Here's another motif from my grandma (left) and my almost-the-same copy from the Blomqvist/Persson book. It was interesting to study Grandma's motif and note that she didn't sew her ends in, just tied and snipped them very close. These pieces of hers are at least 21 years old (she passed 21 years ago) and the knots are starting to work open. Her tatting is so pretty and I hope I don't lose the pieces but I'm reluctant to add glue, etc., so I'll just take good care of them.
I made two doilies this summer--pretty incredible actually!
The left shuttle is a Starlit shuttle from Handy Hands, and the one on the right is made by Veronika in Europe, purchased from her etsy store. You can see it pretty much holds as much as the Starlit and is a bit shorter and nicer to use but it did have incredibly tight points. I am hoping if I use it with size 20 on my next project I will enjoy it more. So pleased with it though!!!!
Completed Jan Stawasz doily, given as a gift. |
Linda Davis Coronet Doily Lizbeth thread size 40 |
At this rate, I'm definitely going to hit the 25 challenge twice this year! Woot!