Resplendently Red

A red ribbon, that is! 

In fact, two of them. : ))

I am in a bit of shock. Telling no one, I entered Renukek's Honey Napkin this week in a Tatting Competition at the Markham Fair - a huge event outside Toronto. There is a brief description of it below.

Took me hours to get to the fairgrounds and home again. Then I forgot about it till last evening when I had to go pick up my tatting.

When I handed in my ticket, the woman I gave it to disappeared and was gone a long time and I started to think maybe they lost my work, but then two women approached me with my tatting in hand - and a red ribbon and some other papers.

They said that they had never seen anything like it! I was sort of stunned and we chatted a bit and off I went.

It was not till hours later I saw I had been awarded another honour - I thought it was a fair advert or keepsake ribbon but it was a biggie! So, my tatting will go on display at another event. I am excited about all this, as it was so unexpected.

Thank you Renulek, for this marvellous pattern, and thank you all the tatters who encouraged me over the months of tatting this monster doily. 

Also, I will have to thank the owner of the little shop (Melodie Crochet) where I buy the Finca thread.

One of the regulations for entering an item is that you had to submit a sample of the original thread used in the work. This is to ensure that the participant is the authentic maker of the submission.

I had no more of that thread, for I gave the used balls away after I was finished. Never wanted to see them again!

So I went to the shop and asked the owner for three samples of the thread to attach to the tatting. She did not hesitate to cut off what I required from three new balls of thread and was very excited that I would enter the piece. Nice! 

I will return to the shop and show her the ribbon, for I would not have it were it not for her generosity.

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2012 Cover Art by Sherri Redshaw

"Markham Fair is one of Canada oldest country fairs. Since 1844 the fair has been providing the community with a showcase for talents and products in a friendly competitive spirit. 

With over 750 volunteers working on more than 75 committees, Markham Fair is the largest community based volunteer organization in Canada.

Markham Fair occurs annually on the weekend before Thanksgiving, and hosts upwards of 60,000 attendees. 

Approximately 3,000 exhibitors will enter more than 12,000 items, which will be judged and put on display during the fair. Promoting excellence through competition in this way, is what makes fairs unique in comparison to other events."