Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Vladivostok Variety and a Tartan Treat

From Kristen in Russia, 
a virtual cornucopia arrived yesterday in my mailbox:


And then, another package from a good friend:


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That Russian book is one my Grandfather could have translated for me. Luckily, there are loads of diagrams, so I shall thoroughly enjoy it though I cannot read a word. Plus I have the perfect purple for a border for the hanky. I shall pick a border from the book.

The shuttle is a covered with the tartan of my son-in-law’s family. Unfortunately in the photo you cannot see the slight pinkish cast. It is so pretty.

Ah, I am lucky indeed to have such wonderful tatting friends.  Thank you both very much.

Remaining on topic here, I‘ll use the opportunity to post a photo of a tatted gift I received ages ago from Umintsuru, a case for a shuttle that she tatted with a billion beads.

Every so often I take this out and just look at it. Wendy is an amazing tatter. See for yourself:

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful gifts. I especially like the beaded bag. I'm going to have to study it closely!

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  2. Wow, that is sooo exotic! Which tartan is it, if you don't mind telling us. Wonderful beaded bag! beaded bag!

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  3. Definitely treasures! That bag is gorgeous!

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  4. all you can do now, my dear eess ide in a bleu téléphone cabine,... eet ees allrrright, you can frivolité een there, if you beeng ze spéciale tattinc shuttle!

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  5. Lovely gifts! I've been tempted to order a Russian book, mainly because I'm fascinated with Russian history. I've also been tempted by tartan shuttles. I really need to look up which one would have been worn by my ancestors.

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