Findings

I am not talking about the findings that refer to notions or jewellery making, but rather to the pattern I found on Sally Kerson’s blog, here, and the new one I have chosen for the hankie I am working on.

Sally’s motifs were so pretty and I realised I had the book they were in, so I chose some #80 Yarnplayer HDT that I had been given as a gift a while ago and loaded up my shuttles. 

This is a fun, fast tat. It measures about 4”.

The hankie?

I began using Robin Perreti’s pattern, but it was slow going and I wasn’t enjoying the process. I found the Catherine Wheel joins cumbersome and I could not get them consistently equal in size, so I found another pattern:

Here is Robin’s pattern. Very pretty and I might use it for another project, but not good for me on this one.

Lastly.

Anyone who knows me or reads tat-ology for any length of time knows I do  not play well with frills, neither in tatting, nor jewellery, nor clothing nor home decor. So, it is strange that I actually gave this delicate, bone china dish a new home.

I was jogging on the weekend and noticed a forlorn plate peeking out of a box of discarded household goods that had been put out on the sidewalk for the garbage truck. I rescued it and ran home with it tucked under my arm.

Though it is really out of place in my spartan, white cupboard, I rather like it. It may be useful to photograph my tatting!

C'est Fini!

"Buttercups" by Ben Fikkert. 

Thread: Lizbeth #80

Here it is!
All set to post to my friend as a surprise.

I am pleased; it turned out better than I had anticipated. This time, the Lizbeth gave me - dare I say it- no problems!

Actually, that is not quite true. I attempted to tat the little three-ring inserts in dark blue (which did not look good anyway) and the thread was MISERABLE! It ended up in the garbage can.

But the good news is that I preferred the original thread anyway, as it looked way better. : )

Those little 6ds rings took hours and hours to tat. This is the area where the dyslexic brain goes a tad haywire, the spatial reasoning skills being severely challenged . So frustrating! But look how wonderfully  they turned out!

Thanks, Ben Fikkert!

Halfway

Back To Ben

...Fikkert, that is! 

Yes, I am more than fifty percent done. Way easier than The Cirona Doily.

The bare threads are a challenge. They were cupping in the first circle, so I shortened them and it's a bit better, but I need to really concentrate and shorten them a bit more.

I'm hoping I can coax them flatter by a bit of blocking.