A lovely birthday present (yay!), I've been having fun with some of the techniques she uses (arrangement of elements, lock chains, Victorian sets) while blithely ignoring the bits I don't like (beads, sequins, multi-layer patterns). As such, this snowflake was made without the beads, and I combined two layers of tatting into one. It's very cute, but I was surprised how small it was using size 20 thread. I might try making it again and altering the stitch counts to get something larger.
So far I'm quite pleased with the book; my one gripe is that a couple patterns don't have a face-on photo of the worked piece - only "arty" angled photos of the piece on a table. Cover below via Amazon affiliate link - click through to see several patterns in the "see inside" option. Her website, which has tutorials and other patterns, is www.curiad-tatting.co.uk.
Very pretty. With those little hearts, it would do as a Valentine gift as well as a snowflake.
ReplyDeleteAwesome design & fabulous tatting!!! :)
ReplyDeleteSarah, love that flake so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like your version. I wasn't too into the specialized sequins, etc., in the designs either. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is funny how some tatters love to use embellishments and some of us try to avoid them. :) Right now I'm trying to figure out how to replace the buttons in some of the other patterns with tatting - maybe a SCMR or ring covered in large picots. We'll see if I get anything to work well.
DeleteI love these little hearts on the egde. They are so cute...
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