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This is an edging from a Norma Benopath booklet. I got it while I was in Australia in 2005. As you can see, it looks a little rough and that's because it's done so danged oddly! I will do one more of the big flowers and then see how it looks at the bottom of the bag. The most votes were for option #3, at the bottom, but many also suggested something at the top too and I agree. If only one or the other has tatting, it seems a bit unbalanced. I might use a pink edging for the top. I'm not sure this one by Norma will be right for it. I may have to tat it again to make it look it better. You tat a center ring on the big flower with picots and then work rings around it......which means an alligator join and some....mmmmmm....precise engineering. There is probably a better way and it will come to me, no doubt, once I finish this tat!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
I've actually been doing more crochet and embroidery on quilt blocks than tatting but I did want to show what I'm working on.
This is an edging from a Norma Benopath booklet. I got it while I was in Australia in 2005. As you can see, it looks a little rough and that's because it's done so danged oddly! I will do one more of the big flowers and then see how it looks at the bottom of the bag. The most votes were for option #3, at the bottom, but many also suggested something at the top too and I agree. If only one or the other has tatting, it seems a bit unbalanced. I might use a pink edging for the top. I'm not sure this one by Norma will be right for it. I may have to tat it again to make it look it better. You tat a center ring on the big flower with picots and then work rings around it......which means an alligator join and some....mmmmmm....precise engineering. There is probably a better way and it will come to me, no doubt, once I finish this tat!
This is an edging from a Norma Benopath booklet. I got it while I was in Australia in 2005. As you can see, it looks a little rough and that's because it's done so danged oddly! I will do one more of the big flowers and then see how it looks at the bottom of the bag. The most votes were for option #3, at the bottom, but many also suggested something at the top too and I agree. If only one or the other has tatting, it seems a bit unbalanced. I might use a pink edging for the top. I'm not sure this one by Norma will be right for it. I may have to tat it again to make it look it better. You tat a center ring on the big flower with picots and then work rings around it......which means an alligator join and some....mmmmmm....precise engineering. There is probably a better way and it will come to me, no doubt, once I finish this tat!
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There are so many wonderful designs out there! I especially enjoy seeing patterns that I do not have, such as this one. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteI always have confidence that you'll do just the right thing. I'd have to study the 'alligator join'. I've heard the term but have no idea what it means!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping my comment gets through, as I (and many others) are again having problems leaving comments on blogs. Blogger apparently did an update on Sept 27 and bloggers started having the comment problem around that time. Blogger hasn't acknowledged the issue so far. It's very frustrating!
How about making the big flower using a SCMR? That may work better? I'm sure you've thought of that by now!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina: Thank you for visiting and leaving me a comment. I really love your button flower embroidery with the tatted edging. I do not know how to tat but I will learn. Diane of Lace Lovin Librarian steered me to a book and DVD. I should have paid attention to the ladies my Grandma knew. Ahh...they say wisdom comes with age and I do hope that is true for me. :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Jane mentioned the SCMR! I've only done one SCMR (on Sharren's Shamrock) and thought it was so cool, but I wasn't sure if this would apply to your situation.
ReplyDeleteA nice pattern, to me it looks like a little tree ... beads as "apples"? I'm sure the tatting will look smoother when tatted with SCMR.
ReplyDeletePetra
Nice pattern will it be too big for the bottom, I agree it will look nice when tatted with a SCMR I am sure you will play with it and come up with something brilliant.
ReplyDeleteMargaret