Valentine's Day is more than half over, and I very nearly forgot to post these. The three white ones are "Heart's Desire" by Susan K. Fuller. The large one is Coats "Button Carpet & Craft" thread, the small one at the top is two strands of polyester machine embroidery thread, and the other is DMC size 80 tatting cotton. This is a really great pattern. It looks so complicated and I kept wondering how I was going to get the last part joined without being a contortionist. Ta-da! It just worked so smoothly. That's why there are three them -- how fun!The pink heart is Nancy Tracy's "Clover Drop Heart" with a little variation. The first one I made according to the pattern, but my chains were too tight and it was oddly misshapen. For this second one I added beads and a couple of extra stitches to the chains. That worked for me.
Hmmmm...perhaps I should have made some flowers to go with those hearts. Maybe next year...
Your tatted valentine's hearts are all lovely! Happy Valentine's Day! :)
ReplyDeletethe hearts look fabulous. you did a great job adding the beads. happy valentine's.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you've added beads to the hearts... they're lovely!
ReplyDeleteI just love the beads on your Heart's Desire.
ReplyDeleteYou use such interesting threads for your lovely creations. I think I need to expand my thread stash.
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