Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Mail For The Millwright


Design by Judith Connors 

I have tatted this heart a lot as I like the simplicity of it. ( I did take the liberty of making a little change in this pattern with the number of picots)  The beads are metal!  And there is a crystal at the tip which is pretty in the sun.  I hope this cheers the patient.


Glad I figured out a way to hang  motifs.  I shall become a real bore with these carbone rings.  Love them.


 Design by elisadusud. HDT  is Peace by Yarnplayer

It held such promise... sigh.... I messed up the pattern in two critical places - sorry Elisa!  But, I am still happy I got the thing tatted.  

The colour combo is  yuchy!  That is what happens when I am so intent on the design, I forget to check what I have loaded in the shuttles! The HDT would be so much better with another colour or shade.

It is a lovely design and I shall tat it again.  Off to the Post Office.

18 comments:

  1. The colors on the cluny piece are very beachy, sort of Key West colors.

    The little red heart is pretty! Simple is so good.

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  2. Great finish! The heart is lovely too and will be a nice suncatcher.

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  3. I love the red heart. Is there a pattern floating around for it? I am so new to the tatting thing that I need patterns :-(

    The other heart, like Crazy Mom said is very beachy. It reminds me a lot of a dress I made years ago for one of my girls. I love it!

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  4. Both hearts are so gorgeous! I love the color in the cluny heart! :)

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  5. Too bad, I like the color combo of the cluny heart! :-P To each his own!

    The heart is really nice... glad to see the beads again!

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  6. The suncatcher is really pretty. As for the cluny heart -- HA -- I think it's colors are really great. It looks like tropical sherbet to me! Where did you find the pattern? I can't make heads or tails of Elisa's website (as far as finding any patterns).

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  7. The heart looks great and is an inspiration. The cluny leaf piece seams "peachy" to me.. but I am not going to burn my fingers on clunies yet. Leave it up to you, I know my master when I see one...

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  8. I keep loving this pattern every time I see it and am seriously considering learning clunies just so I can tat this. Although I suppose tatting it would be the perfect way _to_ learn clunies. Anyway, I wondered where exactly you got the pattern. Does she have a book out with it?

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  9. The cluny heart is a very complicated design. I doubt if I could tat it without mistakes, although I can't see yours. Pieces like that sometimes require a practice run before you make them "for real", so maybe that's what this was.

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  10. I love the metal on the red for the heart!! I love how you hang your pieces as well. Now to figure out carbone rings :)

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  11. Great job on the hearts. How could such a heart, with that special touch of metal beads, not lighten his day? I like your cluny heart, I think you made it well, but agree with you about the colors.

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  12. This beautiful heart will surely bring healing to the patient. Happy tatting...

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  13. ♥Thank you, Everyone, for the lovely comments. I mailed the heart this morning.

    The red heart can be found in, 'Tatting Adventures with beads, shuttle and needle' by Judith Connors.

    As for elisadusud's patterns, Marty, I have spend a lot of time deciphering her patterns and have been corresponding with her for explanations and some translation questions. She has been gracious and very helpful.

    There are also a few patterns on her blog. Check back, one by one, and you can find them. Use Google translate, and apply a bit of forbearance, as I know the site can be a bit confusing. It is always difficult when there are translation challenges.

    Elisa has also posted some videos on U-tube which are helpful. possible with a little forbearance!

    Miranda, I actually misread the pattern and added two rings that were not to be there. The original pattern looks a bit 'loftier' as the leaves are not so caged in and
    confined -looking.

    When I realized my mistake I had to carry on with it on the other side to be symmetrical! So, there is no actual flaw in the tatting but rather in the very pattern itself which I had to change in order to complete it and have it appear correct - though it isn't. Clear? Whew!

    Thanks again, for all your kind words,
    Fox : )

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  14. Well, that's not a mistake; it's a design variation!

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  15. Love the heart and just love the colours of your cluny heart!

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  16. The cluny heart is wonderful - actually, I like the colour!
    Elisadusud may be the Queen of Clunies, but I can see that you are morphing into the Mistress of the Cabone - it's a brilliant idea.

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