Sunday, July 14, 2013

The missing link

Well, in this case it's a picot and four ds!

I sat down this morning to finish up Lily's Spinning Wheel glass mat in Caribbean. I only had the last set of six rings and chains to go! I felt very good about that, because this week has left very little time for tatting. When it was time to make the last ring, I realized I had made a mistake. Right where the two shuttle tips meet, I missed a section of the chain. Drat!


I'm not going to try and fix it now. I've grown impatient with this Spinning Wheel. First, I had to cut a knot out of the thread, a knot created by me. I could not get it out right away, so I impatiently snipped and moved on.

I would have been okay with that mistake, but as I was nearing the last spoke, I realized I hadn't wound enough thread on either shuttle. For many designs, that doesn't bother me, but I am so familiar with the Spinning Wheel that the flow of color is really important to me. So, the thread color in the wrong place really jumps out at me.

I'm going to set this one aside until after the play and cast party. I'll be able to deal with the imperfections next Sunday night. For now, I'll just wind another pair of shuttles with Caribbean and tat a new Spinning Wheel for Lily. Out of sight, out of mind!

10 comments:

  1. I know what you mean it very frustrating and it is good to set it down and go back to it. I have several projects going at once and i go back and finish them later. Hey I started working on my blog and need some tips people are having hard time finding it and I am so dorky I joined my own blog. When you have time some how contact me seems ESP is the best way:) Its called "carollyn's tating Blog"

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  2. My email is in my profile... glad to help out if I can!

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  3. The very first glass mat I made I left out a repeat. It curved so much that I put it over an ornament as a "ball cover." Perhaps it would be not too hard to cut out the single bad section and just join up the good ones?

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  4. I still think it looks amazing!! :)

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  5. I know this pattern off by heart too. But I have yet to make one that I didn't have to fix mistakes on. Cutting seems to work easiest. I like that thread, it's very pretty. Your glass mats are always lovely. You'll get back to it when you're not feeling stressed.

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  6. What a shame! I know exactly what it's like to think, ok, I'll quickly finish this, and then make a series of mistakes. Good idea to put it aside for a while.

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  7. Just shows it does not matter how many times you tat a pattern, mistakes can slip you up when you are not expecting it.
    The colour one of my favourites looks lovely in that pattern, I am sure you will sort it out and get it right when you have less on your mind.
    Margaret

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  8. Oh phew! That stinks, especially since you know this one so well! I'm fascinated by the idea that you know where you want the variegation to go. Maybe you can explain that one for the spinning wheel, sometime!

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  9. Oh dear...drat! The colors are so beautiful and I know how much you want it to be perfect. Set it aside and do not stress. You have so much to enjoy during this summer time. Sunshine Smiles Dear...

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  10. Absolutely marvellous piece of tatting as always. The colour is terrific!

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