Teiko Terrific

Teiko Fujito, that is. Her patterns are delightful and usually drive me round the bend, but this went so well that I was able to follow up quickly with one from Suzanne Schwenke, which unfortunately resulted in some severe hair-pulling.

This is the end of that vintage thread from Ladytats.  It was #80 or so, and very crisp - a joy to work with, albeit very skinny. I loved the colour.

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Remember that injury a few posts back?  The bandage and salve post? Well, here is what REALLY happened.  I did have a mishap with my hook, but that happened a few weeks ago and was not worth  mentioning.

What was a problem was that it did not heal well and I realized it felt as if there were a splinter in the wound and that was what was hurting, not the puncture itself.

Not being one to seek medical advice, when I imagine I can effect *small* cures, I got a pin ... and guess what?  I pulled thread fibres out of my finger!  The pain stopped as soon as the tweezers had done their work.  Anyone else had that happen?  Ah, the perils of the tat.

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!

Pinkly Productive

Update 

Again, from a pattern in  

Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2” Julia E. Sanders, 1915

that Renulek has featured  on her blog. 

I was walking on my street and saw this:

Pretty close!

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Had a little plastic container and created a great way of controlling beads - especially when tatting on the go.

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It has been a great weekend so far.  

We both think so.

Threes A-Peel

The finger is healing and I have been forced to tat small.  Happily.  I really like what I have been playing with, using up the last of the pretty threads.

You saw the first Rosemary Peel design, that I tatted and here is the second:

Here they are together:

And whoo hoo!  What's this?

 I should stab myself more often.

Three patterns from Tatting for Pleasure

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A non sequiter:


I found this fascinating.

A Knotting Shuttle

Petra's Blog is here.