Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Already Large At Nine Inches


I'm not used to the size #20 thread tats up to! This will be a large one.

I've ordered a second ball, and the postage is more than the cost of the thread! 

So, I will go as far as I can, but I will not buy a third ball. Hmmmph.

10 comments:

  1. I did the other Renulek doilies in size 20 and they were indeed large. I just love those turquoise beads!

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  2. It looks wonderful!!! :) You sure are moving along on it!!

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  3. If you happen to have a ball of darker brown already, you could always use it for the last round. I think that would be most effective!

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    1. Good idea, but I don't and I think that last round will take a lot of thread, as the thing will be so large!

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  4. You could do a round in a darker colour and go back to the shade you are using, and then put the darker shade a bit further towards the last round, that might stretch the thread out.
    That's the trouble I face with postage it's getting so expensive to buy anything aboard with the pound at a low rate, The postage seems to be more than anything I order or try to buy. I'm giving up for the time being, even looking at anything I see that I might like to buy.
    Love to Mr G

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    1. I know exactly what you mean; see my reply to Stephanie below...

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  5. Last time I ordered Valdani thread they gave me some good advice: look for a supplier (listed on their web site) in the US that has the product I wanted, and only order from them (in Canada)if nobody in the US had exactly what I needed. I found a US supplier who had the perfect Valdani thread for the project I was going to tat. You might want to look around online for a supplier of Lizbeth threads in Canada. It saved me a LOT just in postage.
    Your brown doily is looking wonderful.
    Regards to Mr. G.
    StephanieW

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    1. Thank you, Stephanie, I have been doing just that. However, the ball I just bought from the Ontario outlet was just over four dollars for the Lizbeth and twelve dollars plus for postage! At least I can be thankful it was in Canadian funds!

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  6. I usually hoard my Lizbeth threads and pay a third of the thread value for shipping from US to Singapore. I used to buy once or twice a year but lately, none. Have not gone on a Lizbeth buying spree in over a year. With the amount of tatting I do, I would never run out of threads with my stash. Not for the next 20 years.

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  7. Ooh, I forgot to tell you that I have decided to start the Wiosna 2017. Thanks to you.

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