Wednesday 7 October 2009

WIP - completed

This was my second attempt at this pattern from the Japanese Tatting book listed in this post. In the book this was sewn on a cushion. The book does say it is a modern adaptation using Weldon's pattern (1887). After I took the photo in that post, I realised there was a mistake 3 to 4 rings back and had to unpick to correct it. But I finally finished it a few days later and this is how it looks. This HDT by LadyShuttleMaker is called Tuscany. I am still not totally satisfied with the tatting because the threads connecting round 1 and 2 were still too long. It was the same problem in my first attempt and it could not lie flat hence what you see below is the result.

6 comments:

  1. Looks pretty flat to me now. You must be a real perfectionist! Those are beautiful colors.

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  2. Hi Annie,
    The 1st one in yellow does not lie flat. LOL, I am quite fussy about my own work. I hate it when I find a mistake or when it does not turn out as I expect.

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  3. Well, it looks like you could stiffen the other one into a nice candy dish or basket or something! I once had a mistake that ended up making a nice tatted hat. LOL!

    They are both pretty!

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  4. I love the color in the second one but I also love the way you used the first one. It's all good!

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  5. Your work is gorgeous! I love that first piece - the colours are so unusual.
    Fox : )

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  6. Such lovely photos of your stunning work. Quite frankly, the prettiest tatting errors I have ever seen. Love the previous suggestions on how best to make use of the yellow motif.

    You may "mess up" for me anytime! *grins*

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