'The Sun Inside' Mandala tatting

 I love Mandalas, I love Mandala designs which I like to draw and colour, just like I did when I was a little girl.
In tatting, to start a new Mandala pattern is to me a sort of relaxing: I just join two shuttles threads and start with a loop, what comes next I don't know, I just let my inspiration come and carry me.
Mandalas meaning lies right there in their progression: the harmonic unity of creatures: each knot into an element, each element into the pattern.
Once the Mandala is finished, you just stop watching and enjoying its message of beauty...and start again to another ...

Even though it may look quite complicated, this Mandala came to me so easily, I never had to undo any stitch or part from beginning to the end.

I tatted it using a beautiful white polyester Penny 30 thread, which is quite thin and the resulting diameter is around 7cm.

If you like a smaller result, this is also how you can finish your pattern, maybe adding an extra very simple frame around this.

Using both solution can also be a perfect combination: the smaller module for earrings, the larger as pendant in a jewels set.

 

This is the same Mandala tatted in a beautiful Super Bright thread: this is a very thin thread, which I had to double before using. The resulting diameter is around 6 cm.

Now, I find it quite hard to show you how beautiful this thread looks: many wonderful colour shades and really sparkly! 


I hope you will want to give this a try and maybe also show me your beautiful results. 
All my patterns are available in my Etsy shop, both with Englis or Italian explanation texts.


Tutti i miei pattern sono disponibili nel mio negozio Etsy, con testo esplicativo in Italiano o in Inglese.

For all fellow tatters, a special 20% DISCOUNT on all my patterns, just leave a message under one of my posts, saying which pattern you want to purchase, and I'll make a special discount custom listing for you in my shop!


Per le amiche chiacchierine che visitano il mio blog, SCONTO 20% su tutti i miei pattern: lasciate un commento ad un post specificando quale pattern vi interessa, e faro' per voi un'inserzione personalizzata nel mio negozio!

Happy tatting!

Mandala pendant pattern and tutorial with English text:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/220892343/tatted-pendant-mandala-the-sun-inside?ref=related-2

Mandala chiacchierino, pattern con testo esplicativo in Italiano:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/220660311/ciondolo-chiacchierino-the-sun-inside?ref=related-1