Never Let...

... a Pigmini loose with an empty shuttle, some beads, a new ball of thread and a camera!!

Last week was the Lace Fair at Haydock Park.  Went along with friends, came back with... the new Liz metallic thread, a few beads and.... those clover shuttles that've just been released!!

Now I just had to test the shuttles didn't I??  And a new thread just had to be tatted didn't it??  And... Young Sir is now in his new house and he 'needs' some Mum tatting doesn't he??  Of course they all need to be done.... don't tell me you lot don't, because I won't believe you!

Young Sir is 'into' dragons... always has been... so I decided he needed Pam Palmers Tatted Dragon pattern.  The new Liz metallic in red with light gold beads would make brilliant flames...

This happened:

Looks good doesn't it??  The Dragon herself will be Black 20.  The major challenge is... don't mix the two together.  Lizbeth 20 tats tighter than Lizbeth Metallic 20!  I'm now waiting for the Black to arrive, along with a few other 'bits'...

Anyway, wanting to blog the metallic thread, I took a pic...

Pink??  It's Christmas Red!  What the...  Dirty Lens!!!

Took it again,  better....




Took it outside in the sun:




As for the shuttles, they're my new favourite shuttle!  I've always used Clovers with a pick, and of course I love wood shuttles 'pop a bobbin' type... mix the 2 and what do you get?? The new Clovers!  Brilliant!

So whilst waiting for the black to arrive I made these:

Corina Meyfeldt freebie on her website, some beads from my stash, and Rainbow Taffy!!!

By the way.... Thanks for your comments on the retro tatting... but... pointy scissors in a moving car?? Ain't gonna happen!

Apart from that... there's something satisfying about undoing and redoing after a mistake... correcting just because you can!

Chat soon

More ramblings, or how to make mastikes!

Ok, so I'm back!! Rambling as usual! It's Easter weekend and it's freezing!

Been up in Scotland helping Young Sir with wallpaper stripping, false ceiling removal, rehanging doors, furniture building... I was chief cook n bottle washer, sweeper upper and general drinks maker! I could write a book on the hilarity up there... but I'll be good.  His fish are now in their new home up there, and we're back home for a few weeks. Before we went, I did some test tatting for Jane... here:

Violets in the snow as my short version of her Flowery Bookmark.  The thread needed using up on the shuttles... and I couldn't spot the green! My excuse and I'm sticking to it!

I also made a bookmark from a Jennifer Williams pattern. It was in a recent Lace Guild Bookmark book... but silly me forgotten to take a pic before handing it over as a birthday present! Good excuse to make another one!

Oh, here's a pic of Young Sirs friend being a stripper!

One evening after a meal and before bed I decided to do a little tatting on that monster doily... made an oops and decided to take it back later...

In the car on the way home, out came the tatting and I carried on... then remembered the oops!

Took it back... but not quite far enough, started again, realised and ended up retro tatting most of the way home! I'm now back where I was when I'd spotted it!!

Shades of - warning... tatting and alcohol do not make good partners! Vbg

Chat soon