This is Nora, a pattern from Iris Niebach's Tatted Doilies on pg 27. I used Lizbeth Size 20 #107 (Tropical Fruit) for rounds 1, 3 and 5; and #688 (Seagreen) for rounds 2 and 4. I think if I tatted this again, I would stop at round 3. I didn't like how rounds 4 and 5 turned out. I did not estimate how much ball thread I used but if you find it useful, these are the amounts of shuttle thread needed - round 1 - 4 metres on shuttle 1 and 2.5m on shuttle 2, round 2 - 2m, round 3 - 14m, round 4 - 1m and round 5 - 3m.
I wonder if you used different colours how it would look.
ReplyDeleteThis has a very '50's' appearance and maybe that is why the outer rounds are not pleasing to you.
It is very pretty!
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I think it's very pretty. It reminds me of the designs you would see inside a kaleidoscope.
ReplyDeleteVery nice combination of colors!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out very nice. I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteYowza! That doily is stunning in that combination of colors! I have seen on a few other tatting blogs grumblings about the "ugliness" of Tropical Fruit #107. You have used it to marvelous effect!
ReplyDeleteWould you perhaps be more pleased with rows 4 and 5 if they both had been tatted in the solid color?
I like the finish rows 4 and 5 give the doily, but it would also be lovely stopped at row 3.
Now off to go find my Tropical Fruit and Seagreen Lizbeth and brainstorm a new project!
Thanks everyone for your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteHmmm I agree, row 5 would look better in seagreen.
I love tropical fruit and seagreen.
That's one that i haven't done yet. Thanks for the thread amount info.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see it made again in different colours.