designed to be a bracelet

patterns for vintage edging and bracelet

Continuing with another vintage edging from the 1921 magazine. ), with 3 edgings posted out of 7 patterns. I believe this edging was destined to be doubled up into a bracelet or bookmark !

Vintage Bracelet from Edging #2

Needleart 1921 (Vol 8 issue 3)

Original Article - BellaOnline
New schematics-only pdfs of  Edging #2  & it's Bracelet variation

This is the original edging, with pattern. I used Lizbeth & Anchor threads in size 40 . 

Keep picots normal sized. Elegant scallops with a pretty straight header !
An easy ball & shuttle pattern for beginners and good practice for trefoils. 
This image is converted to pdf. Download Edging #2 pdf here 

Remember the simple tip about counting from tatted models? In this case, the rings are facing correctly, but chains show their wrong side. Hence while counting the chain stitches care should be taken to not count only the bars as 1ds. Hence each chain has 2ds between each picot.

 In order to avoid gapsosis, fold the trefoil before starting chain. Stepwise pictorial here.

I turned the corner using split rings. I like how the black continues to outline the contours.

My intention was to use this as a bookmark.

But findings can be added to the ring at the tip for jewellery, as I eventually did.

Notice how there were no beads initially (top left). 

Not that I minded the gaps along the middle, but beads would make it more ornamental. 

First sewed on large beads (top right), then added smaller beads. 

This is how the bracelet looks lying flat.

Size 4mm wooden beads & size 15 seed beads. 

Download the one-page pdf of Vintage Bracelet here 

I did a little Paint and Inkscape switcheroo with the scanned edging 

to see how a phase-shift return would look. 

What do you think ? Would you like to give it a go ?

We are celebrating 70 years of our Independence and I had a few ideas to tat with the colours of our flag. But time slipped away. This spring garland is probably the closest , though not in right order! Hopefully next year .....

I hope you enjoy tatting the bracelet as much as I did !