Monday, July 18, 2011

Hail The Hanky


This one hits the spot!  Thank you everyone for all the words of support.  It will be a while before I begin another, but you know what always don't you? Without fail?

Clear some space in your life, tie up old ends, complete projects, have some room to manoeuvre and unless you plan what is going to fill that empty place - wham - something unexpected will fly in from nowhere and gobble up all that lovely room - whether you like it or not!

At least what landed in my space from my Auntie's letter was a beautiful old, never-used, still with the French label attached hankie!  Sali, my aunt, friend and cheering section, sent this unbidden beauty my way!


I have some pretty, yellow #80 DMC, 
and sis just gave me a vial of opalescent Delicas...  
But, these are not for now!

22 comments:

  1. Yay! It came out so well! You're so good about finishing things.

    Good for you, too, to take a break from hankies for a while. Tat some little things that you enjoy, and then come back to this yellow one.

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  2. This red edging really stands out with the white and complements the red rose. Lovely.

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  3. Very Very lovely...Your borders turn out so beautifully, and I love seeing them!!! Thank you for sharing! Now that you have remotivated me with the beauty of your ~completed~ border, I need to get with the program and finish my red hankie border you so kindly commented on a while back :-)

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  4. LOVE how it turned out! Those reds are such a perfect match and SO vibrant! I really like edgings and enjoy the repetitiveness... up to a point... guess that is why I have never tackled a hanky although I have a couple stashed away which would be good candidates for a tatted makeover. As always, I admire your stick-to-it-iveness.

    :) Ann

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  5. Oh it's beautiful! The contrast of the red and the white is so pleasing to the eye. It may have driven you half crazy but the results are well worth it.

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  6. Red! Perfectly done and the hankie is beautiful!

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  7. Beautiful! You do know that you chose the largest hanky in the collection, don't you? Congratulations on finishing such a huge project!

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  8. Your hanky is beautiful. Great job! Before you know it, you will be starting on the yellow one. It didn't seem like it too you very long to complete it.

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  9. Thanks, Everyone, for the comments and for accompanying me on this long and tedious hankie expedition!
    Fox : )

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  10. Robert Burns wrote the original poem about a rose. I offer up a fractured verse inspired by your rose hanky:

    "Oh, your lace is like a red, red rose,
    That’s newly sprung in June;
    Your lace, so fair, a melody
    Spun sweetly 'round in tune."

    (apologies to Robert Burns) Bravo, Fox! Bellissima!

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  11. Oh Fox its lovely and what a beautiful hanky, your hankys are a joy to see.
    Margaret

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  12. The hankie turned out great!!! Keep up the good work!

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  13. Great work!! I've been following you and cheering you on. I HATE hanky edgings with a passion because they simply take foreverrrrrrr! Yay for finishing a big tedious project!

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  14. It turned out so beautiful, Fox! Seems like that new hanky is calling to you, "Me next!" ;-)

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  15. As always, your tatting looks beautiful :) And I really love the red thread framing this particular one!

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  16. Thanks Everyone!

    I know, Diane, it was the LARGEST hankie of the bunch! It was intimidating to begin it and I was floored when the envelope from you arrived and I saw just what I had picked! But I love it! And it is DONE!
    Fox : )

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  17. Love it!!! I can't wait to see what you do with the next one :)

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  18. Oh my goodness that hanky turned out fabulous!!! :)

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  19. Congrats, Fox! We are all so proud of you. This project is lovely.

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  20. I still have 2 hankies to finish...took a break for all the sock edgings; back to regular tatting now.
    I thought that rose hankie was beautiful when I saw it...and the tattin’s not bad either. LOL
    luv ya bj

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