✦ BEFORE TATTING ✦

One-of-a-Kind Vintage Crochet Lace Couture Jacket · Original Design · 25+ Years Old · Size L

€5,000

One jacket. One original design. 33 crochet patterns. One single piece — ever created.

More than 25 years ago, long before tatting became my artistic language, I created this jacket for myself.

It was not made as part of a collection.
It was not made for production.
And it was never intended to be reproduced.

I made one. And only one.

Today, this extraordinary piece is being offered from my personal creative archive.

✦ BEFORE TATTING ✦

Before I discovered tatting, I was already creating with thread.

As a little girl, I designed clothes for my dolls. I drew my own ideas, imagined shapes and details, and eventually began creating clothes for myself.

I learned to sew, knit, embroider, crochet and work with kumihimo.

Tablecloths, doilies and lace pieces became simple and natural to me.

I always had the same instinct:

to imagine something — and then find a way to make it real with my own hands.

This jacket belongs to that chapter of my life.

It was created more than 25 years ago, long before I discovered tatting.

And looking at it today, I can see that the artist I am now was already there.

✦ 33 CROCHET PATTERNS · ONE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION ✦

This jacket is entirely hand-crocheted.

The design incorporates 33 different crochet patterns, carefully combined into one harmonious and highly intricate composition.

Every motif was selected, positioned and connected by hand.

And there is one detail that makes its construction particularly special:

Nothing is sewn.

There are no sewn-together lace panels.

The individual elements are connected entirely through crochet techniques, becoming one continuous wearable piece.

The result is not simply a crocheted jacket.

It is a piece of wearable textile art created through patience, construction, composition and decades of accumulated handcraft knowledge.

✦ ONE-OF-ONE · NEVER TO BE RECREATED ✦

This is the most important part of its story.

There is only one.

Not one available now with more to follow.

Not a prototype.

Not a sample.

Not a made-to-order design.

This exact jacket will never be made again.

I created it more than 25 years ago and never produced another version.

I am now releasing the original piece from my personal archive.

Once sold, this design will remain exactly what it has always been:

one original work by one artist, existing in one place in the world.

✦ FROM CROCHET TO TATTING ✦

About ten years ago, I discovered tatting.

It was love at first sight. 🤍

Tatting became the technique that opened the next chapter of my creative journey and eventually led to the intricate lace jewelry I create today.

This jacket belongs to the chapter before tatting.

My technique changed.

My experience grew.

More than 25 years passed.

But the creative instinct remained exactly the same:

I imagine something that does not exist — and I create it with my hands.

Perhaps I never really changed.

I simply changed the thread.

✦ A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO CHAPTERS ✦

To make this piece even more personal, the jacket comes with a complimentary pair of handcrafted tatting lace earrings, specially selected to complement its delicate lace character.

The earrings represent the connection between two chapters of my creative life:

the crochet artist I was then
and the tatting artist I became later.

The earrings are a gift accompanying the jacket and are not part of its original construction.

✦ AN ARCHIVAL PIECE, NOT ORDINARY VINTAGE CLOTHING ✦

This jacket is more than a vintage handmade garment.

It is an original archival piece from the personal creative history of its designer.

It represents:

more than 25 years of history
an original author-designed composition
33 different crochet patterns
completely hand-crocheted construction
no sewn construction
one single surviving example
a design that will never be reproduced

For the right collector, its significance is not simply that it is old or handmade.

It is a physical piece of an artist’s creative journey.

✦ THE COLLECTOR’S PIECE ✦

This jacket is intended for someone who appreciates rare handmade textile art, original design and authentic artistic history.

Its value is not measured by the amount of thread used.

It is measured by:

time.
skill.
originality.
craftsmanship.
history.
authorship.
and absolute rarity.

There is no second jacket in my studio.

There is no pattern waiting to reproduce it.

There will be no future edition.

This is the one.

✦ GARMENT DETAILS ✦

Title: BEFORE TATTING™
Type: One-of-a-Kind Wearable Textile Art
Garment: Vintage Crochet Lace Couture Jacket
Designer & Maker: Jelena / My Magic Jewelry
Technique: Hand Crochet
Patterns Used: 33 different crochet patterns
Construction: Entirely connected through crochet — no sewing
Color: White
Size: L
Length: 54 cm
Bust Circumference: 92 cm
Sleeve Length: 43 cm
Back Width: 48 cm
Age: 25+ years
Quantity: 1 / 1
Reproduction: Never to be recreated
Included Gift: Handcrafted tatting lace earrings
Price: €5,000

✦ A PIECE OF MY BEGINNING ✦

More than 25 years ago, I made this jacket for myself.

I could never have known then where that creative journey would lead.

Years later, tatting entered my life.

Today, I create original tatting lace jewelry.

And now this first chapter of my creative history is ready to belong to someone else.

**One jacket.

One artist.
33 patterns.
25+ years of history.
One chance to own it.**

There will never be another. 🤍

✦ SHIPPING & PRESENTATION

This is a museum-quality, one-of-a-kind handmade textile piece and will be carefully prepared for its new owner.

Free shipping included.

Because of the unique and irreplaceable nature of this work, please contact me before purchasing if you have any questions regarding measurements, construction or condition.

✦ CARE

Handle the lace gently and avoid pulling, stretching or snagging the crochet structure.

Keep away from perfumes, cosmetics, moisture and harsh chemicals.

Store flat or carefully supported to preserve the original shape of the lace.

This is an exceptionally intricate handmade textile piece and should be treated as wearable art rather than ordinary clothing.

✦ The My Magic Jewelry Studio Promise

Every design begins with a single knot.

There is no mass production behind these pieces.

No factory-made lace.

No shortcuts.

Only traditional craftsmanship, patience, careful design, and hundreds of individually formed knots transformed into wearable lace art.

Each creation is personally designed and handcrafted in My Magic Jewelry Studio, where traditional tatting techniques are reimagined as contemporary couture jewelry.

Made slowly. Made by hand. Made to be remembered.

Thank you for supporting independent artistry and becoming part of the story behind My Magic Jewelry Studio.

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Timeless Tatting Patterns

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