Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Up And Running at tat.ology.blogspot.com

Applause For Tatters!

Thank you all for the support and encouragement through this blogging blunder. I could not have stomached the past two days without your help. Truly. Ask Mr. G who has heard a lot of....you know!

The silver lining in this thunderhead is that the persistent anonymous commenter has been left behind with the old URL - and good riddance!

If you have tat-ology in your reading list or your sidebar, please set the new address, or you will be directed to the 404 message. Thanks. Here is the new one:

Moving on...


The Lucky Clover is growing and I have added beads to join the second row. It is a very demanding tat which I am still finding to be error-ridden. Lots of un-tatting here! But it is a beautiful pattern so slow and steady is the way to go.

The Clover shuttle, you ask? Well, I was so fortunate to have a real-life, in person visit with my great friend Suneeti! She was in Canada and I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet up with her, if only for a short while.

Of course we looked at tatting! No big surprise there. Once again I saw how perfect and precise her tatting is, and once again I fell under the spell of her shuttles!

Do you do that? See someone tat with shuttles you do not use and then figure if you had those shuttles you would tat better? I do this all the time! That is why I go on shuttle kicks and am so fickle.

Well, ages ago, Suneeti sent me a package of these pastel Clovers, which I kept safe from my “cleaning-out-tatting stuff” habits. I tucked them away and forgot about them. After the visit last week, I went hunting, found them and of course had to transfer the green thread to the Clovers so that my tatting would magically improve!

The result? This tatter is certifiable!

Someone is not impressed with any of my dramatic tatting scenerios. As some of you have wondered what Mr. G is up to, here he is, in full disgust mode, watching me tat.

18 comments:

  1. Lucky Clover looks wonderful! It's a ....hmmm...not 'difficult'....CHALLENGING pattern. I find if I am tired or even slightly distracted, I make many mistakes. I have to double and triple check everything before closing rings, and even then I still make many mistakes. Stick with it, though - it's a lovely doily and yours is looking fantastic. Love Mr. G's 'full disgust' mode. ;-)
    StephanieW

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    1. Well! That is definitely encouraging! If YOU have found it challenging, I feel terrific about my progress! : ))

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  2. Perhaps you need to get him some ear plugs. Your tatting is looking fine even with the untatting.
    Sorry about the blog problems. Glad it is all sorted out now.

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  3. Gosh - I didn't even know you weren't accessible, as I was busy yesterday, ironically being involved in setting up my brand new computer. It was Lelia's post today that made me aware of your new url. I was puzzled about the .ca extension, and then discovered that Google has country-specific urls, and I read some articles about that and the reasons why. So complicated. I also didn't realize you had an 'anonymous commenter' who caused the problem! Scary! However, I much prefer Blogger over Wordpress for many reasons. Welcome back!

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  4. I know for a fact I NEVER fall under a shuttle spell!!! Whats up with that anyway.....is there a prize each year for the shuttle tatter who has the most!! Really!!!
    Kelly (glad I am out of arms reach!!!)

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    1. Hate to have to needle you, but really, you are missing such joy!
      xxoo
      N.N.

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  5. I like your clover doily, I think it is going to be very pretty. MrG does have his own mind, but very pretty eyes.
    I am really glad you are not lost, I would miss you so. Happy Tatting

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  6. funny funny you are! I have made that pattern and love it dearly looks great!

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  7. Hi Fox

    I am laughing he looked so disgusted at you. Poor thing his ears must be ring.
    Lovely mat and pattern, you are doing a beauitful piece of tatting keep up the good work
    Love to Gian
    Margaret

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  8. I've been using my La Cossette so it's a mutual thing! I still can't believe the uncanny match of the hanky to the dress. It was lovely to visit with you!

    Suneeti

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  9. Thank you, my wonderful tatting friends! Wonderful comments. : )
    xxoo
    Fox

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  10. So glad you got the blog thing fixed.
    The doily is looking good. Stick with it!

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  11. Welcome back, dear Fox, we can't miss you!
    You clover doily is magnificent. I have had this pattern for 30+ years, and I still admire it. But I never had the courage to make it.
    Mr G has grown into a gentleman!

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  12. Thanks to Diane, I am here. :)
    I love your Clover doily!!! It's totally awesome!!! :) Keep up the fabulous work!! :)

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  13. Hello I just started following your blog. This doily looks so pretty! The center part reminds me of a snowflake from Elgiva Nichols I was practicing with my needle and Japanese hook tatting. Fun to play with!
    I like very much how the blank spaces in your doily look like little bunnie heads. So cute!

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  14. While I was away, you were lost and now you are found! - so really, nothing has changed and I didn't miss you at all........ but maybe that is getting too esoteric.
    I like your Lucky Clover very much.

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  15. The Lucky Clover doily is gorgeous! Might save that for when I have more experience :).

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  16. I can't lay my tatting down anywhere when our cat is up and around. He looks like he wants that thread lol, beautiful cat .

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