Flag with red stripe

So, here’s an update on the flag. I was able to work on it quite a bit during our weekend by the sea. To give you an idea the size this flag will be, I did not crop the scan. My scanner bed is just 14”X8.5”; so this will be huge! I figure it will be done by next 4^th.

Flag with one red stripe



so close.......

Scanning my tatting has led to catching mistakes. Today was no exception. I’ve been working on a triangle based on an antique pattern from a Frauberger book. I had to try several times to get the secondcorner worked correctly. I wasted quite a bit of thread, but figured I had enough to finish as I usually add 10 inches or so. Well, I ran out of thread. Like I was lacking 2 inches. Sigh.

Frauberger triangle almost done

After staring at it for a couple of days, I decided on a fix, took the tatting out to the spot I need to fix, and then set it aside so that I could scan it this morning. That’s when I saw this on the third side.

mistake joining the chains.

 Sigh. Well, more than sigh…….I actually woke the cat up with my wail!

Yaknow…..I think I’ll just start over…..later…….

If .... Then.... in a tatter's life

A misty moisty morning. The weather is cloudy with a high fog that will burn off soon. In the summer, that means it won’t be as hot. In the winter, that means it won’t be as cold. I’ve a couple of projects to block and scan/photograph. Now, my scanner and I are on friendly terms. My camera just tolerates me. I’ve decided that it’s just too different from a computer to use this logic: If I can learn how to use a computer, then I can learn how to use a camera. Sigh. I will conquer it all and post photos as I can.