tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post3737446191480388306..comments2023-07-01T06:40:06.501-04:00Comments on tat-ology: Invalidating ValdaniFoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-79542554873070532912011-11-28T15:11:34.380-05:002011-11-28T15:11:34.380-05:00Sorry the valdani didn't work out for you: I w...Sorry the valdani didn't work out for you: I wondered if you'd like it because it is soft. I must have been lucky with my purchases, as I've not noticed problems with the thread consistency. Perhaps the difference is in my tatting with a needle......I don't know. I like to use it when I want a bulkier, chunkier look....such as with some CQing tatting, or on decorative items where a delicate look is not desired.<br />Sorry this is late....my satellite connection was down for a week. aack!Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-65525343032828550462011-11-23T00:48:17.543-05:002011-11-23T00:48:17.543-05:00Karen in OR , Guess what! You're next! I nee...Karen in OR , Guess what! You're next! I need your mailing address. Please send me an email ASAP and Liyarra will put the book in the mail. Email is in my profile.<br />Fox : )Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-2308377812080802992011-11-22T21:29:27.612-05:002011-11-22T21:29:27.612-05:00http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NAQjjiECFM4/TPdlsRUTIRI/...http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NAQjjiECFM4/TPdlsRUTIRI/AAAAAAAAALU/xfc8Vrq-Ji4/s1600/PC022879.JPG <br /><br />From Orsi's blog, aforementioned post: http://spulni-blog.blogspot.com/2010/12/hopehely-snowflake.htmlStephanie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081500547900197691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-91571484234127909232011-11-22T09:12:51.055-05:002011-11-22T09:12:51.055-05:00Karen - About Angeline, I am working on it! It is...Karen - About Angeline, I am working on it! It is in Australia and I am trying to find out where! <br /><br />Stephanie Grace, I could not find the diagram so I enlarged the photo and added my own stitch count. Thanks for the info!Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-1988168230156790492011-11-22T04:43:56.505-05:002011-11-22T04:43:56.505-05:00Attractive the blue thread!
joli couleur!Attractive the blue thread!<br />joli couleur!maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292831623117549221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-7250877638345155282011-11-22T02:28:14.016-05:002011-11-22T02:28:14.016-05:00Phew reading this and everyone elses comments make...Phew reading this and everyone elses comments makes me feel a bit better. I bought some valdini a few years ago (a lovely silvery grey) and it's awful to tat with! I had to say a small prayer every time I closed a ring in the hope it wouldn't break. Not just me then! You've done very well to persevere and make something that looks good too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-18726142799547699422011-11-22T01:57:31.326-05:002011-11-22T01:57:31.326-05:00Your snowflake is absolutely lovely and if you had...Your snowflake is absolutely lovely and if you hadn't said the thread didn't cooperate I'd never have known. You made it work. Karen in OR<br /><br />PS Have you heard anything about Angeline recently?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659627081957373329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-29776039183110122282011-11-21T21:37:06.134-05:002011-11-21T21:37:06.134-05:00Okay.. First off, I think you're snowflake is ...Okay.. First off, I think you're snowflake is beautiful!!! I love the colors and think that the final product doesn't show your frustrations... It's gorgeous! :-P<br /><br />As far as the Valdani, my first thought was that I'm going to have to try and get my hands on some because The Piney Woods Tatter loves that stuff! It made me think that maybe the difference was needle/shuttle tatting, but then I read Caseymini's comment and I'm not so sure... So, I thought maybe Perle, non-Perle, but Gina quashed that thought (not that I even know if Valdani does non-Perle, LOL). The little hamster in my brain is now just flopping on his wheel... I don't know what to think! LOL. <br /><br />Lastly! ROFL! Frivole's post pushed me to try that snowflake as well! I clicked the link that she had in her post to Orsi's blog ( http://spulni-blog.blogspot.com/2010/12/hopehely-snowflake.html ) and tatted from the picture. If you click it, it's diagrammed. I went with a split ring out of the initial ring as well, but went with the counts in that diagram. Unblocked, in LizBeth 20, it measures about 2 1/4" with those numbers and my probably too tight tension. LOL. <br /><br />I'm now rambling. Sorry. *Clicking Post Comment Now*<br /><br />:-*<br /><br />-Stephanie GraceStephanie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081500547900197691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-30945852120102794802011-11-21T09:10:33.844-05:002011-11-21T09:10:33.844-05:00I like the looks of it... and I love the Orsi moti...I like the looks of it... and I love the Orsi motif you did!<br /><br />Oh, I'll take the thread off your hands!!! I'm game to try it... heheheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-51093768409748987372011-11-21T07:38:31.736-05:002011-11-21T07:38:31.736-05:00This blue variegated Valdani is lovely. Love the c...This blue variegated Valdani is lovely. Love the combinations of blue and your snowflake looks fab. You did a great job with Orsi's pattern.<br /><br />~umintsuru~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-33866759704166996122011-11-21T07:31:22.944-05:002011-11-21T07:31:22.944-05:00Thanks for the input on the Valdini thread. Bough...Thanks for the input on the Valdini thread. Bought some and was using it after a long absence from needle tatting. I thought that it seemed limp. Now I knot that it's not just me that thinks so. I'm not crazy after all! What a relief!Caseyminihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622994881661283282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-44995930433265280242011-11-21T07:21:06.416-05:002011-11-21T07:21:06.416-05:00Oh, I'm sorry it's so fussy because that c...Oh, I'm sorry it's so fussy because that color is gorgeous and rich! I admire your perseverance!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-3157422286991459032011-11-21T06:35:27.501-05:002011-11-21T06:35:27.501-05:00I wondered how you'd like the Valdani. I'v...I wondered how you'd like the Valdani. I've hesitated buying some of the beautiful colors because I also found it difficult to tat with... thought it was just me!Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032689683092213368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-36098669859988908342011-11-21T06:27:06.360-05:002011-11-21T06:27:06.360-05:00I still have a few balls of Valdani perle cotton t...I still have a few balls of Valdani perle cotton too and don't use it for the same reason. I can embroider or crochet with it however. Your motif still looks nice.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127914310809216760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-46099522242140994912011-11-21T03:57:08.659-05:002011-11-21T03:57:08.659-05:00I'm always surprised to hear that people have ...I'm always surprised to hear that people have had problems with Lizbeth - perhaps I've been lucky as I've had very, very few. I did have a 'slubby' bit in black the other day but fortunately it was just at the end of loading my shuttle!!! Never particularly annoys me either as I'm so used to adding in threads!!!!Jane Eborallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129528958253092545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-45118488727912076442011-11-21T02:41:14.380-05:002011-11-21T02:41:14.380-05:00the valdini looks very heavy, but it still turned ...the valdini looks very heavy, but it still turned out lovely imo :) but I have to say, I love the little turquoise number, very very pretty :XBree at "Bree's Way"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06642384252762502404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-49825601389487812792011-11-21T01:13:48.998-05:002011-11-21T01:13:48.998-05:00It's too bad about the quality of the Valdani,...It's too bad about the quality of the Valdani, because that colorway on top is gorgeous!<br /><br />I agree about the bottom snowflake, too, that shape is really beautiful.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966487848401662776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-19959678773632304702011-11-21T01:06:23.143-05:002011-11-21T01:06:23.143-05:00I consistently love the colors you choose. I see w...I consistently love the colors you choose. I see what you tat and the first thing that catches my eye is the wonderful colors. Keep showing off, and maybe one day my stash will be as pretty as yours.Heather of Tatted Treasureshttp://www.tattedtreasures.comnoreply@blogger.com