Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Pretty Splitty

The thread has become very bad. Last night I had to cut about 2 feet from the ball. In spite of the difficulty, I like this a lot. It is about a third done.

12 comments:

  1. It is looking very nice and lacy and like a blossoming Dahlia :-)

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  2. Sorry you're having problems with the thread. I've found that occasionally I get a good quality ball or two of Lizbeth thread, then several terrible ones. I'm buying less Lizbeth lately and more of 'other' threads, trying to find color AND consistent quality - at the same time. I had to cut several feet from the most recent ball I opened, and it frustrates me no end. Perhaps the knots and slubs aren't as big a problem for a needle tatter, I don't know. It's a BIG problem for shuttle tatters, though. If I'm going to spend my time tatting something pretty, especially something LARGE and pretty, I want thread that won't make my work look sloppy. ....sigh....

    Your doily, though - the red is truly stunning. I hope the thread behaves so you can complete the doily. Love the picture of Mr. G on the header, too!
    StephanieW

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  3. Very Pretty and dainty!! It is a bad day when you have thread problems. I had a knot in the ball thread just before the last ring of my doily.

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  4. This is my favorite doily ever! It's so beautiful! Sorry about the thread though, how irritating!

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  5. Such a beautiful doily! Looks wonderful in red.

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  6. I wish they still made my all-time-favorite thread in the sizes and colors I loved... Hakelgarn. I don't think I ever found a flaw in any of that thread. I guess I've been lucky with the Lizbeth, though I know many people who have been extremely frustrated. I'm working off a cone of size 20 right now. It was pricey, but I have not run into any problems yet... fingers crossed!

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