Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Today

You can see where I am going with the colours now.


I tried the connecting rings and chains using dark brown and a variegated purpley thread, but it looked very wrong. So I settled on the light brown followed by motifs in white...the new addition.

Armenian Lace, you ask? Still plugging along. I had to retrieve it from the depths if my cupboard. I can't seem to just walk away.


Thanks, Etta, for your very encouraging email. You gave me a real boost! : )
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10 comments:

  1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeTuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:31:00 PM EDT

    I really must try that doily when I finish the one I'm working on! Keep going with that Armenian needle lace. I know you will have some beautiful lace when you are finished!

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  2. God's KidTuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:41:00 PM EDT

    Still doing well on that doily!!! :)
    Looks like you are doing well on your Armenian lace too!! :)

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  3. Madtatter80Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:52:00 PM EDT

    love your tatting and the tiny round motifs you added. And you do a great job with spacing the same distance on the thread on the Armenian Lace are you using the picot gauges?

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    1. FoxWednesday, September 30, 2015 at 12:06:00 AM EDT

      Gauges? Good grief, no! It is frustrating enough without trying to hold a gauge as well. Thanks. I think the picot spacing experience in tatting is now very helpful in determining the spacing in AL. It is getting a little easier every day... muscle memory and all that.

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  4. MirandaTuesday, September 29, 2015 at 10:38:00 PM EDT

    Yes, keep it simple. Three colors is elegant; more than that can start to look like too much. Not a hard and fast rule, but a good starting guideline.

    I'm so glad you're continuing with the Armenian lace. Of course it will be frustrating. Remember learning to tat, or knit, or crochet? But you mastered all these arts, and you'll get the AL too.

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    1. FoxWednesday, September 30, 2015 at 12:09:00 AM EDT

      Actually, Miranda, there are 4 colours already! The last one, in the motifs, is white, not cream, which was used earlier. I know that rule and am shamelessly breaking it in this design. There will be one more shade added after the white... I think! It might work, or maybe not. : )

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  5. Marilee RockleyTuesday, September 29, 2015 at 10:44:00 PM EDT

    I like the colors you're using in your doily! Has a "steampunk" look - even the motifs remind me of gears, in a way.

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  6. FoxWednesday, September 30, 2015 at 12:03:00 AM EDT

    Thanks, tatters! : )

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  7. Jane McLellanWednesday, September 30, 2015 at 2:39:00 AM EDT

    Oh yes, great use of colour. I'm glad you're persisting with the lace, good for you!

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  8. Jeff HamiltonWednesday, September 30, 2015 at 3:09:00 PM EDT

    Your JS mat is looking great. Glad you are working on the AL again. Bet it was nice to have a bit of a break from it thought. It's looking good too.

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