Calvin & Hobbes 1986

I'm guilty of this. LOL! Not of going to the library and filling out the cards but I do fill out cards for the free issue and then don't subscribe. It's not too often that I'm so impressed that I want to subscribe. I've found some really good deals in the past year where I was only paying $10-$12 for a year but unfortunately, I don't have time to read them like I used to. I subscribed to Piecework recently - apparently - since I got an invoice. I know I did but I can't remember what prompted me to do that. In the meantime, another magazine I ordered has not arrived yet. I don't pay until I see it. I've let the $10 ones expire. I'm 6 months behind in reading them. Of course, the ones I really like are expensive. I enjoy Threads magazine. I only like about every 4th issue of Piecework...I think that's why I let my subscription expire years ago.

Too bad there's not a tatting one. There are enough new designers and "books" coming out that I'm sure it could be supported. Too bad I'm not in that business.

Third Annual Bloggers Poetry Reading for the Feast of St. Brigid (also known as Groundhog Day). Well, I'm too late for this unless I make up a poem before I publish, but I did enjoy the one in the link that managed to include some needlearts within it!

My threads, they spoke
with quivering hope
That soon they would be tatted
with beads and things
of chains and rings
elegantly framed and matted.

How's that for impromptu?


I finished my documentation for the Hector class. Here are a couple of samples if you are interested.


"Tatting Magic and Mystery" - our annual Tatting Seminars in Hector - is happening April 5 & 6. We're really excited because it's our 10th anniversary and after a lot of planning and begging and work, our program is stellar! If you would like information, sent as an email attachment, please email me off-list. We know not everyone will be able to come, but even if you can be with us only in spirit, we'll have a way for you to participate if you like. More details soon on that...( Karey Solomon )

I'll post contact information as it becomes available. In the meantime, put April 5th & 6th on your calendar! If you need Karey's email, contact me privately at ginab6 at yahoo dot com.

Here is a "dainty medallion" from August, 1925 Needlecraft magazine. It's pretty simple and there is an edging that goes with it that I will try to post tomorrow.



2 shuttles, CTM (continuous thread method of winding)
R ring Ch chain - picot
clr close ring
rw reverse work
+ join

R 5-3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 5 ds
Small R w/ch shuttle 5-5, clr
Ch 5, rw
R 5+ to last p on 1st r, 3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 8, rw
R (clover) 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-5, clr (4 p showing)
R 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-3-3-5, clr (6 p showing)
R 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-5, clr, rw (4 p showing
Ch 8, rw
R 5+ to last p on prev r, 3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 5
Small R w/ch shuttle 5+ to prev small ring, 5, clr
Ch 5, rw
R 5+ to last p on prev r, 3-3-5, clr
Ch 6-6
R 5-3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 5
Small R w/ch shuttle 5+ to prev small ring, 5, clr
Ch 5, rw
R 5+ to last p on prev r, 3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 8, rw
R (clover) 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-5, clr (4 p showing)
R 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-3-3-5, clr (6 p showing)
R 5+ to last p of prev r, 3-3-3-3-5, clr, rw (4 p showing)
Ch 8, rw
R 5+ to last p on prev r, 3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 5
Small R w/ch shuttle 5+ to prev small ring, 5, clr
Ch 5, rw
R 5+ to last p on prev r, 3-3-5, clr, rw
Ch 6-6, + to base of 1st r
secure and hide ends