I had to hurry up and finish that hankie in order to begin the Tat-Along. I seem to be incapable of concentrating on more than two projects at a time; I find it stressful to have too many enjoyable things on the go.
If I do, the fun flees; I take myself far too seriously. So, I completed the hankie, before beginning this,
though I had the shuttles loaded with Jess's HDT, ready to go!
If I do, the fun flees; I take myself far too seriously. So, I completed the hankie, before beginning this,
though I had the shuttles loaded with Jess's HDT, ready to go!
I was surprised to see how heavy #30 Cèbèlia feels, since I have been tatting with mainly Lizbeth #40. Also, I sewed the border on with #50, and that was a bit bulky, but I do not have #80 in white. I really like #40 thread. It is not too heavy, yet not as light and lacey-looking as #60 or smaller.
Still, for a $1.00 purchase and a way of using
up my old thread, it was a success.
Hankie Pattern by Bessie Attenborough
I did not iron.
I ... blocked!
Me!
Me!
A bit of progress with Linda Davies's Small Coronet Doily.
I can't believe how much tatting you get done! That hanky edging is beautiful! Just perfect! It's amazing how tatting adds so much class to these colorful hankies! I'll have to copy over those blocking instructions, as it's a great idea and worth the effort!
ReplyDeleteThe Coronet doily is looking just fine; and here you are, joining the Tat Along! It's all I can do just to read the blogs!
Thanks, Kathy. I cannot believe how much you write on everyone's blogs - your comments are so well-though out and lengthy!
DeleteI spend way too much time with a shuttle in my hand. I am totally addicted to the activity of tatting, let alone the blog, the books, the catalogues. It is actually quite scary!
I am enjoying the Coronet Doily very much, now that I am using a decent thread. It is a lovely pattern.
Fox : )
I do look forward to seeing how the Olive Warbler comes out! I really love the yellow gray combo. It's very urban :o)
ReplyDeleteI am very fond of this combo too - that is why I saved it till I had the right project for it! Isn't it just great?
DeleteFox : ))
Gorgeous start to the tat-along!! :)
ReplyDeleteStunning hanky edging!! :)
And the doily is looking sweet!! :)
Thanks, Sue. You always make me feel so good about my tatting!
DeleteFox : )
Oh! And the hankie is gorgeous!
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DeleteLivi was doing my hair just now. (We came back to see comments)
DeleteShe said, "Oh, you tatted some really pretty stuff!"
I told her it wasn't mine, that you had tatted it. She was very impressed and thinks that you could sell it for lots of money. ;o)
Love, love, love the hankie! Great thread choice for the tat-along!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous hankie...love that edging in the slightly larger thread, the olive warbler for the lace mat is stunningly beautiful, and I love red so the coronet doily tops the charts for me!
ReplyDeleteThat hankie turned out fabulously!
ReplyDeleteANd your tat-along is going to be stunning in that beautiful thread!
That is a lovely colour of HDT and great name. I am tatting a doily and an edging in progress and already have two more projects in mind. But we want to have fun, don't we. Serious folks like us need to have fun. Your hanky is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteFox, I love the edging. it looks so good with the hanky. and the cute little surprise beads with that tiny touch of color. very nice.
ReplyDeleteI like the thread you have chosen for the Tat-Along, that is going to be so pretty.
That is a good start to Linda's doily. nice to have a fall back pattern to work on now and then, isn't it.
Thanks for the wonderful comments tonight! So nice to be acknowledged and appreciated in Tat-land. Where else do I get to display my tatting and get such great feedback?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the new thread... it is nice to work with as well. Thanks Jess!
uminstsuru - Serious tatting does keep me out of trouble. Curtails overactive conversations in my head; keeps curiosity chromosomes in line and manages to produce pleasing shapes and colours!
Michelle, Glad you like the hankie - It was you, after all, who inspired and enabled the hankie fixation!
Fox : )
Love the hankie! Your doily is going to look fabulous in that thread. I have some of Jess's thread on its way to me, looking forward to tatting with it, as you can imagine.
ReplyDeleteJane, you will love the thread. It has a great feel and the colours are - well, you know!
DeleteFox : )
I've just been reading the newsletter from Bella online; the bit about associating a particular pattern,or style of tatting with an individual. Based on that premise, I see beads and immediately think of you! I would never have thought of putting tiny beads on a hanky edging,and it's so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMaureen, thanks for my morning smile! I love it that you think of me at all! What a compliment!
DeleteFox : )
The hankie is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGood start to the tat-along. I love the colours.
I start to, but in white.I love the pattern.
You are one busy lady! Your hanky's really lovely and so impressed with the blocking! I've been debating joining in the doily challenge.... Can't wait to see what the yellow and grey turns out like!
ReplyDeleteHi Fox
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely colour way , I am going to try and start the doily in the next couple of days when I have done you know what.
Lovely hanky, and nice way of using up old thread, well done looks beautiful.
Have a good day
Margaret
Fox, you are a Power-Tatter among tatters with the amount of lace that reels off your shuttles. And it all looks so pretty! Your Tat-Along round one really shines in that Olive Warbler thread. Looking forward to seeing round two.
ReplyDeleteAnd oh, what a hanky! So sweet, dainty and proper. Great salvage and embellishment. Now it is a showstopper!
Your Coronation doily will be a stunner too. Slow and steady...
Love the comments, everyone! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteFox : )
Fox, so glad to see you have started on the first round of the tat-along Lace Mat! Round 1 looks awesome in Jess' HDT. Can't wait to see what you'll do next - solid colour or same HDT? Yes, it's a teaser, you know?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous hanky there. So that's what you are working on?! Well, tatters rarely only work on 1 project at a time. The 'culture' is having WIPs, heehee.
I am conflicted! I do not know if I should do #3 in a solid - and what colour would that be?
DeleteFox : 0
That hankie is so sweet! And I love the beads added to it. Nice.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thread choice for the tat-along, too. It looks fab. Don't know how you get so much tatting done.
Me neither, Suz! I do know that I have gotten faster after having copied Frivole's method of the 'slip-slide' shuttle movement. You can see it on her U-Tube videos...
DeleteFox : )
Your work is gorgeous!! And that hankie looks possibly identical to the hankie I have left from my Grandma! I love it!
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