Have you got any books from which you've never made a thing? I do. Lots of them. The other day (okay -- a couple of weeks ago) I dug out my copy of the
DMC Book of Charted Tatting Designs and made this little doily. It's made with Lizbeth size 40 thread and measures 8.25 inches (21 cm) at it's widest point. I can't tell you which design it is, because now I can't find the book. I think it's either at my dad's house or in the back of my car -- maybe. All the rings and chains are made with picots separated with three ds. Really. So, it's a hairy doily. I was going to make it without all those picots -- but I have to find the book first.
In the meantime, I've been working on an entry for the Shuttlebirds Workshop "Go Wild" contest. I'm beginning to wonder if it will get done before I wear out the thread unpicking, unpicking, unpicking. The rules allow up to 8 entries (one in each category -- or is it two?). I'll be lucky to get ONE finished!
Your doily is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's Seashells, isn't it? - very effective colour for this doily. I don't mind the hairiness, I think it looks great!
ReplyDeleteGreat doily, Will you be at Shuttlebirds? Karen in OR
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have the book but has not tatted anything form it either. Yours certainly looks better than the one shown in the book.
This is No. 33: Mat shown on page 32.
Marty, I can send you a picture of the page from the book.
ReplyDeleteI have the book and found the doily or mat as it is called in the book. It is on page 32
Just e-mail me your e-mail address.
mine is:
Surtel-Smeulde#kpnplanet.nl
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Riet the B-engel
Very pretty! I think I might prefer it with fewer picots also.
ReplyDeleteAre you taking shuttles with you to Shuttlebirds this year? I'd love to see what you've done!
What an amazing piece! It reminds me of metal spokes - especially that inner circle. Fantastic tatting.
ReplyDeleteFox : )
What a beautiful doily. I have been wanting to tat a doily and you are inspiring me now. Just need to dig up and find some patterns.
ReplyDeleteWow, is that cute! I've never noticed this in that book before. *runs off to go look*
ReplyDeleteI am glad someone else has books they have not tatted from, I have several. Lovely doily and I loke the colours.
ReplyDeleteMargaret
Your doily is so awesome!!! A showstopper!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so easly to keep collecting books and never make any of the patterns. I'm interested in seeing what it looks like without all the picots. There's alot of picots on that pattern.
ReplyDeleteHey Marty, go for the original design category and do a free form piece. Not need to pick out mistakes cause no one would know. :)
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing you at Shuttlebirds.
Patti
Lovely doily. I wonder how long it took an experienced tatter like you to make this? I'm just doing my very first doily, which isn't nearly as complicated as this one, and it looks like it's going to take *forever*...
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