Tuesday, January 29, 2013

In the pink!

I read Frivole's post about her newly named Victorian Trellis Doily, and I really had the urge to try tatting it... especially after watching her new video! However, after looking at the instructions, I have decided that I don't have enough brain power left at the end of a school day to concentrate on that beauty. I think it will have to wait until school is out for the summer, or until someone diagrams the pattern so that I don't have to think so much!

I really wanted to work on something pretty, so I returned to my favorite tatting author, Mary Konior.


This is Hen and Chick edging in size 70 Coats & Clark. It's so pretty and delicate! It may become a hanky edging, or it may be just a length of lace saved for a future project. Time will tell!


Last night I worked some more on my Spinning Wheel in Tatskool's Raspberry Sorbet... yum!

9 comments:

  1. Your tatting is amazing. That Rasberry Sorbet is delicious. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts and they tat!

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  2. Piiink!!!! I LOVE pink! Maybe I should do more "Pinkaholic"!! Yes, it is officially on my to-do list. lol Thank you for the unintentional color suggestion. (yes, a true pinkaholic would see these as color suggestion if not even a demand for more pink lol)
    I love your tatting as well!

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  3. that is a pretty edging, different then the vintage Hen and Chicks edge.
    I like the pretty pink Spinning Wheel. I agree as to the mental gymnastics needed for the wordy vintage patterns in the book. Although, once you figure out the first repeat in each row, it isn't too difficult. I have worked parts of the doily that Frivole calls Trellis.

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  4. Hmm like Mary konior too...your hen and chics are so beautiful tatted in this thread...you will find time for the trellis doily...
    Happy day Gunhild

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  5. Diagramming the Victorian Trellis Doily? Is that a challenge? I agree with you that reading old patterns can be rather laborious....

    Pretty pink, I like the edging!

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  6. Both look lovely, I am sure the top one will look brilliant on a hanky. I can understand how you felt about trying something new after a hard day, I seem to have lost my mojo and don't feel like picking up my tatting now I am home.
    Margaret

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  7. Mary Konior's Hen & Chicks is an inspiration reeling off your shuttles. It is so delicate and PRETTY!

    Around this stage of Spinning Wheel Glass Mat (between spokes 3 and 4) I always think it looks like angel wings. An extremely happy thought, especially in scrumptious Raspberry Sorbet!

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  8. Just popped in to see what you've been up to lately. I enjoy your shuttles as much as I enjoy seeing your tatting. Happy tatting.

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