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 do love Myra's little book, and this pattern is one of my favorites! Wouldn't it look lovely with a deep chocolate brown, or a luscious raspberry? The possibilities are endless!
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is a pretty pattern and such a lovely color thread. I have some of this colorway and love the rich colors.
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern and the thread. You have done justice to both. I am headed to my bookshelf to find that pattern...
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It is very beautiful. Well done, mate. :-)
ReplyDeleteso very pretty, liyarra -- both the colors and the pattern. thanks for sharing! also, i'm enjoying reading your testimonials on the different threads you've been trying. makes me want to go try some! (o:
ReplyDeleteAnother outstanding motif in a beautiful HDT. I sure wish I had all the books everyone else has!
ReplyDeleteI always find your slideshow to be amazing!
So - I am not just talk... I have completed that pattern and it almost drove me nuts! I kept going the wrong way and there was a lot of bad language as I un-tatted...
ReplyDeleteI will post the finished piece, which I really like, but it is truy and obviously a first attempt, soon! Thanks for the inspiration!
Fox : )