So I took a break and made a little choker for someone with a lovely neck. (Motif #8). I just sort of made this up with a few starts and stops. I used a metallic thread from JoAnn's called Kreiznik and the revies is: "It itches".
On the other hand, I taught older daughter to do split rings yesterday and she picked it right up! It took me 32 years to learn it...
Here's a fun hankie from Aunt Rose-E:
Latin for today: tempestates canem terrent = Thunderstorms scare the dog. Click to hear -
Ouch! I"d have done the same thing, even though I know it had to hurt.
ReplyDeleteI have some metallic thread, but I find it very difficult to work with. I'm not sure I'd have been able to finish such a beautiful choker without breaking the metallic part of the thread.
Aunt Rose-E sure had some beautiful hankies!
That smarts!! But, congrats on the split ring teaching. Nice!
ReplyDeleteLove Paris! - my favourite city! This hankie really captures the feeling of the place. Pretty!
Almost forgot - nice work on the choker. Why does it itch? Oh, I see - metallic thread. Now you know.
Fox : )
Super!! Pozdrawiam:)
ReplyDeleteWhen I first tried making a tatted 'motif' doily back in the early '90s, I finished only 20 motifs (easy to tat individually) before I called it quits. It made me nervous trying to remember where and when to connect! (It is a lot easier to do crocheted motif doilies!) At least I found a home for it as the skirt on my Victorian doll! So this project of yours would be daunting for me!
ReplyDeleteYou could sew this lovely necklace onto a velvet 'choker' to protect the skin. Pretty design!
As for metallic thread, my favorite is the DMC gold or silver on a spool (the only colors available, unfortunately), found in the cross-stitch section at stores. It's equivalent to size 30 and can take the pulling and tugging of the rings, although I try to tat with less tension. I use it mainly for earrings and decorative motifs for boxes or to put in frames.
I enjoyed seeing the sweet Paris handkerchief! It's great that Blogger allows us to easily 'enlarge' photos, so we can see the detail of the lace! What a wonderful collection you have of her work!
Thank you for the great idea- the young neck thinks velvet would be a great addition! And I've got the DMC on my list for my next coupon- thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Paris hanky - black & white is so stunning!
ReplyDeleteBummer to cut away so much work - but your Quatrain runner will be such a wonderful accomplishment when you are done. Keep on keepin' on!
The velvet choker is a fabulous idea!
~Cindy