Steady progress

I’ve completed round 2 with a way to climb out using a split chain and a split ring. It was very fiddly and I never in 6 stitches got a sequence of steps figured out. Perhaps one reason is that I was using just a length of thread to create the split chain. Without a tool, either needle or shuttle, I quickly became confused which way to pull thread, which way to pass thread through gaps, and whether to pull the end through or leave a loop. Also adding to the confusion was the necessity for a join halfway through the split chain. Was it all worth it? I think so. Even if to demonstrate that using the end of a thread rather than thread with a tool (or even ball) is significant in describing steps.

Did I overthink it? YES!!

Distracted again

 
This time by Piecework magazine. The current issue, Fall 2023, includes a tatted motif intended for a greeting card. I was intrigued by how the pattern was written out. No diagram, ah well. A picture, but there’s a bit I thought at first was an error, turns out it just wasn’t blocked as well as I expected. I decided to tat up a sample using some metallic thread I picked up at Shuttlebirds.

This is Round 1 worked in Olympus lame with shuttle.

Slow progress on the tatting bag

 I’m making VERY slow progress replacing my tatting bag. I’ve taken this one all over the world. It was

time. The fabric was intended for upholstery, so it’s sturdy, but it had gotten worn.

And the plastic disc in the base had gotten cracked. I thought I would use an old CD. But, my resident 3-D printing expert has other ideas. She designed this:

I think it will work much better as it has a bit of give to it, so it should be supportive of the bag, but not crack.

Now to sew it up.

Vote for #51

 

For those of you who can get by Evans Gallery in Sunset Center, the volunteers will help you with raffle tickets. The money goes to Carmel Bach Festival. Once you fill the ticket out, you can tuck it in the box mounted under the frame. I’ll be tucking a ticket in a few other boxes when I get the chance. I’ve been enjoying several of the pre-Festival events. Haven’t slowed down enough to get my tickets. So much good music by so many excellent musicians!

Decisions, decision

 A question was posed the other day. What would you tat to give someone who knits fingerless gloves and loves to weave hand towels? Ideas were batted around. Nothing substantial came up. But it got me thinking…..

Could I use Takashima tatting, the hook tatting technique I learned in April, to create something that could be incorporated with knitting for gloves? Or would that be better for a hot pad or placemat?

detail from Rosemarie Peel heart

I need to uncover my sketchbook and get these ideas finalized.

Celebrate

 Today is the celebration of a Beginning. The beginning of a journey as a Nation. Like all things that are still evolving, we’re correcting mistakes, working to be better, and trying to find joy and happiness as we go along. May we have successes that help our future be brighter.

If you live in my corner of Tatland, please consider supporting this fundraiser:

I donated a piece again this year. I hope lots of raffle tickets are sold! The gallery where the art is hung is at the Sunset Center. Volunteers sell tickets before each evening performance and a few other times. I hope you enjoy!!