Starting a new challenge.
Need some relaxation tatting for a change.
This is going to be fun!
This is the doily.
Off we go!
This is going to be fun!
This is the doily.
Off we go!
Deceptive patterns
Belinda Spence put up a challenge in the facebook group Tatting the Australian Way. https://www.facebook.com/groups/847655165276159/ It was a free pattern and anyone could participate. Well....it LOOKED easy enough. But it actually has a more than usual level of concentration required, as we pretty much all found out! First attempt and I made the rookie mistake of thinking it was a rock along easy pattern so I used Alenalea Rako HDT...... and suffered the consequences. After attempt number 1.... after cutting out a repeat of the pattern because I joined in the wrong place (twice),I ended up untatting 9 rings in an attempt to not run out of thread. THIS is what I had left! This was the result of the first attempt. Really love Lea's HDT. Withstands unpicking beautifully and always feels great to tat with. So I decided to try it again..... This time with Altin Basak 50 in red and Butterfly gold thread Version 3 was a breeze. A couple of small unpicks and swearing at the fraying L...
Very pretty! I've had a terrible time with oval doilies. Still, I do enjoy I good challenge!
ReplyDeleteIt is a bit similar to a doily I did called Siobhan by Judith Connors a few years ago but that was round. (on here somewhere - horrible shades of green!!). This one will just be a plain color I think...way too many joins!!
DeleteCan't wait to see your doily!! That looks like a wonderful design!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the shape and the gorgeous color!
ReplyDeleteSusanne commented by I was online on my phone and hit the wrong button so it deleted.
ReplyDeleteYes Susanne I have started and should have something to show tonight.