I’m conquering second bootie syndrome!

I’ve tatted the sole, finished one round of the side, and the medallion that goes over the toe area. Now to attach the medallion and finish the sides.

Fair is closed

 

Another exhibit is finished. Lots of creativity displayed! The picture above is of a case with embroidery items (I only did the one in the top right.) I picked up my entries and ribbons. I entered 4 items. I won 3 First Place and 1 Second Place ribbons. These will go in my treasures box.

 

Now on to the next show.

The Fair is open

I was persuaded to enter tatted items in the Monterey County Fair this year. I can’t wait to see what else was entered. I’m not particularly competitive. If I won a ribbon, that’s great. If there were quite a few entries of tatting, that’s even better! Stop by to see in the building across from the Wool Show. It’s close to the beer garden, so you can linger there for a relaxing visit.

Second bootie rework

I decided to climb out from the center to row 1 in my second bootie. 

I doubt I’ll climb out from row 1 to row 2. The chains join between those rows. That is an awkward transition of split chains. 

I’m opting for easier construction and more consistent rings and chains.

Second bootie started

 

I sat myself down right away to start the second bootie. I’ll be using the same thread and the same stitch count. Sort of. I started this second bootie at the end so that I could climb out with a couple of split rings. We’ll see if that works or not. I think it will.

Come join us!

From this

 To this

Saturday, August 23, 2025

10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

First Presbyterian Church

on El Dorado in Monterey

Seeing the progress with in-progress

I take quite a few photos of what I’m working on. Some of them never even make it to the folder on the phone. If I leave photo taking to when I have something significant to preserve, I forget. So, I snap a lot of in progress photos that never get used. Until I forget. I intended to share some photos of a vintage pattern I’m reworking. This is the only one that made it into the folder.

More later.