Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Twelve Yards Goes Pretty Far

#24 Motif Challenge
Susan K Fuller's "Heart's Desire"

I tatted this in Omega #30 thread , which I received in an exchange from Martha ( I hope that is correct - I mixed up Jeff and Is'Dihara  in the previous post!)I have never used this thread before and it is a great find for me, since I will not be getting Lizbeth again any time soon.

Martha had a good post on how far the twelve yards used in T.T.E. lasts.  Here is what I have done so far: the heart, a mess up of a motif and the motif in the process - and I have enough to finish the motif and then some. 

Oh yes, as usual, when tatting this pattern, I get about half way through and discover a fatal error - happens every time and not at the same place either.  That used up a bit more thread....


 


Received in the the mail today from Poland, after a LONG wait for the mail delivery:  Jan Stawasz Shuttles!

They are three inches in length (7.6 cm) and 5/8 inch wide (1.5 cm).  They will hold a ton of thread and a lot of beads - big ones if I chose!




I have been lusting after these for a while - since I began tatting with beads so often.  Is'Dihara was the catalyst.  Thanks Is'DIhara!

Inside the envelope there was this lovely tatted motif of Jan's.  I feel honoured to have it.

Anon,

13 comments:

  1. I love the heart! It's so beautiful and the way the colors are placed is just perfect! :)

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  2. Thanks, G.K.! I am happy how the colours worked in this - and I love the light pink with the darker blue. I had envisioned this when I asked for these colours in T.T.E.

    Thanks for the visit.
    Fox : )

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  3. Nice pattern, and the colour combination is really lovely.
    (Those big shuttles... (Sigh) :)

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  4. Wow, that well known heart pattern looks so different with those colors. That's got me wondering what colors I might try.

    I sent someone some blue Omega... I've traded so much, it's hard to remember.

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  5. The heart is beautiful! It's also very informative hearing about different threads...I had never heard of Omega. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  6. LOL! I've had my shuttle from Jan for a few months but it wasn't the color I asked for as a first choice and I sure didn't get any tatted motifs! Lucky you.

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  7. Enjoy Jan's shuttles. I have a gold one just like yours....

    Love the heart thread combination

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  8. Gina, I wanted a red one and blue one, but this is all he has left. I don't think he is making anymore, so I am happy to have these.

    The shuttles took months to arrive. These are the second package he sent out - the first has probably gone astray. That is why I think I lucked out with the motif! Worth the wait!
    Fox : )

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  9. Hi, Suztats!

    Threads - I complain a lot! Don't take my word for anything - except with a grain of salt. I think you have to try everything ...and be lucky in your choices!
    Fox : )

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  10. The heart is lovely, the contrasting colors really bringing out the pattern. And I've been all over Jan's site, but I don't see where to order a shuttle!

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  11. D. Reimers,
    You just have to send an e-mail - that is the only way...
    Fox : )

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  12. Great post and comments about Jan's shuttles. I wish I had ordered one long ago, since it seems to be a problem now. I believe I read awhile ago that he was not well, but I can't find any recent info. I am impressed you also received a 'motif'! Very special! I've never quite understood his 'method', which seems to be similar to front-side/back-side. Do you see any obvious differences?

    Lovely colors on the 'Hearts Desire' pattern. I enjoy your experiments and your passing that info along, such as how much you can tat with 12 yards of thread. I applaud your efforts in setting up the Thread Exchange, although I haven't joined it yet!

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  13. Hi, Kathy,
    I don't know if I would have seen a difference if I were not looking for it.

    I see beautiful tatting. I do not really know his method, but I do think that on close inspection the picots stand out a bit more than usual and the spacing is incrementally different - you would not know what you were seeing if you did not know what to look for - make sense?
    Fox : )

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