Yesterday, I finished a shortened bookmark and did it via needle tatting. Today, I finally, finally, finally finished the full Monty, the whole pattern, via shuttle tatting, with no mistakes, everything attached where it’s supposed to be, using the Lizbeth #10 thread that drove me crazy. I am so incredibly proud of it, and it’s beautiful. I learned to use the picot gauge, so the picots are pretty much uniform in size. I did everything right this time, and given how many times I’ve attempted this pattern, I have it memorized now.
The next thing I need to learn is how to figure out how much thread I’m going to need for each project. Both of the shuttles I used for this each still have plenty of thread on them. I’ll have to find another project so that the thread doesn’t go to waste.
Wow, amazing technique! How long does something like this take?
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It took me a couple of hours to do, but this was also the umpteenth attempt at it. Not that it was really hard to do, just the number of mistakes I made as a complete novice!
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Lovely work and beautiful colours! 😉
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Thank you! That’s the Lizbeth variegated…now that I’ve figured out the coiling issue, I like it much better!
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They do have lovely colours.
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