A while back, I tried tatting a flower similar to this one. I couldn't make it look the way I wanted, and I knew I had seen something somewhere. Imagine my delight when I saw what I was looking for on the cover of Mary Maynard's Tatting Rings of Flowers! Every designer has their own little tweak, and Mary Maynard's method works best for me.
I started with size 20 Lizbeth (on the left), and I got to thinking it would make a great spool pin doily for my sewing machine. It was just a little too small. So, I tried size 10 Eliza (in the middle). It's just about right. Since I had some size 5 Eliza (on the right) on hand, I decided to give that a try as well. I'll have to give the blue and yellow ones a try to see which one works best. The picots may get in the way, so once I determine which size I prefer, I'll try picots on the front rings instead of the back rings.
Flower #57 can be found on page 35 of Tatting Rings of Flowers. As Mary states in the book, once you have the technique down, the possibilities are endless!
I like the double look. I have made similar flowers from Cariad, Jennifer Williams. Good you found a method that works for you. Spool pin is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteNow that I have the technique down, I'll have to find the pattern I tried previously. I may have been mis-reading it!
DeleteI had the good fortune to meet Mary once at Palmetto. I love that book of hers.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great book!
DeleteThey are so pretty!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sue!
DeleteWhat is a spool pin? You are going to use this on your machine? I cannot quite vision this!
ReplyDeleteIt's the pin that holds your spool of thread. The doily is supposed to help keep the spool from scratching your machine. It's also supposed to keep the spool from continuing to spin when you stop the machine.
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