Sunday, January 2, 2011

Cryptic Message And A Bead or Three

#9 Motif Challenge

This is Darling Josephine from Sharon's terrific newbook: "Tatted Flurries.".

It is a lot more fun for me when I add the beads,  however, this is usually successful only after I have tatted the first one without the addition.



Now, I will answer the question that has come up a few times:

"How did the Dragons go over?"


My answer is simple, though indirect:

One must be completely happy tatting for oneself, for often, unless asked for, the tatted piece will be received with a polite, "thank you," accompanied by a baffled, questioning expression.  

Should self esteem be hunkering at low ebb, this experience will prove deflating, possibly plummeting the tatter into despair.  

Luckily for me I have been in great spirits, as I always hugely enjoy myself when the Grands are visiting, and I love to see my daughter.

Comprenez, my tatting friends?

16 comments:

  1. Je comprends! Oh so true though, we tat for ourselves and hopefully someday the recipients will appreciate it.

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  2. I don't know any French, but I did get the message! I agree... I tat for my own enjoyment, and I never expect more than a polite thank you. This may be why I have a fairly good collection of tatted pieces that I can pull out if someone asks me about tatting!

    My mouth is watering over those beautiful motifs. I really want a banana dipped in chocolate right now!

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  3. Kiddos not as excited as tatters, I presume? I bet a dragon will be mentioned sometime in the future when you least expect it!

    As always, your tatting is such a pleasure to see :)

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  4. Love the motifs and the colour scheme and beading really makes the motif shine!

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  5. Your dragons are totally cool - the tatting, the colors, and the names!

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  6. Oh dear - never mind, WE all enjoyed them hugely, didn't we!

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  7. Perfectly. My 4 year old great grandson asked for the motif I was tatting today. He was fascinated by what I was doing and asked lots of questions. I have no illusions about it though. My 15 year old grandson was also in the room and I asked if he still had the ruler with the alligator and other tatted critters in it. Indeed he did...but would have to look for it. In a later conversation with my daughter, it seems the ruler was broken within a week - but he did keep the tatting. I think that ruler is in the early days of my blog. OMG...which is now ending its 7th year and starting the 8th. Dang...I'm an oldie!

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  8. I totally understand! But I did get a surprising comment from my cousin who recently received one of my framed tatting. She immediately recognised it was tatting and exclaimed she learnt tatting a long time ago but for the life of her cannot remember how to tat. She also did say that tatting in coloured threads and with beads was new to her.

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  9. Oh, Fox, and other tatters, this reaction is SO familiar. I often hear reactions like: "oh, nice, but what do you do with it?" Nothing! But does that matter? Sometimes those questions come from people who clean their windows twice a week? I could question: What's the use of thát? But I won't. Let's all do what we enjoy or think necessary.. Anyway, Fox, WE enjoy and appreciate your work!

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  10. Hi Fox, you are right, but I get questions like "whats that" or " I have never seen anything like that what is it" I sell some tatted bits on my craft table and a couple of years ago I did a christmas fair, I had some christmas stars hanging from a branch that I got out of the garden, (the trig as it is known by my husband has to be very careful with it and not damage it as I dont know when I can find another one) anyway this woman came up to my table and asked what kind of machine made those, pointing to my stars, I told her they were handmade, she asked again, I repeated they were handmade and in the end I took out a shuttle and showed her what tatting was. She thanked me and walked away..... I should have charge her for the demo. In the UK tatting is not as well known and I do get silly questions, well silly to me, this year I have been tatting for 40 years, I have had occasion breaks but now I am back to it in a big way thanks to you wonderful tatters on the internet.
    Have a very happy New Year
    Love Margaret

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  11. Thank you for your understanding! I KNEW I could could on my tatting buddies to be able to re-create the scenario and have a bunch of empathy when I needed it!

    Gina, Maybe an Oldie, but such a Goodie!

    Happy Bluebird, I am not holding my breath!

    ♥ Fox : )

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  12. Margaret, Wow, 40 years! Your tatting machine must be in great shape! : ))
    Fox ♥

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  13. That's why it is always a good idea to give handmade herilooms to people who like making them, or at least are curious about how - I find that curiosity leads to greater enjoyment!

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  14. Well, Fox, I can understand *and* I think it is great that you put them on your banner so *we* can all keep enjoying them!

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  15. I love that all my "poor me" wailing is totally understood out there in Tat-land!
    ♥ Fox : )

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