One last entry item to make

 

I have one last piece to tat for this year’s Fair. I decided to tat an Ice Drop. I love making them. You think I would have plenty already tatted up, but I can always have more on hand. I think this one will be in blue thread with beads and curled rings.

Snowflake just about finished

 

The votes are in. Most of the opinions were for smaller picots on the inner ring. Only one person liked the larger picots. Several suggested no picots at all. I went with smaller picots.

My next question:

How did I manage that????

I was practicing the fine art of untatting on the final repeat of the snowflake. I will be using this snowflake as a sample in situations where the skill will be judged repeatedly. So, it has to be correct. I’ve been using picot gauges and paying attention to front side/back side with using RODS. But, in taking out one mistake, I twisted up this chain so badly that I needed to take stitches out to the join for this double picot. For context, I’m using shuttles to tat this. So, how did I manage to get both threads going through the picot?

It's impossible. I just don’t see how I could have done this. I’ll be unwinding the little bit of thread left on the shuttles, untying the thread from the shuttles and pulling the ends through the picot. Then I’ll be winding the shuttles and going back to correcting the mistakes.

All the while I’ll be trying to figure out how this happened, so I won’t end up in this impossible position again. I hope…….

I took a day off

I know! Don’t faint!! I actually took the day off yesterday!

So, I don’t have anything much to share. No pictures of tatting. No links to music. Nothing much.

Well, there’s this question:

Should I use a smaller picot in the lower ring? I’ve adapted a design in 24 Snowflakes by Lene Bjorn. After I finished this repeat yesterday, I didn’t like how things looked too spindly. I’m thinking a smaller picot under the chains would help.

Anyone want to vote?

Time to load the shuttles

 After enjoying Carmel Bach Festival for the last 3 weeks, it’s time to shift gears:

Monterey County Fair.

I’ll be entering a few pieces. Not as much tatting. The only Division for tatting is labeled shuttle tatting. I’ve been doing more tatting with needles and hooks. So, I’ll tat up a couple of things to enter. Time to load the shuttles!

In the meantime, you can still go by Seaside City Hall and enjoy the display at the Avery Gallery. And if you can’t make it past there, here’s a photo of Piece d’Orgue in a variegated thread:

Only 2 more days

 Tickets for the Art of Music Raffle will be on sale until Closing Night. That is in 2 more days. Saturday July 26, 2025 will see the final Best of the Fest concert. The lovely volunteers will be happy to help in the Evans Gallery.

A quick reminder

For those local to Monterey Bay, please stop by the Avery Gallery in Seaside or the Evans Gallery at Sunset Center to see my tatting. While you’re in Carmel, consider catching a concert or other Carmel Bach Festival event. There is some wonderful music being offered the last few days before Closing Night.

More for the future

Inside these crates are the pipes that will complete the Dobson organ at St. Dunstan’s EpiscopalChurch in Carmel Valley, CA. It’s been a 10-year journey to finish the stops. Follow this link for a video of the installation process. I can’t wait to hear how it sounds!