Gift for a friend

Katrine by Lene Bjorn

 One of the things I like best about tatting is giving lace to friends. This will go out in the mail today as a thank you for the encouragement I received.

All wrapped up

 

The picture is from a “shrug” a friend made for me. It’s cotton, which I like, and adds just the right amount of warmth on most days in Monterey. Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit like I’m tying unwanted knots in my tatting thread. I actually threw away some of what I tatted the other day. There wasn’t even enough to snip and decorate a card with! Sigh!!

I need to get a gift finished. Perhaps that will turn the tide.

Tatting at the Edge

I tatted up a thank you gift:

Pernille by Lene Bjorn

It is found in Tatted Bookmarks – Cross Shaped by Lene Bjorn. My friend likes to read also so I’m tatting a straight bookmark, no side sections. I’d like to teach a class on edgings turned into bookmarks. I must explore the collection at the Lace Museum for possibilities!