Fox inspired me to blog more. It's not that I don't
want to.
So, I've been making crosses, crosses and crosses. All size 20 Lizbeth. Surprisingly, I won one of the divisions at
Zigzag Corner so I had a huge prize and my neighbor gave me a gift certificate so I went hog wild and ordered one of everything.
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| Julie Patterson's cross |
Why so many crosses? Well, anyone who invites their old Latin teacher to graduation gets one and this is my daughter's senior year so I figure I might get a few invites.
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| motif #24 (my own design!) |
This little creature is my very own invention although I suspect others have invented it before. Our goddaughter will have her First Communion in May so I'm working on a veil for her. Really more of a headpiece than a veil. I'm quite pleased with myself for starting so early but I imagine I will still be sewing it together on the way there....
I've also been doing the
TIAS which I love. I love tatting the same thing with people all over the world. No picture because the only picture I have is from a few days ago. For so, so many years I was the only tatter except Aunt Rose-E and she lived 10 hours away so to have the community of Tat-land is absolutely wonderful. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Ohhh - love your tatting today! It is all so delicate and the threads so pretty and pastel.
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Thanks! Sometimes I really go for picots and then others almost picotless except for joins. Interesting.
Deletep.s. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks- i couldn't believe it! Lucky chance- there were a lot of lovely entries.
DeleteLove those 3-D flowers! I hope you'll show us the finished veil. The crosses are lovely, such pretty colours. Yes, contact with tatters in blogland is wonderful, since so many of us are isolated in the 'real' world.
ReplyDeleteI will! (If I can get a picture before I have to put it on her head - haha!)
DeleteBeautiful! I have an image of the headpiece in my head and I bet it will be great! Fox is so inspiring, isn't she?
ReplyDeleteThanks- I hope works out half as well as my plan....
DeleteNice to see you back in blogland, I agree with Jane I am one of many isolated in the real world.
ReplyDeleteLovely crosses, congratulations on your win.
Those 3d flowers are lovely, I hope you show us the viel when you have finished it.
Fox is an inspiration
Margaret
Thanks, Margaret!
DeleteLovely crosses! It seems that no matter how many crosses I tat, I never have enough. I love the 3D flowers, and I hope you'll show us the finished head piece.
ReplyDeleteI will, I will! Unless I'm still sewing as it goes on her head!
DeleteWonderful crosses and I love your 3D flowers - can't wait to see the finished head piece.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you. Nice crosses and awesome flowers, that will be a very pretty treasured First Communion headpiece.
ReplyDeleteAll your crosses look good. They come in handy to have around, other than just graduations. Love the little flower - it looks great. Looking forward to seeing the headpiece or veil or whatever it comes to be.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely job! I am inspired by your mastery of the cord and tassel. :) I made one of those crosses a couple of months ago for a sick friend, and my cord and tassel work were quite amateur, but *whispers* I don't think she knew how bad it was and was very gracious! :D I will keep practicing. You have inspired me to keep trying!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you! I used to hate to make the cord and tassels, in fact one summer I didn't give the kids their crosses until August because I put it off so long but then I watched a video on how to do a spiral chain and another video on how to make a tassel and now I love to do them! They're like the cherry on top for me! If you want, I'll look around and see if I can find the videos again.
DeleteIf you find it, awesome, but no worries. I should be able to google or Youtube it myself right? I did find a bookmark pattern with the tassel/cord explained very well. I didn't groove on the bookmark so much, but you bet I saved that pattern so I can try the tassel tutorial! :D
ReplyDeleteI found the tassel video: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/xstchntat/media/Tatting/Demos/MVI_1937.mp4.html but no luck on the spiral chain. The ones I've found are either someone who tats very differently than I do (beautiful work of course) and the method is lost in the alternate tatting method or a needle tatter. But maybe you are a needle tatter?
DeleteI tuoi lavori sono sempre bellissimi
ReplyDeleteUn abbraccio
Carla
That is such a good idea for Graduation presents - and this is my daughter's senior year as well . . . How are you doing with that never-ending college quest?
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