If you enlarge the picture, you'll see a few cat hairs as well; I'll have to trim those off. How I managed to glue everything down on the card without getting it all full of fur remains a mystery to me.
The first round took a bit longer than I expected. You have to twist the chains; you wouldn't think that would take a lot of extra time, but I had to slow down to check that I was on the right side before I started each ring. There's no more of that, thank heaven, but of course the rest of it will take longer just because it's bigger.
I was able to tat these two rounds continuously by starting with the second ring, ending with the first ring, and converting this to a split ring. Alas, I can't start the next round in the same place, and anyway I'll be changing colors on the shuttle now. [EDIT: Just to clarify, I didn't bother winding a second shuttle just for that one split ring. Instead, I used the floss bobbin that serves as my ball as if it were a shuttle. There won't be any more split rings, so this whole piece is really a one-shuttle pattern.]
This is the first time I've used "Leafy" for anything other than "representational" tatting. What I mean by that is that I've always used it to make pictures, specifically plants, up till now. I really like the way the subtle shading looks in a non-representational piece.
The next round will also include the "Peace" colorway.
You've got a beautiful start there! I love the subtle shading in Leafy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shades of green. Looking forward to the next bit. Whose pattern is this?
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Never mind! I just found the book! Oh no Another thing to put on the LIST.
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The HDTs look great. By the way, why did you paste this round to the card instead of having the whole doily done? Just wondering.
ReplyDeleteZarina, this isn't glued to a card. I was referring to the card that I just finished making, which you can see a couple of posts back. Sorry I wasn't clear about that. Yes, I will be making the whole doily.
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