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
Yesssss! She has picked up the shuttles! She has tatted a couple of ds! She is back?????? : ))
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Looks pretty good! :)
ReplyDeleteYea! Your back! Will be checking back to see, too. Karen in OR
ReplyDeleteWell????
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Oohh ok....soon....maybe before end of April?? Been a bit..ummm...distracted?...plus a slice to the thumb hasn't helped....
ReplyDeleteok I will do some...you've guilted me into it...Watch this space......or another....your choice.....
Hope your thumb has healed properly!
ReplyDeleteHappy tatting
Lovely to see some tatting and to hear that you are still with us in our tat-land LOL
ReplyDeleteHugs and lots of love,
Joy
Sorry to be late answering....now I am in the naughty corner