Well I took both my doily and my gloves to our state fair but I don't know how they did in the judging and will not know until Monday. We were going to go to the fair on Thursday the opening day but they did not open until 3:00 p.m. on that day so that day was definitely out. So plan B is Monday. Woo Hoo! I realized after I came back I forgot to take a picture of my doily so you'll see that after I get it back. I'm toying with the idea of taking my camera along with me to the fair but I don't want to have to lug it around with me everywhere for the rest of the day. I haven't decided yet.
On to what I've been tatting now. I tatted this bookmark three or four weeks ago I think that's the right time frame. A better question is what haven't I been working on?!
This particular pattern I found on line and fell in love with it. It is by Edda Guastalla Bianchetti .
I did it with Size 40 Cordonnet. Remember when they actually had Cordonnet in color? Ah the good days! But now we have all these wonderful people who make HDT (hand dyed threads) that are even more lovely. But I digress I had this ball of 40 Cordennet in black and decided to give this pattern a go. I usually like putting tassels on my bookmarks but decided to follow the pattern on this one. I did it in one pass! This is motif # 21 of my 25.
Ok now you ready for what I've been working on, my Secret Santa Project and I did one baby bootie I was not totally in love with that one as the new baby to be is a boy and the pattern I worked had a lot more picots and I don't why it just said girl to me. So back to the drawing board, I then tatted another baby bootie from another pattern and this was just right except I didn't like my spacing on the top row so after taking that off, I am now in the process of retatting the top row. Whew! Are you as tired as I am?
As for my Secret Santa, I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you. (A little James Bond humor there.) Ok very little. Until next time.
Whirlwind!
2 days ago
4 comments:
Good luck at the fair! I'm sure you'll win beaucoups of prizes--you're so talented!
My daddy used to enter his dahlias every year at the fair. He had quite a bunch of ribbons, and we kids spent A LOT OF TIME in that flower hall. Kind of boring for a kid! But now do you know what I have to see first when I go to the fair? The dahlia exhibit, of course!
Your bookmark is just beautiful, Tara! Thanks for sharing the link to this lady's beautiful tatting site, unfortunately the link to that particular pattern isn't working right now.
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I love the bookmark! Thank you for sharing the link... it's a wonderful site. Like TattingChic, I was unable to get the pattern, but it was still fun looking!
Hi Tara! If your gloves don't get a First prize (or higher if they award Best of Show), something's wrong with the system! I don't know how I missed seeing them on your blog recently, but I checked them out when you mentioned them on this latest post. I'm 'into' 3-Dimensional tatting, and your gloves definitely are 3-D! All those fingers! And you translated the pattern yet! Great job! Love the bookmark, too!
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