Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Motif 26


Pictures of the same motif based on a design from Anne Orr's collection.  I had to modify the pattern to prevent cupping.

Thread is #10 white crochet cotton with a silver twist in it.

This thread is soft and more consistent than the Aunt Lydia's but the metal twist doesn't "stick" where it belongs.  Aunt Lydia's has the metallic thread wound with the cotton, and the Garden Metallic has it kind of alongside/around the cotton thread.  It is NOT good for tatting as the metallic filament stretches and bunches up when closing rings.  Result-- a lot of breakage of the filament.  I figured out tricks to make it work for me, but I would NOT buy this as a beginner.  Aunt Lydia's metallic would be a better choice.
I really like the daisy in the center of this motif.  There is a daisy-style center to my star in the previous post, and I've chosen a Jon Yusoff snowflake which also has a daisy center to add to this holiday collection.

10 comments:

  1. Even good metallic thread is hard to work with. But I like the results. ;-)
    I like your snowflake.

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  2. Thanks! Appreciate you stopping by.

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  3. great tip, I had (except for this year) given up metallic threads long ago because of that problem. I did do okay with Lydia's and now I understand why.
    Love the snowflake very classy!

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  4. Pretty snowflake. Lovely colour. I really hate working with metallic thread - you have done a great job with the threads.

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  5. thanks, ladies! Sweet of you to stop by, generous compliments!

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  6. I love your star ! It will be very effective against the x-mas tree

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  7. Dear Grace: beautiful work! Also, would you, could you please send me your address? I have something for you. :)

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