When Tatters Go Bad

I am a minimalist. My mode of dress is understated and slightly conservative. My wardrobe is simple and basic. I am a no-frills, no puffy sleeves, no baubles kinda gal who eschews polka dots or florals in any form. Sequins, beading or lacy inserts are not in my fashion lexicon. Same goes for appliques or bright colours when it comes to my clothes, OR SHOES. So, what, I ask you, are THESE? I could not get out of the shoe store today without sporting these little honeys on my tootsies!

I got through four days in Manhattan without a fashion purchase. I spent no cash. But, today, in my own neighbourhood, while running errands, these beauties beckoned from an unfamiliar shoe store window.

The worst of it is - I think I had to have them because they shriek "TATTING" to me!

Aren't they soooo cute? Hee hee!

Perhaps they reminded me of this piece, just finished, and waiting for this post.
I present:
THE BULBOUS CLUNY WANNABEE

'Wannabee', because these are just
BAD cluny impostors.

I am so filled with so many questions about the right way to do some of the tatting techniques that constantly elude me. It would be gratifying to have a flesh and blood person with experience and interest in tatting to address the issues that I find to be so difficult.

Maybe, just maybe, tomorrow, I will have this wish fulfilled! You see, I am meeting with my hair stylist's mother, who happens to be a tatter! Really! A genuine, honest-to-goodness lifelong tatter, taught by her granny! YEAH!

am going to meet with her at her home, with no assumptions or expectations. I am just happy to have found one person, -1- in 4,000,000 -, in my city, with whom I can relax and have a cup of tea and talk about what we both love - TATTING!!!!!

I'll keep you posted.
~F0x~
~Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots) ~

Back in Toronto

I feel like I never left. It didn't help that I continued to post, because I found
a computer I could not turn away from.... How could I NOT post that
little Black Magic beauty?
This motif is in Coral Reef by Pamela at Tatskool.
Size #20 and a turquoise Cebelia #20.
The pattern is #10, by Myra Piper.

Thank you so much, Diane, the Lace-Lovin' Librarian
for the inspiration responsible for my using
"Tatting", a terrific, little, tatting book,
full of motifs like this.
This is one of those books that I bought
and tucked away and then promptly forgot!

I have a lot of laundry and if I want to finish the new cluny piece,
I'd better attend to the details....

~F0x~
~Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots) ~

Black Magic Complete!

News Alert from New York City!
Black Magic Complete!

I have been obsessed with this pattern. It has been retro-tatted more than tatted, caused headache and fist clenching. My jaws are sore. My shoulders ache. I didn't enjoy tatting it much, but have been determined to conquer this challenge... I LOVE IT! So much, that I found a computer to post this! Gotta go!
~Fox ~
~Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots)

I LIED.

I said,' No posting till it is complete.' Well here it is. This is as far as I got on BLACK MAGIC.

I have retro-tatted this more than I have accomplished the right way. SOOOOO frustrating. It is a beautiful pattern and not all that difficult, once I had the directions straight, but I just keep getting it wrong! No reason. Just making mistake after stupid mistake. I am determined to get it done by tomorrow. HA!

(It is looking good, though, isn't it!)

Well, there is more on the optomism front - this is what I plan to do over the next few days, while I am away, having NO TIME to tat -

See you next week.

Have a Wonderful May 1st Weekend!

~Fox ~ ~Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots) ~