I needed a bookmark for a friend and I needed to tat. LOL! I'm not one to tat big doilies but I do admire them enough to look at them. I made this bookmark from a segment of Jan Stawasz' doily on page 27 of Tatting Theory & Patterns. It's tatted from size 20 thread - I think Manuela- I'm getting to the end of ball and the label is long gone.
It made an interesting shape and is actually two separate pieces. I thought I could bridge from one to the other but I didn't plan very well. I ended with a chain instead of a ring and certainly not the ring I needed to split out of. Sometimes Jan's designs feel too dense for me but I like this one.
It's a busy weekend but I'll be tatting in the evenings, I think. I'll be at my grandkids' at night and tatting is an easy thing to take.
Tomorrow my lace guild is going to Purdue to see the "Berry" collection of lace. I wasn't sure I could go but it looks like I will now. I'll try to remember my camera!
Hummingbird and Flower Embroidery Kit
18 hours ago
The bookmark is lovely. How inventive you are! Have fun tomorrow and do remember the camera. Have fun with the grandkids.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I haven't tried any of Jan's designs yet. I guess I'm a bit intimidated!
ReplyDeleteLovely bookmark! I'm sure you're friend will love it!
ReplyDeleteI like that, it kind of looks like a skinny sting ray with a long tail! It does look like a manuela brand thread, doesn't it? I don't have any, but I've seen them in a store in the OC (Ocean County) area and I for some reason wasn't possessed with the urge to buy it, don't really know why. It looks pretty here.
ReplyDeleteYou turned that into a very pretty bookmark! It might be worth digging that book out again...
ReplyDeleteLovely bookmark, I really like how you made the "tail".
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