Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spinning Wheel Mat Complete (It's about time!)

I finally finished the Spinning Wheel Mat that I showed towards the beginning of April. I finished it last week, but I just haven't felt like posting. I did make one mistake on it, but it isn't important enough to say anything else.

This is a much better scan than the preview one I did earlier. I'm not sure if I mentioned it earlier but the thread I used is Valdani pearl cotton, size 12, colour #M13 (Americana). Like I said before, there a few intermediate colours in addition to the three main colours that are visible in this scan. I'm going to have to make more of these; I really want to make the pattern again in size 80 thread. Probably won't be HDT since the only HDT I have is Yarnplayer's Fern (I think), and I'm not a big fan of green unless it is on (or is it in?) a plant. Perhaps I will try some King Tut thread. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how big a Spinning Wheel mat would be made in size 80 thread?

I finally purchased Marilee's (AKA Yarnplayer) book, "Boutique Tatting". The designs are pretty awesome. I will have to make a few of them once I get a few other things finished. I also purchased a skein of her "Cobalt" thread from Marilee at the same time, and she sent a sample skein of "Soft Blues" thread. How did you know that I would like that thread! Thanks Marilee. Oh, and I finally bit the bullet and ordered some of that Lizbeth thread that everyone seems to be using lately. It had better be good thread; I ordered nine balls of it. To make the order worth while, I HAD to order other stuff! I'll maybe show what I got once it gets here, which hopefully will be at the end of the week. And finally, I "discovered" a new art that I just had to try, which has eaten up some of my tatting time. I tell you about it next time (and I'll show some photos as well). Till next time.

7 comments:

  1. nice spinning wheel mat! the colours do really feel american! are you hooked to making this mat like diane (the lace lovin' librarian) is? LOL i should try to tat one to see why it's so addictive.

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  2. I love the way this turned out, Jeff! I hope you like the Lizbeth thread. HDT is still my favorite, but Lizbeth certainly has its place in my tatting world!

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  3. OHHH! Very Pretty! This is a very popular doily to tat. I have seen quite a few of this pattern tatted lately. Have a great day!

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  4. Hi Jeff,

    Nice spinning wheel. I want to make one again sometime, esp. after seeing everyone's beautiful ones.

    I'm trying to remember how big the one was that I did. I have a picture of it next to a paper clip. I'm guessing it is a big paper clip, because my recollection is that the doily was around 3" in diameter. Here's a link to the picture. It was with quilting thread, but not King Tut. I'll have to try it with the King Tut.

    http://www.huttar.net/gallery/Lars-and-Kathy/Tatting-plus/IMG_1762.JPG.html

    Happy Tatting,
    Kate

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  5. The mat looks great!

    You have my curiosity up, wondering what art you have 'discovered'. I'll be checking back to find out.

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  6. Very nice Spinning Wheel Mat. I'm anxious to hear more of your "new art".

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  7. Nice mat. You will love Marilee's book! She has some fabulous patterns in there! :)

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