Well, last year I ended it miserable because of the burnt hand but now I feel much better, the hand is not hurting and last night (I mean this morning) I finished the doily. Well it has another round but I find that I like it this way.
It measures 12 inches in diameter. I haven't iron it so it looks a little ruffled, but it lays perfectly flat. The colors don't look as bad now that is finished. The blue is Miquita and the yellow is DMC Petra. It's an interesting combination of materials because Petra is a cotton perle and Miquita is a mercerized thread. Both threads have their own texture. I prefer the Miquita over the Petra but unfortunately that's a thread that is not easily found as Petra. Also the price is different. Miquita comes in balls of 50 grams for almost $5 and the Petra comes in 100 grams balls for $3. You do the math!
I had plenty of thread on the shuttles and made a few small motifs.
Here is a small bookmark using the Miquita in white and blue.
Here is another small motif using the same threads.
This is the center motif of the next doily I'll make. It's a square doily with a very interesting design. But this time I'll use one color: ecru.
All this was made like in 2 hrs this morning (around 3 am, sleepless night again!) while watching TV and listening to hubby's snores. lol
All of these are now comfy in the Tatting Box, taking a nap. I think I'll do the same now. But before I'll sketch some ideas for tatting that I have been having in the last 3 days. Looks like 2008 will be a good year for tatting!
