitute clunny leaves. 

I have to write the instructions for what I did, but you can find Ruth's version here and on her blog.  For my original Ric Rac bookmark you can go to my site.