Well, now that I'm more calm I can write about what I've been tatting lately.
On Jan 5th, while in the family house of my BIL, I had an idea for a bookmark. Here is what I was thinking about.
I tried to make the bookmark but I noticed I was making too many stitches in the chain and I made a mistake in the amount of big rings so I decided to cut it where it was.
Last night I returned to the idea. I have been working making some tatted spoons and making a small edging around the bangle using cotton perle #8 and DMC machine embroidery thread to work the chains. I like to work with this combination of different sizes of thread. I can make what I call mock mignonette. It's a pretty cool effect specially when working with contrasting colors. Anyway, here is the result. Even in this model I still had to adjust the counting on the chains and I need to make bigger the Long Picot where the big rings are connected but it looks like I want.
I think that in this last one I got what I want. May be some minor adjustment in the counting, but I don't think will be mayor difference. I'm going to make a couple of them and send them with the pattern to my Bookmark Exchange partners. The pattern will be up in my web site later.
Also I received today the order I made from DS9Designs (Deb Arnold). I ordered the Celtic Doily, a kit for a dragonfly and a kit for angel earrings. I couldn't wait and I made the earrings in less than 45 minutes. I found them so cute!!! I think I'll order some more beads later to make more angels. I find that the kits are very good. She printed the pattern in a stock card paper and folded like a little booklet, color printed. It also includes enough beads and threads for both earrings. The thread was more than enough. I even managed to make 3 butterflies with the leftover of the thread. In a few minutes I'll make the dragonfly and may be start the Celtic Doily. Hmm... I need to check if I have some unused or almost empty shuttles.
