Service Description

Description: Onion rings and a less-usual construction technique are part this pattern. Use beads to create an ornament; or no beads and larger threads to create a coaster. You’ll be using onion rings and interweaving to make the ornament or coaster, with five or six points. Skills Required: Basic tatting skills (rings, chains, joins) and Perserverance! Techniques Taught: Interweave rings and chains. Play with onion rings. Materials/Supplies: 2 Celtic-style shuttles or use finger-tatting w/weavers’ butterflies. Thread (Size 20 or 10, two different colors). 75 Beads (Size 8 for 10 thread and size 11 ofr 20 thread) Pre-class preparation: For Ornament (Size 3 or 5 thread): 5-pointed ornament: Thread 35 beads onto main color and 10 onto the other color. 6-pointed ornament: Thread 48 beads onto main color and 24 onto the other color Kit: No Notes: Instructor suggests that students use the 5-pointed coaster or ornament; class members will get the pattern for the 6-pointed variation at the same time.