Marilee Rockley

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I hand dye thread, design tatting patterns, and try different crafts. 💙 https://www.etsy.com/shop/yarnplayer

Tatted necklace pendant with beads, crystals and pearl tatting technique in red thread.
Tatting idea in progress with a rough pencil sketch.
White jacket decorated with colorful tatted lace and white and gray tatted lace cuffs, modeled by the tatter herself.
Hand dyed thread size 20, 6 cord Cordonnet cotton in a shaded foliage green.
Hand dyed 6 cord cotton thread for lacemaking such as tatting, crochet, or bobbin lace, colors light blue shading into pink, displayed on a hand.
Tatted lace cuff shown over a hand in top photo, and the entire cuff in bottom photo. The pattern is from the book “Tatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito”, 2003 Lacis Publications.
Tatting in progress in size 10 Lizbeth thread, white and light gray. 3rd row started. The pattern is from “Tatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito” published by Lacis Publications, 2003.
White and light gray tatted lace edging in progress, part of first 2 rows of a 4 row pattern.
Crochet cotton, tatting thread, and embroidery thread being hand painted with fiber reactive dye, using a sponge brush. The colors will be lighter when dry.
Turquoise stone with marbled black streaks in a triangular shape with peyote beading in progress around it.
A skein of size 40 hand dyed thread in light greens, inspired by the color of celery. An open skein and a twisted skein are displayed on a hand.
Skeins of thread for tatting/crochet being painted in shades of green fiber reactive dye with a brush.
A piece of tatting in green threads somewhat resembling a leaf, made into a bookmark.
Green bobbin lace in the shape of a Monstera leaf with a braided cord and tassel with glass beads, displayed on a page from a book.
Bobbin lace leaf in progress, pattern by LacyBotanics. I don’t have much experience with bobbin lace so the mistakes are my own.
A protester holding up a sign that says “No War No Cruelty No Kings”. Across the street more protesters are standing with signs.
A sticker on a shirt with the words “I voted early” displayed on a drawing of an alarm clock.
A twisted skein of hand dyed thread over an open skein of the same thread, displayed on a hand. The colors are light blue shading with white and light yellow.
Tatting a lace heart with beads. The thread is Lizbeth size 10, and the 2 hearts shown at the end are in colors no. 174 and 701.
A twisted skein of hand dyed thread on an open skein of the same thread, displayed on a hand. This example is of size 10 crochet cotton in color “Brilliant Sunset”, red orange purple and blue.
Finished earrings using 3mm plastic rings and size 20 Liz Metallic in color “Sand Dollar”.
Tatting around a plastic ring in metallic thread (Liz Metallic size 20 “Sand Dollar”) in progress. My first attempt at a pattern found in the magazine “IL MIO Chiacchierino” October/November 2014. Plastic ring is 3 cm in diameter.
Hand dyed skein of tatting/crochet thread, size 20, displayed on a hand to show size. Mardi Gras colors shading from purple, green, and gold.
Jars of fiber reactive dye open in the colors I use for a batch of my hand dyed thread “Mardi Gras”. Many different shades of purple, green, and gold are blended to make the resulting thread colors richer. I always wear a face mask 😷 when working with open dye powder to avoid breathing in the chemicals.
Necklace and earrings set in dark teal thread with green beads. The design is my own original pattern called “Vision”.
Tatted lace in a design representing a small lit candle on a base, hanging as an ornament. The base is gold metallic thread, the candle white, and the flame is red in the example shown.
Tatted lace candle in progress, using gold metallic thread for the base and white thread for the candle, still unfinished. 2 tatting shuttles are attached and the project is held in hand.
Tatting in progress making my own Celtic Triangle necklace. Beads are being slid into place from the thread on left hand. Written pattern is visible out of focus in the background. Blue and green tatting shuttles are resting temporarily on the paper.
A 10mm yellow crystal with seed bead beading around it and a round of white tatting in progress. A green shuttle attached to a ball of size 20 Lizbeth thread is being used for the tatted lace.
Hand dyed tatting/crochet cotton thread in skeins. Earth tones shading from olive green to browns and golden yellow.
Statue of Liberty crying in horror, her torch of enlightenment hanging down at her side.
An elaborate necklace made by tatting and beading featuring harlequin diamond shapes in several shades of blue and bright yellow beaded round crystals, displayed on a small mannequin.
A complex design in tatting that includes beads, circular shapes in yellow and harlequin diamond shapes in shades of blue and gray. The project is still unfinished, held on a hand with a clear plastic tatting shuttle, ready to continue the work.
An elaborate unfinished project in tatting and beading, with harlequin motifs and beaded round elements, shown on a hand with a tatting shuttle ready to do a join. Colors are various shades of blue with gold and bright yellow.
Beaded lace tatting in progress, containing yellow crystals and seed beads, cotton thread and metallic thread in blue and white, some gold beads and darker blue. The design is unfinished, displayed on a hand. There are 3 round motifs and some harlequin motifs.
A skein of hand dyed crochet cotton in colors inspired by springtime crocus flowers, displayed on a hand. The thread was dyed with fiber reactive dyes for permanent colors of purple, yellow, orange, and green.
A protester in a cow costume, and a flag unfurling in the wind saying “No Kings in America”.
Tatting lace in progress with motifs of multiple colors being joined together, shown outside on a warm day in early autumn. The person tatting the lace is sitting on a bench and displaying the work in progress on her hand. A small pink plastic shuttle is secured temporarily with her thumb while the most recent join to the center of the lace is not yet tightened.
Purple asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) perennial native to eastern North America, blooming in early autumn.
A very short thread tail being sewn in to a piece of tatting. The tail is so short that the needle must be inserted first, then the tail threaded into the needle to sew it in each time, hiding the tail under the caps of the double stitches before being pulled snugly to bury it in. When all this is done the remaining tail can be cut off.
2 tatting photos side by side, the left side showing an “up” join, the right side showing a “down” join. Blips of green show wherever the red tatting is joined to the green tatting on the back side of the work shown in the photo on the right.
4 pictures showing some protest signs. They say, “Violence has no place”, Americans believe in free speech”, “Due process is for everyone”, “Imagine being afraid of diversity but not dictatorship”, and “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”.
Unfinished doily or table runner in progress with several motifs still not connected. A ball of pinkish red thread is at upper left with the thread attached to a tatting shuttle nearby. 2 more tatting shuttles are at lower left, attached to a cream colored thread. There are dark green narrow motifs in the partially finished section and some of the tatting is hand dyed colors of pink to light green.
Tatting in progress on a hand, but undoing a mistake so the stitches are being opened up so they can be undone. 2 tatting shuttles are attached to the thread.
Tatting lace in progress, showing a partially finished triangular motif being ready to join to another motif. There is a dark green narrow design in between the two pieces. Colors are a little different than the camera could capture: the red in reality is more like intense magenta. The shaded thread is hand dyed from the “Rhubarb Pie” colorway.
A twisted skein of thread in colors shading from red to pink, yellow, and green displayed over an open skein on a hand.
Part of the article showing a tatted necklace, bracelet, a Celtic design, various tatting shuttles, and hands with tatting in progress.
Tatted lace earrings in a Nautiloid shell shape, displayed on a hand with some plants in the background. The earrings are made in hand dyed thread shading from aqua blue to sandy brown. The earwires are gray niobium with a small spiral embellishment.
Protesters crossing a street carrying signs, which read “Putin’s Puppet”, “Free balls for members of Congress who have lost theirs”, and “Accountability isn’t optional Congress, do your damn job”.
The shore of Lake Michigan from Sheridan Park. The taller buildings of downtown Milwaukee are in the distance, a breakwater is jutting into the lake, and waves are breaking along a narrow rocky shoreline with green bushes, grass and native plants on the slopes.
An open corrugated cardboard container showing the contents of hand dyed thread skeins, a packing slip with “thank you” written on it, a business card, and complimentary flower stickers.
Protesters holding signs outside alongside city streets. Some of the phrases on the signs: “Free balls for members of congress who have lost theirs.” “I stand for Federal employees.” “Loyalty to a constitution, not fealty to a king.” “Stop racism, impeach Trump, no kings, no shit.”
Tatted lace pendant in colors shading from teal to purple with seed beads and crystal beads. Finished with a fine stainless steel chain.
2 skeins of hand dyed thread packed, one twisted and one open to show the color gradation. The colors shade from brown, green, and teal. The thread is displayed on a hand, giving a reference to the thread size, which is suitable for lacemaking purposes.
Skeins of cotton thread being hand painted with fiber reactive dye using a brush, in colors shading from brown to teal to green. The colors will be lighter when dry.