Well, it’s a start…
This is my first attempt at a new motif from Priscilla Tatting #3. Â I started off tatting it exactly as written, but it became very clear very quickly that it wasn’t going to stay flat using that pattern. Â It always amazes me. Â They must have seriously blocked the wrinkles out of their pieces in the early 1900s.
Half way through I made a couple adjustments and you can sort of see that one side is flatter than the other. Â I’m going to tat it again with a couple other changes and see if I can get it to lay flat. Â My plan is for this to be a necklace pendant so it’s going to need to be able to get by without any blocking.
I’ve been AWOL here on the blog and I’m sorry for it. Â There’s been a lot going on in both my tatting and non-tatting life. Â In my tatting life, I’ve been very busy teaching classes and preparing for teaching. Â (Next beginner class is this Saturday at Bird Tail Beads in Bellevue.) Â In my non-tatting life, I have my last CPA exam on Friday the 23rd so I’ve been trying to stay pretty focused on studying. Â Hopefully, once the exam is done I’ll have a bit of a chance to catch my breath and you’ll hear from me more!
Sue Said,
August 15, 2013 @ 2:09 pm
Prayers for peace and rest time during all this, and that you do well in everything you have going on!! 🙂