Had I not been given the sweet, silk hanky of such an unusual shade, I never would have bought this thread colour, for these are not colours I usually gravitate toward. These newly discovered colours are a joy to work with.
I think the name for this Sulky Blendable is Caramel Apple, and it does rather tickle the taste buds, as it is a warm evocative variegate, reminding me of some savoury morsel.
So - all good on the tatting front - for a change! : )
I don't understand it, Fox!! I am tatting right now, and I don'treally use my thumbs. Of course, I hold a ring in my right hand and pinch it between right thumb and forefinger, but that could never harm my thumb. In the rigtt hand I softly pinch, a warm , smooth plastic shuttle, either an old Aero or one from LaCossette, like you. How could that make my thumb bleed? We probably all hold our shuttles in a different way. And I use Lizbeths 40 all the time!! I don't think it is course.
ReplyDeleteOr, .... you have been listening to that person at Intatters who told us to wash our hands all the time and scrub the tops of our fingers with a pumice stone. If you do that regularly, you will bleed. And there is no need to do that.
I use the slip and slide method when tatting, but, sometimes, I turn the shuttle towards me when I pull it out of a ring. That is how I stab myself in the breast, which does not hurt, but it ruins my sweaters. I have to focus on not doing this too often. AAHHH life is hard,...
I use my thumbs a lot! I flatten rings with the pad of my thumb snd push the stitches back into shape when I close the ring. : o
ReplyDeleteAll I gotta say is ooooo ahhhh really nice! I love your choice of color on the beads on the doily and where you put them just marvelous ! and the hankie nice too, so worth those bleeding thumbs :) sign of a true artiste!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Madtatter. But, you know, I wish I had added some beads in the centre. I didn't plan on the beads... It occurred to me to add them after that first bit...
DeleteFox : )
Ok madtatter, i get it :)
DeleteIf you don't have dark green thread, you could always go for lots of dark green beads on the outer med green row. Something I have been wondering about. How are you going to attach the lace to the scalloped edge? AND How is the edging going around the corner? It doesn't look like it will flex easily or is it different in person? I've been worrying about that ever since you started, but knowing you, I'm sure you have a clever solution to it all. I love that thread on the hanky. The colours were meant for each other.
ReplyDeleteI have actually put some beads aside for the last round - two choices, and one is a dark green! Can’t tell yet which it shall be. I have to wait and see which will be best.
DeleteNo clever solution needed luckily! I never can figure those out... Seems the larger rings fall right over the smaller ones, so the curve will be nicely accommodated, I think. But then, I live in hope!
As for the edge - I took a long time picking this pattern because I think I can sew it on. The scallops are very shallow and the pattern forgiving, and I have tried the edging against the hankie several times. I THINK it will work. Again, lots of hope here...
Thanks for the comments, Sharon.
Fox : )
Actually, I have been thinking that your softer mid-green is even better than the dark green I was envisaging. It's all blending beautifully in the piece.
ReplyDeleteRemind me again what the hanky-edge pattern is?
Yup - I like the medium green too. Who knew!
DeleteThe edging is from A Tatter’s Treasure Chest - I think! There is a photo of the pattern here:
http://www.tat-ology.com/2013/11/eleonora-established.html
I really like how that med green looks. The dark green would have been too heavy. This looks really nice. Beads in the center might have been lost, the ones you have placed in the yellow round work really well.
ReplyDeleteI like the way the edging color and the hanky work together, it is going to be very pretty when you are all done.
Hi Fox
ReplyDeleteI agree the dark green would have been very heavy but the med green looks better, it's going to be a pretty mat when you have finished.
I love your hanky colour, that's my sort of colours and your edging will be delightful in that shade of thread, they go well together.
Love to Gian, I am sure he is pleased all is well in his tat land.
Margaret
The tatting is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if there is a way to tape your thumb(s) for a day or two - sometimes when I have been tatting quite a lot and my fingers develop sore spots, using just the 'sticky' part of a large Band-aid and taping the sore area for a day or two helps immensely. Perhaps with that tiny hook you might want to try something thicker than a Band-aid - maybe a small piece or two of surgical tape?
Both of your current tatting projects are so pretty - it's hard to put the tatting down sometimes, isn't it? ;-)
StephanieW
Your doily is gorgeous!! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the edging is amazing!!! :)