Monday 16 February 2015

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong



Yes, it is turquoise but it looks rather dark at the moment and . . . . . . it is all wrong. I did not realise it until after the 3rd repeat. Is it too late to unpick or should I just cut it off and start again? Or should I just leave it and continue? What do you think I will do?

11 comments:

  1. It happened to me too: cut.

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  2. I think I would cut it off and start again, if you are not happy with it that's the way to go
    Margaret

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  3. I think you will cut it off and start over. You did not join ring 6 to ring 1 and that will cause your flowers to be too loose. I made this mistake on two flowers of the 2014 Renulek doily, but that was only 2 out of 25 repeats. Your colors are beautiful, by the way.

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  4. It looks very nice. Don't cut it off. Go on working, It will be a unique piece!!

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  5. I am not sure what you will do, but I know it will be great in the end no matter what you choose!! :)

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  6. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say. It may seem wrong to you now, but you may like it later.

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  7. If you're not happy with how it looks at this point it seems doubtful that you will like it better later on...it all depends on how adventurous you feel! :)
    personally, I would cut it off and go back to the yellows and darker blue on this round.

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  8. As I'm not tatting along with this I had to compare to someone else's piece. Now I think I see that you didn't join the rings together. With a needle and thread and patience you could do a little surgery that no-one would notice later. Or you could do the rest of them the same way you did the first three :-)

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  9. Thank you all for your encouraging comments. I contemplated all 3 options and decided that it was worth my time unpicking. It took a whole day's tatting time to unpick. I stuck to the turquoise as I was convinced it would work in the long run. Sometimes a colour can look wrong now but right when its done. I hope so.

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  10. I'm a little late to comment, and I see that you've already made your decision. If I hadn't been so late in checking, I would have said...

    If it were hand-dyed thread, or if I had a limited amount, I would unpick. Otherwise... snip!

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    1. Thank you, Diane. Your comment is most appreciated.

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