tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post4128535169544243531..comments2023-07-01T06:40:06.501-04:00Comments on tat-ology: Closing In On The Monster Mat!Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-60679730466491197802014-07-16T13:44:40.246-04:002014-07-16T13:44:40.246-04:00Oui! Chacun à son goût. Luckily. : ))Oui! Chacun à son goût. Luckily. : ))Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-48406728731076277812014-07-16T10:15:37.116-04:002014-07-16T10:15:37.116-04:00Love that hanky edging--looks fantastic with the c...Love that hanky edging--looks fantastic with the colours on the hanky. I sort of like that thread colourway you hated....especially nice for a Christmassy themed tat, I think. To each his own, eh?Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-21778912046809554682014-07-16T09:00:59.159-04:002014-07-16T09:00:59.159-04:00FoxWednesday, July 16, 2014 at 8:48:00
We use lo...FoxWednesday, July 16, 2014 at 8:48:00 <br /><br />We use lots of it up here in Canada; helps keep igloos from falling apart.: ))<br /><br />Actually it is a major art supply for The Boss and Her Brother. They build large 3-D constructions and need it for edges and joins. Scotch Tape is expensive for their requirements, so they are given the cheaper dollar store stuff. Not as good, but good for the kids. They use so much of it.<br /><br />I cannot untwist those little rings in the tiny threads. Mission impossible! I'll try Maureen's advice and add a half ds at the end and maybe beginning too, of the ring. Maybe that will help.<br />Fox .: )<br /><br />DeleteFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-44641550386541749392014-07-16T00:59:06.588-04:002014-07-16T00:59:06.588-04:00I love the colors in that thread you are using for...I love the colors in that thread you are using for the hanky edging! Perfect for that hanky, too! Hee hee hee! I'll bet Mr. G knows how to fend for himself! :D Kitties can run really fast when they need to! Willow's Quiet Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808513772549995051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-46280567432301530572014-07-15T17:27:02.780-04:002014-07-15T17:27:02.780-04:00Very nice tatted pieces!!! :)Very nice tatted pieces!!! :)God's Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235608410243857253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-3131081641795169652014-07-15T15:29:34.446-04:002014-07-15T15:29:34.446-04:00Thanks! I can't use the pattern as it eats thr...Thanks! I can't use the pattern as it eats thread! That's why I switched. The directions seem to be okay, though I know Frivole made a few changes in hers. Maybe I'll try it again when I know I will have enough thread. You could try it as well! : ))Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-2664500300189468122014-07-15T13:16:48.471-04:002014-07-15T13:16:48.471-04:00First I love the color thread it's like antiqu...First I love the color thread it's like antique colors and edging at the top and many times I gaze at that pattern, I am glad you actually followed through with it! And I have too often wondered if they aren't putting in a pecot and not telling us so theirs looks better like giving a recipe and not all the instructions or ingredients. I guess that sounds not nice but sometimes I think I can see that join in the pictures:) I must stop now too crazy huh!Madtatter80https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047145271493817811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-1211801594179227922014-07-15T10:44:57.644-04:002014-07-15T10:44:57.644-04:00Adding stabilizing joins is a good idea. I try to ...Adding stabilizing joins is a good idea. I try to stick to patterns with stabilizing joins, to save me the headache of dealing with floppy rings. I think my brief foray into designing has helped me to see that patterns are merely a suggestion of how to tat a piece. We may each find methods that work better for us than the directions given.Robin Perfettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654207262189636771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-31471871256252552022014-07-15T10:21:13.041-04:002014-07-15T10:21:13.041-04:00I think your solution of extra picots is a good on...I think your solution of extra picots is a good one. They don't show, but they must make it more stable. The hankie is going to look fabulous!Jane McLellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221433363521511688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-84084854714374094122014-07-15T10:00:27.317-04:002014-07-15T10:00:27.317-04:00I've resorted to the 2 - 10 - 10 - 2 method mo...I've resorted to the 2 - 10 - 10 - 2 method more than once. :-D I seem to have a problem with 'unattached' rings/chains - I want to anchor everything down somehow. On the relatively rare occasions when I *do* leave them unattached, I make sure to untwist carefully - I tend to pull gently on the rings on either side of the ring in 'question' to see which way it 'wants' to go. Once everything is untwisted, I try to hold ALL of them in the pinch to make any final joins/climb-outs. I haven't tried it, but I think possibly a small piece of Scotch tape (do they call it that in Canada?) would hold them all in the 'untwisted' position until they're all joined, then remove the tape once the whole next round is done and the rings are all joined in position. Mr. G will be happier, too. ;-)<br />StephanieWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-46830519375366931512014-07-15T08:08:20.909-04:002014-07-15T08:08:20.909-04:00Oh! Thanks, Maureen, I will try this.
I do often ...Oh! Thanks, Maureen, I will try this.<br /><br />I do often add a half-titch to the beginning of a chain to snug it up, but I don’t add to rings. WIll definitely give this a shot. : )Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-55360808834965306812014-07-15T07:43:38.526-04:002014-07-15T07:43:38.526-04:00Try Frivole's marvellous tip of adding a secon...Try Frivole's marvellous tip of adding a second-half stitch at the end of each ring - I am doing that with the size 80 I'm currently working with, and it does make a difference, in terms of keeping the rings from twisting at the end. Maybe even try adding a second-half at the beginning of each ring - seems to give the work more stability somehow.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383223698959645624noreply@blogger.com