Motif 14
Such a lovely night to tat.......LOL
Here is MOTIF 14
Pattern is Motif 40 from TheTatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito. Thread is Venus size 40.
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
You really have been tatting up a storm just now. I like both your motifs very much but the Razzle Dazzle is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I think I'll pull that book off the shelf and look through it again tonight... thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you tatting in a traditional colour as well, it's very elegant, I think.
ReplyDeleteOh, very pretty! I love this book, too!
ReplyDeletehello liyarra. how are u.
ReplyDeletenice piece.