Laura's Beaded Wreath

copyright Laura Bobay 2000
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Laura Bobay graciously shares this pattern with the tatting community. All rights to this pattern are held by the designer. Selling or publishing of this pattern is prohibited unless authorized by the designer.

Abreviations:
R=ring
LR=large ring
P=picot
ds=double stitch
"+"=join
cl=close ring
rw=reverse work

Supplies needed:
Plastic egg
Epoxy
Size 80 Tatting thread

Optional supplies:
Ribbon Flowers
Small pearls
Narrow ribbon

This pattern is worked flat and then put on egg.



Center Motif
R: 6ds,P, 6ds. Cl RW
CH: 6ds, 3P sep by 2ds; 6ds. Cl RW
* R: 6ds, + to P on first ring. Cl RW
CH: 6ds, 3P sep by 2ds; 6ds. Cl RW
Repeat from *3 times. Attach last chain to base of first ring. Cut and finish off.



R: 5ds, + to 1st P of any chain on Center motif; 5ds. Cl.
* R: 5ds, P, 5ds. Cl RW
CH: 2ds, 7P sep by 2ds; 2ds. Cl RW
**R: 5ds, + to P on last R; 5ds. Cl
R: 5ds, P, 5ds. Cl RW
CH: 2ds, 7P sep by 2ds; 2ds. Cl RW
Repeat from ** 6 times. (will have 7 chains)
R: 5ds, + to P on last R; 5ds. Cl RW
Ch: 2ds, 8P sep by 2ds; 2ds. Cl RW
R: 5ds, + to last joining; 5ds. Cl RW
Ch: 2ds, 7P sep by 2ds. Cl RW
***R: 5ds + to last joining; 5ds. Cl RW
R: 5ds + to next joining; 5ds. Cl RW
Ch: 2ds, 7P sep by 2ds; 2ds. Cl RW
Repeat from *** 4 times.

R: 5ds, + to last join, 5ds; Cl.
R: 5ds, + to 3rd P on same motif chain, 5ds, Cl RW
CH: 2ds, 7 P sep by 2ds; 2ds. Cl. Attach to base of last ring.
Tie, cut and finish off.



Continue until there are a total of 5 strips.

Set egg bottom of Center Motif, join at top by running tatting>thread through center 2 P on chains. Tie and cut.Using epoxy attach flower(s) to top of egg and pearls up each "strip."

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