tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367198822024-03-20T11:12:06.351-04:00Martha's Tatting BlogMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-66914268091615757182024-01-17T00:30:00.001-05:002024-01-17T00:30:00.130-05:00Looking Forward to Lodi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFtA9UEIY3mJ-fqn72nZuKCDW10t0TB_7rPfLeU9Gs8HfBakAS2IXzDV8d_silxThkNMHjm0HubHfbuFpNhasOR7j2bEhT2N8K_LyGNV68Kz58k7fy3KK2ZtTMuFghtxJDzeZYeo0f6rywaSnyxJZse0P580AEZuQ-kDSZYgcNlW6Q4y44RfM/s979/riego%20square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="964" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFtA9UEIY3mJ-fqn72nZuKCDW10t0TB_7rPfLeU9Gs8HfBakAS2IXzDV8d_silxThkNMHjm0HubHfbuFpNhasOR7j2bEhT2N8K_LyGNV68Kz58k7fy3KK2ZtTMuFghtxJDzeZYeo0f6rywaSnyxJZse0P580AEZuQ-kDSZYgcNlW6Q4y44RfM/s320/riego%20square.jpg" width="315" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am honored to have been chosen as one of the teachers at this year's Finger Lakes Tatting Conference, to be held in Lodi, NY this April 12-14. There are social get-togethers on Friday and classes on Saturday and Sunday. See their website here for complete information: http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/ Note that the early registration discount is in effect through February 1. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaGBYN6oJRSt9OHXKVI9WK1VPzuvPIzFjR4KY1Jf2GIa7WmxSfzJIzYuNFa4ShQvnyv-9PK_2jw_ck4T7dlTxb7_DeF3eLH1pqZLOR5a0n7Su0xEl7W74VAt_kmDsgyPpq75SpL-Tx5Ww33srmJFHpKnZM7ccuA_6-nvDtLhZg-q4jBld2iaF/s989/riego%20square%20no%20inner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaGBYN6oJRSt9OHXKVI9WK1VPzuvPIzFjR4KY1Jf2GIa7WmxSfzJIzYuNFa4ShQvnyv-9PK_2jw_ck4T7dlTxb7_DeF3eLH1pqZLOR5a0n7Su0xEl7W74VAt_kmDsgyPpq75SpL-Tx5Ww33srmJFHpKnZM7ccuA_6-nvDtLhZg-q4jBld2iaF/s320/riego%20square%20no%20inner.jpg" width="310" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are 3 versions of the Maltese Ring motif I will be teaching. I'm just now noticing that I never blocked some of these squares. How embarrassing! But if I don't post today, it may be too long before my next chance.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1CWXNcthm78QVRe2tmUydYc1hTxgT8pOj5hIaHG1nQvfStfLR9EvqNBfemRn7AlhBdEXAnb08OhaCX9PqeQ17h-aP384pmeTdJq3S8576-HlEKvHzRySzl0pbZdr-HJMMW-7A6edONqgUaG4vcYWy5_daJkWgeBI23BOlgPDqFfmm0rwRSQ6/s904/riego%20square%20solid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1CWXNcthm78QVRe2tmUydYc1hTxgT8pOj5hIaHG1nQvfStfLR9EvqNBfemRn7AlhBdEXAnb08OhaCX9PqeQ17h-aP384pmeTdJq3S8576-HlEKvHzRySzl0pbZdr-HJMMW-7A6edONqgUaG4vcYWy5_daJkWgeBI23BOlgPDqFfmm0rwRSQ6/s320/riego%20square%20solid.jpg" width="319" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other teachers will be K Boniface, Bonnie Swank, Mary Anna Robinson, Kaye Judt, Sharon Fawns, Shawna Wachs, D'Amone Popp, Ruth Perry, and of course, Karey Solomon. Doesn't that sound like a great time?</span></div></div><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-9506979826441442382024-01-14T23:04:00.000-05:002024-01-14T23:04:04.129-05:00I Should Have Known Better<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When choosing the thread/yarn for a project, I will pose the question, who's doing the work - the thread or the pattern? Or to put it another way, the thread/yarn or the pattern may be busy, but not both. Look at the socks in my previous post. That yarn called for a very simple pattern. I usually reserve variegated threads for edgings or small motifs, or alternate rounds with a solid color in a larger piece. If there are several rounds of a variegated thread, the colors may pool or draw the eye away from the structure of the pattern. Some people are better at this than I am and produce beautiful things with variegates.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last summer, when I wanted to make Dora Young's Square Pinwheel, I had trouble finding a pair of threads I felt like working with. There was a Lizbeth variegated ball (sorry, can't remember the number) with the colors all about the same strength. I thought maybe I could pull it off, since Jane had made a very nice version of the same pattern with an ombre thread, but no, I just wasn't happy when it was done. It's not horrible, but I don't think the pinwheel structure shows up as well as it should. (The scan actually looks better than in real life.) I switched to safer solid colors, sigh.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Incidentally, the technique Dora Young used in this pattern also appears in the Bath Tatting Book of 1865. I've always wondered if she had a copy of that book, or independently recreated the technique.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXw-NoR5a-8Sq5Vr7s0cZgpabaeNNwUQNOtuSCZ2zfmyNOaXqzCfMOERfI00JaHpk2oxDpvuzosex48BYaqYspGutOiU9_kiZgPDUBl2AVnnipczMuR50B9RLOOSE18z_NKRJOLdHW_bnDmM78LgxmIPdrP6x5w-K_oCxcu3iJTFe3bDz5_II/s1452/variegated%20pinwheel774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1452" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXw-NoR5a-8Sq5Vr7s0cZgpabaeNNwUQNOtuSCZ2zfmyNOaXqzCfMOERfI00JaHpk2oxDpvuzosex48BYaqYspGutOiU9_kiZgPDUBl2AVnnipczMuR50B9RLOOSE18z_NKRJOLdHW_bnDmM78LgxmIPdrP6x5w-K_oCxcu3iJTFe3bDz5_II/s320/variegated%20pinwheel774.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaWIQMEMfLH9WNSupu-todDQfYLsSLZKrnrrI64ZL1vBt380ctatmSN9EL6F8I7QvrOGid-gUJyBh6Bb8b1I6DiOX_8AQ-BsHYf3GmftfgkZe-2AZpD09y4eNJ3gpNPTjOe2FswyzJLQBX-PTjd1YKCqx2SJld8aT8AVnxGJu5suSHKcycunqs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaWIQMEMfLH9WNSupu-todDQfYLsSLZKrnrrI64ZL1vBt380ctatmSN9EL6F8I7QvrOGid-gUJyBh6Bb8b1I6DiOX_8AQ-BsHYf3GmftfgkZe-2AZpD09y4eNJ3gpNPTjOe2FswyzJLQBX-PTjd1YKCqx2SJld8aT8AVnxGJu5suSHKcycunqs" width="257" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-88933192345303268272023-11-07T01:12:00.000-05:002023-11-07T01:12:01.066-05:00I Gots Socks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCRZMprwXXZ51vYtgMT6viiDKOsTvEi2loKtO__JYXwrKqi0RVVZik7Mfr3YRUN4fWYqy0Ju_BnLuh0q1KHe3E018NJT24g7PtHPDMCSFEHohKfrK_7GKZ9kRilBoPW_dFy28FWst3FJJ9p8xXIEV7-202p5XWAUHEHQFl6QErxRqRi8-VoxV/s2992/socks%20new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCRZMprwXXZ51vYtgMT6viiDKOsTvEi2loKtO__JYXwrKqi0RVVZik7Mfr3YRUN4fWYqy0Ju_BnLuh0q1KHe3E018NJT24g7PtHPDMCSFEHohKfrK_7GKZ9kRilBoPW_dFy28FWst3FJJ9p8xXIEV7-202p5XWAUHEHQFl6QErxRqRi8-VoxV/s320/socks%20new.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Has it ever happened to you that your fallback project, intended for times when you couldn't concentrate enough to work on your important project, became the <i>only</i> thing you felt like doing? So, while I have numerous works-in-progress and deadlines to meet, I have new socks.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The pattern is really simple, as befits a fallback project: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/socks-on-a-plane" target="_blank">Socks on a Plane</a> by Laura Linneman, available on Ravelry. Except, I substituted the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">Fish Lips Kiss Heel</a>, also available on Ravelry, because that's the heel I always do. The yarn is Patons Kroy Socks, color Sunburst Stripes. I have no idea if that is still available. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When I started, I didn't realize how loooong those color repeats would be. The second skein didn't start in the same place as the first one, but I think I did a good job finding a place to begin the second sock so they more or less match.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They actually fit and look good, so I am happy. But now I have to go back to all those things I was supposed to be doing, sigh.</span></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-67999480548679763232023-10-22T17:57:00.000-04:002023-10-22T17:57:52.050-04:00State Fair Ribbons<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2qqLO2Rcqe9Ibx4bB0ccafZ7bQZnORowsirmd88dlKgKEuDhIJxfhIylsAIsoswmIwi7a9YuKgtIVPXDDUJeqc2uTrI1qSX_PTtmdj5VVDodG-4oTnXOfpY6gvsHF0IMpoPUvgraVJdfQOXM9BDzMwuMCgaxw4U5x4Go1Sz-uK74x1nRV4H/s2573/fair%202023%20dora%20young%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2573" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2qqLO2Rcqe9Ibx4bB0ccafZ7bQZnORowsirmd88dlKgKEuDhIJxfhIylsAIsoswmIwi7a9YuKgtIVPXDDUJeqc2uTrI1qSX_PTtmdj5VVDodG-4oTnXOfpY6gvsHF0IMpoPUvgraVJdfQOXM9BDzMwuMCgaxw4U5x4Go1Sz-uK74x1nRV4H/s320/fair%202023%20dora%20young%20blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I love going to the NC State Fair. I saw some clogging, listened to some bluegrass, ate some weird fair food, and got my yearly block of Cheerwine flavored fudge. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I visited with Anitra at her tatting booth inside the Village of Yesteryear, had nice chats with a weaver and a potter, and saw many beautiful crafts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Exhibition Building houses the ribbon competition entries. We do not have very many tatting categories, but quilting and embroidery are especially plentiful and exquisite.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhAO7Einf5j-WN58kC20Fwq7Le285b7qDmNIXKG80YfKhcjfx8ewtR-dTyYoTeOMlW8hr1lZLbBK4A1RFA5Fez6uGGjc2jRdjC2Tjm_YiLkaKnPH1G8N0kSW1LlwJXJKKHcSjStbxxo97EI7mjGZfqTt6T5QeIkBoBDQx25lpRHYlZ3FC46iZ/s2632/fair%202023%20book%20marks%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhAO7Einf5j-WN58kC20Fwq7Le285b7qDmNIXKG80YfKhcjfx8ewtR-dTyYoTeOMlW8hr1lZLbBK4A1RFA5Fez6uGGjc2jRdjC2Tjm_YiLkaKnPH1G8N0kSW1LlwJXJKKHcSjStbxxo97EI7mjGZfqTt6T5QeIkBoBDQx25lpRHYlZ3FC46iZ/s320/fair%202023%20book%20marks%20blog.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I won 2 ribbons! I got the blue ribbon for framed/mounted tatting with this square pinwheel Dora Young pattern. I won second place in a catch-all "other non-threaded needlework" category with a set of bookmarks, all my own patterns, mostly from <u>Playing with Picots</u>. Those were my only 2 entries, so I was very pleased they both placed. Also, I was happy to see friend's names on ribbon winners in some other categories.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Each year as I walk through the fair, I think of all the things I can make and all the categories I can enter the next year. Will I actually make all those things in time?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJz9wK1eotEool8ls-cko-ZAMixUQWiBj1lHNul5j_BBcTYbQ_EB8AB7DV6bFZddr_BtF7_FolAKyqhOU_5srRF-eDLhlHk1oDUCJHBet5_e_4Btex2zG0zvF31jMQxIolZ8UNB3gKHNmypoKpeTquXYk8_4doKRmmXK89PG2VTcYtAJ_UpEZ/s225/fair%202023%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="225" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJz9wK1eotEool8ls-cko-ZAMixUQWiBj1lHNul5j_BBcTYbQ_EB8AB7DV6bFZddr_BtF7_FolAKyqhOU_5srRF-eDLhlHk1oDUCJHBet5_e_4Btex2zG0zvF31jMQxIolZ8UNB3gKHNmypoKpeTquXYk8_4doKRmmXK89PG2VTcYtAJ_UpEZ/s1600/fair%202023%20blog.jpg" width="225" /></a></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-23928214790753190062023-09-07T11:55:00.001-04:002023-09-07T11:55:26.824-04:00Palmetto Projects<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8qyl6-jCiJsNcVv1K4TfFMGocsbKciMTYJFBp_Be4KfTlYikkq3QwmNjvqMU9f_GvTaPO4ZF6WwCazKFfrhO5tRfxkncaG6lWxbrcufdumKK2r701a-zhrznYTF1qbcUGULE5ldb_-_wqWSFuYXI8rZ7jcoYVEOBUhJSgyXKrsrJcytlfHbz/s1491/pal23%201%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1491" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8qyl6-jCiJsNcVv1K4TfFMGocsbKciMTYJFBp_Be4KfTlYikkq3QwmNjvqMU9f_GvTaPO4ZF6WwCazKFfrhO5tRfxkncaG6lWxbrcufdumKK2r701a-zhrznYTF1qbcUGULE5ldb_-_wqWSFuYXI8rZ7jcoYVEOBUhJSgyXKrsrJcytlfHbz/w320-h194/pal23%201%20blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOIAj0S5adKS7AqsHYs7HE9rPVIXl9143wwZb0WxyOMXcfNwQYsU941Hg-rhFXFrZ6P4txbZOvicvaWsvofOg8w7h3MTfCu0FdpNDNx_GP7GnresdEi4bh1_7eY14IEmyWEs59PSiyyO6dCdlNSKGhZHTw4bjJGA42ThcYrUlYStYMq6FBGDf/s1614/pal23%202%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1614" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOIAj0S5adKS7AqsHYs7HE9rPVIXl9143wwZb0WxyOMXcfNwQYsU941Hg-rhFXFrZ6P4txbZOvicvaWsvofOg8w7h3MTfCu0FdpNDNx_GP7GnresdEi4bh1_7eY14IEmyWEs59PSiyyO6dCdlNSKGhZHTw4bjJGA42ThcYrUlYStYMq6FBGDf/s320/pal23%202%20blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In an all-time record, I finished my Palmetto Tat-Days projects the evening I arrived home. And then it is taking weeks and weeks for me to show them to you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up top are 2 classes with Karey Solomon. The 3-D strawberry has an emery filling to help keep needles clean and untarnished, like the strawberry attachment on old-time tomato-shaped pincushions. Remember those? You could make one with regular stuffing if you don't have emery type materials on hand. The ice drop spider was a lot of fun, and the floating spiral chains were a useful technique to learn. The legs are sticking out every which-way, and I could probably wet them and tame them into position, but that would be, you know, efficient.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharren Morgan's ornament class had a choice of 2 snowflakes and a wreath, which I made in unwreathlike colors, but will look good on my miniature white and gold Christmas tree. I look forward to making the other ornaments in the class handout. The wire tatting class with Kelli Slack was also fun, and something different. The class assignment was just to get comfortable working with the wire and make rings and joins. I have more wire to play with later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will note that I have only 4 projects here. I was teaching the other 3 class periods. I have printed many of the other class lessons to make later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can go to the <a href="https://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank">Palmetto website</a> and see all the class projects and purchase all the class handouts as a <a href="https://www.palmettotatters.org/shop" target="_blank">digital download</a>. I recommend it.</span></div><br /> <p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-13832265630719424822023-08-21T23:49:00.001-04:002023-08-21T23:49:39.987-04:00It's Heeeere!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The new book is finally ready! I hope you will enjoy it. Click on "Books for Sale" near the top of the page for ordering information.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETiWfFxHX8Lsh-RhJEVzFSMGVnIOjfMSxDz3ZrjGnM5-dIo_drjDUtG722JUDm1J88od32_GYZXuouEN8NqdrbCC6O4bq0yGdpuud2NxCGY_T4qjYo_Oywa0JhUBSnhroeBQ0v4EgFu79XjkUu4XRcYHEYp7vrIZ6naNHYTs3jGdoF0jd8KyW/s1224/blog%206%20res72%20double.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1224" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETiWfFxHX8Lsh-RhJEVzFSMGVnIOjfMSxDz3ZrjGnM5-dIo_drjDUtG722JUDm1J88od32_GYZXuouEN8NqdrbCC6O4bq0yGdpuud2NxCGY_T4qjYo_Oywa0JhUBSnhroeBQ0v4EgFu79XjkUu4XRcYHEYp7vrIZ6naNHYTs3jGdoF0jd8KyW/s320/blog%206%20res72%20double.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-87574278050294314862023-08-16T23:07:00.001-04:002023-08-16T23:07:52.065-04:00Knitting Dishcloths - Me Too<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyELRY0-_Y4R6w-0OWFVaw9sQxOdRxn0SX_7KTj3z-zRxyChGShZL_y5Kq4eGQRdzUDK2aRprnIqUWrwmVF9BCllNkq4vb5Rzd7i-8x3nVuG8G0ARJjk0KCwn3Y9MpY-ryoqsSxQ2AzdS1QLe2bdPhdPUHLfPizC4jdRTA-DJsHsxDOWSTWcxT/s236/dishcloths%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="236" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyELRY0-_Y4R6w-0OWFVaw9sQxOdRxn0SX_7KTj3z-zRxyChGShZL_y5Kq4eGQRdzUDK2aRprnIqUWrwmVF9BCllNkq4vb5Rzd7i-8x3nVuG8G0ARJjk0KCwn3Y9MpY-ryoqsSxQ2AzdS1QLe2bdPhdPUHLfPizC4jdRTA-DJsHsxDOWSTWcxT/w320-h221/dishcloths%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I've noticed friends posting their knit dishcloths online. I've been doing that too! They are perfect for when you want a very simple project while watching TV and it's so hot and humid it's hard to tat. Two skeins of cotton yarn that I bought from <a href="http://tattingtimesonline.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Karey</a> yielded 5 dishcloths. They were finished too soon. What can I make now?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, were you expecting news about the new book? I'll have some for sale at the <a href="https://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank">Palmetto Tat Days</a> conference this weekend and then start selling to the general public on Sunday or Monday. <br /></span> </p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-72052937690733856712023-07-18T02:07:00.001-04:002023-07-18T02:07:19.281-04:00More Wild Women<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfFpwA4JhT0Yf18n-Z5GO5VTShvZioDd1snUgfCxuIZRV8iS_jbxNRY-IL4zrjkx2r8HCYQ0ooAZxjrDRLeU7cdKEVX11OvzDPEy9PKc7DT5LBdRYGHU9lPqgfiQa88K-lvb9SCEzkJEBAraQ8q6pGM7MkXNuf8yhgOIjOYZDCF-da7hleemy/s842/book%20preview%204%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="842" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfFpwA4JhT0Yf18n-Z5GO5VTShvZioDd1snUgfCxuIZRV8iS_jbxNRY-IL4zrjkx2r8HCYQ0ooAZxjrDRLeU7cdKEVX11OvzDPEy9PKc7DT5LBdRYGHU9lPqgfiQa88K-lvb9SCEzkJEBAraQ8q6pGM7MkXNuf8yhgOIjOYZDCF-da7hleemy/w400-h291/book%20preview%204%20blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was honored and delighted when they selected my Wild Haired Women for this year's <a href="https://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank">Palmetto TatDay's</a> logo. I'll be teaching a selection of them in my class there. My upcoming book with have more hairstyles and a second body to choose from. I think they are a lot of fun. Instead of blocking them, I like to leave them just as they come off the shuttle, each with her own personality, like she is skipping or dancing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-44639392461397923812023-07-04T09:00:00.015-04:002023-07-04T12:32:25.707-04:00Inspiration for the Oz Tatting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone said my Dorothy was pudgy 😢</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(It's OK, just joking with the crying face.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I'm working from the book illustrations, I don't think I'm too far off. Getting that ruffle all the way across the yoke of her dress without a cut and tie was a challenge, but I managed. I'll stand by my Dorothy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianZ_S6LQnK2xbmQ_-LiaC9TXkwpmwitrbbUDMlKDnu7sca45cA7wz8Pc3ZC0pxD1xW1pvCnKQKmafax1Vtgq2kB8Ueb-1x01DzWR26RWfmO73Env-VVa6iQ15buYHIFFtcD_UJinM9gv9mxh8_noErLjqLHJdhumoDucvCi-I1ZCe2y46Mu43/s532/oz%20pic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="532" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianZ_S6LQnK2xbmQ_-LiaC9TXkwpmwitrbbUDMlKDnu7sca45cA7wz8Pc3ZC0pxD1xW1pvCnKQKmafax1Vtgq2kB8Ueb-1x01DzWR26RWfmO73Env-VVa6iQ15buYHIFFtcD_UJinM9gv9mxh8_noErLjqLHJdhumoDucvCi-I1ZCe2y46Mu43/w200-h197/oz%20pic.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yFvDhnRNOBwrbJ4AZtwtxtEXK-64gjWqzPl1UIezLrgQeBoNbgZqslp7RNVak9rqFgy3wJcNjNWRDs0TBSsZOrSbTUfX-gAB2AI-zq41y0fOfi_nkewETV1u3j-SVz2jXwoOwXTjK4LmMeciLgxQm2nFofc4eJ94Apt4Z8gRYNX2iFnaER1t/s766/book%20preview%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="766" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yFvDhnRNOBwrbJ4AZtwtxtEXK-64gjWqzPl1UIezLrgQeBoNbgZqslp7RNVak9rqFgy3wJcNjNWRDs0TBSsZOrSbTUfX-gAB2AI-zq41y0fOfi_nkewETV1u3j-SVz2jXwoOwXTjK4LmMeciLgxQm2nFofc4eJ94Apt4Z8gRYNX2iFnaER1t/w320-h145/book%20preview%207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-84835582145694669392023-07-02T15:51:00.004-04:002023-07-02T15:51:59.115-04:00More Sneak Peaks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BFnpGvQ9qeZB_b1NNBog4HAauXfjRbo-NvWXK0vItjwNggOv4MfOmiEGzDlQ0n-VO_1aseQ83oBmTNe1LJ7Fk44er2wf8qSxIqSSSlvtjCcUiRu5uY4R1JgUlLzHRE-07BBkV9YggGxp-LwvoqUE5QQqBgEFA4Q5b03-DclejY1x3vaJQPXb/s506/book%20preview%205%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="506" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BFnpGvQ9qeZB_b1NNBog4HAauXfjRbo-NvWXK0vItjwNggOv4MfOmiEGzDlQ0n-VO_1aseQ83oBmTNe1LJ7Fk44er2wf8qSxIqSSSlvtjCcUiRu5uY4R1JgUlLzHRE-07BBkV9YggGxp-LwvoqUE5QQqBgEFA4Q5b03-DclejY1x3vaJQPXb/s320/book%20preview%205%20blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few more motifs that will appear in my upcoming book. Maybe to be ready in August. Watch this space!</span><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-9679048013481651662023-06-29T11:41:00.004-04:002023-06-29T12:02:07.815-04:00New Book Coming!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAyKUT-t-FgUDsCu5K7WVlg2tt9vgpG9FEhL08gXxhNb_0PdDZIFe_5TlQMDs4ROgFs-UXABF4Re9ImDPD_hY-sKO4CjdGtpTF5KEb-PLqKlFX0DcrR82gIRdg336BucPs3_1dPnjm4PCYpCVX88ihRXrCSUN-qw6rD4sKXORNjanhDsspVSY/s2746/oz%20group%20trim%20blog%20new%20copy%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="2746" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAyKUT-t-FgUDsCu5K7WVlg2tt9vgpG9FEhL08gXxhNb_0PdDZIFe_5TlQMDs4ROgFs-UXABF4Re9ImDPD_hY-sKO4CjdGtpTF5KEb-PLqKlFX0DcrR82gIRdg336BucPs3_1dPnjm4PCYpCVX88ihRXrCSUN-qw6rD4sKXORNjanhDsspVSY/s320/oz%20group%20trim%20blog%20new%20copy%20small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I've been lazy with designing for a few years, but it's time to buckle up and get a new book done. Look for it coming out sometime this summer (I hope). <p></p><p><u>Whimsical Tatting</u> will include assorted light hearted motifs. These characters, inspired by the W. W. Denslow illustrations from the public domain original version of L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz from 1900 will be included.</p><p>There will also be a puppy, a kitty, a space alien, some little dragons and a few more odds and ends.</p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-29177778387961483912023-06-27T10:53:00.001-04:002023-06-27T10:53:26.438-04:00Palmetto TatDays: Register Now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvMAEvaB4BFFK1BWTkaOBhH5oa8c4jJbql8UkLlbHKtHUotBE-4po3AKUSdkuPBJ1Gp1XFT2wrT2kk_zEMYz2RFLwL9-f6okb46gtkI_ZdCRp2cSCPhlXcDSeCZswFxpUtia7CSHLqNR1XCLx7_rpskUGvA_2drac_YB0U-T2VvR5VxQYRDQdW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvMAEvaB4BFFK1BWTkaOBhH5oa8c4jJbql8UkLlbHKtHUotBE-4po3AKUSdkuPBJ1Gp1XFT2wrT2kk_zEMYz2RFLwL9-f6okb46gtkI_ZdCRp2cSCPhlXcDSeCZswFxpUtia7CSHLqNR1XCLx7_rpskUGvA_2drac_YB0U-T2VvR5VxQYRDQdW" width="230" /></a></div> <p></p><p>It's time to stop neglecting my poor old blog. </p><p>The Palmetto TatDays are coming up soon, being held August 17 - 20, in beautiful Lake Junaluska, NC. This is always one of the high points of my year, as I enjoy spending time with friends and the classes so much. Don't forget the vending room and the auction. This conference is especially convenient, as the rooms, the classes, and the meals are all in the same building. (But if you would like to camp or stay somewhere else, that's possible too.) I'll be teaching a few classes, myself.</p><p>Registration is open now, and closes Saturday, July 8 at 8 pm EDT. </p><p>For more information, see the Palmetto Website: https://www.palmettotatters.org/</p><p><br /></p><p>Watch this space for information on my upcoming new book!</p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-8705608210355418552021-10-16T11:00:00.001-04:002021-10-16T11:00:00.224-04:00American Needlewoman, November 1925, part 2<p> <span style="font-size: large;">This is the other tatting pattern from the November 1925 issue, a doily edging by Marie Haase. She was also a contributor to Needlecraft and Modern Priscilla magazines. I suspect she was related to Clara Haase, another designer of that era.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In defense of American Needlewoman, with its small handful of patterns on poor quality paper, you get what you pay for. In 1925, its yearly subscription was only 25 cents, while Needlecraft was 50 cents, and Modern Priscilla was a whopping 2 dollars. Modern Priscilla was the oldest, having started in 1887, and had many more pages on much better paper. Needlecraft had started out as a Vickery & Hill publication, but in April 1914 changed to Needlecraft Publishing Company. I suspect this was still a division of Vickery & Hill, but as the magazine was improving its content and paper quality to look more like Priscilla, perhaps an attempt to distance itself from all those cheap newsprint magazines. Oops, I digressed.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVYPF03AkhMrVaYf9QzcPDIuzQmHZQH8ddkQAbaWmM6jVmcy_a63IdMkzpOG987JUUPx_sdEoOKWhqrH5DSEuobMHQxaIcsgdZQMsevL59rX0iqOYWdBdsAGSqOYfRF_VK-qE/s1598/am+ne+wo+nov+25+576+bw+doily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVYPF03AkhMrVaYf9QzcPDIuzQmHZQH8ddkQAbaWmM6jVmcy_a63IdMkzpOG987JUUPx_sdEoOKWhqrH5DSEuobMHQxaIcsgdZQMsevL59rX0iqOYWdBdsAGSqOYfRF_VK-qE/w200-h400/am+ne+wo+nov+25+576+bw+doily.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-55627986219080291992021-10-09T11:00:00.004-04:002021-10-09T11:00:00.166-04:00American Needlewoman, November 1925 part 1<p><span style="font-size: large;">I recently obtained a handful of issues of The American Needlewoman, another Vickery & Hill Publishing Company magazine. I was a bit disappointed as there was far more fiction than there was needlework. The average issue had an installment of a serial, 3 more short stories, and around 4 pages of needlework, usually one of which having embroidery patterns that had to be ordered separately. On the other hand, tatting usually made an appearance.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The magazine began around June 1890 as American Woman, and in May 1923 changed its name to The American Needlewoman. In May 1927, it changed again, to The American Homemaker. I wonder if the name changes were to make it appear useful to the casual observer while the reader could enjoy the romantic stories.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The November 1925 issue had 3 tatting patterns, 2 of them by a Mrs. D. A. Davis. Note that in this context, beading has nothing to do with beads, and is instead a trimming designed to have a ribbon threaded through it. As before, I have cropped and pasted to put the parts of the patterns closer together, click to enlarge. I'm still playing with resizing to find the smallest file size that will still be easy enough to read. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RLQzJoHWVCluaLDcUiXpNHZl83DB5BHQDkqxlt6I_O-rsV7qeQKuyb28rYOHdEqWUymeHhqnvUlKhz1sKu6rX7ZPvcy2KE-L30EFMIh6II6i9miOtVmwJHVwI2LtvoCGFu2_/s1800/am+ne+wo+nov+25+573+bw+medallion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1800" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RLQzJoHWVCluaLDcUiXpNHZl83DB5BHQDkqxlt6I_O-rsV7qeQKuyb28rYOHdEqWUymeHhqnvUlKhz1sKu6rX7ZPvcy2KE-L30EFMIh6II6i9miOtVmwJHVwI2LtvoCGFu2_/w320-h166/am+ne+wo+nov+25+573+bw+medallion.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPejvVCwo9WZVp70qaUwhk-2VIqUXcHVYmUKPMc_dHmjS8vjEwcFwZ_jX5Tm8usiYf0Lw4H8e9mCOmqMxybEL6XTnw5R0iqeCRwdZWjqhYomN8ms51f6b5Or0Jfa18SymjH0xl/s2696/am+ne+wo+nov+25+574+beading.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="752" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPejvVCwo9WZVp70qaUwhk-2VIqUXcHVYmUKPMc_dHmjS8vjEwcFwZ_jX5Tm8usiYf0Lw4H8e9mCOmqMxybEL6XTnw5R0iqeCRwdZWjqhYomN8ms51f6b5Or0Jfa18SymjH0xl/w111-h400/am+ne+wo+nov+25+574+beading.jpg" width="111" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-55482486332441130152021-10-02T08:00:00.001-04:002021-10-02T08:00:00.221-04:00Hearth and Home April 1923 - Edging or Collar<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Vickery & Hill Publishing Company of Augusta, Maine produced many inexpensive magazines on poor quality paper beginning in the late 1800's. One of these was Hearth and Home. The issue I have has 2 pages of rather nice needlework patterns, 4 fiction stories, and lots and lot of advertisements. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the tatting pattern, by Mrs. Anna Knight of Hudson, Michigan. Originally it was spread across 3 columns on 2 pages, but I have cropped and pasted it into a single image, click to enlarge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeljoKer7LDwY4SPrHI5h_hi-ZZrWENIZz0ds4ia3J5QYfqTwQ0m92biPkyw2OAEZQOQIdD5nUyb8YX83zy1wyGUoxfiYnzpzfgh4Ejxx-v_8cA99_m_krBaXjRtwkrJV1PGx/s1236/hh+apr+23+pattern+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeljoKer7LDwY4SPrHI5h_hi-ZZrWENIZz0ds4ia3J5QYfqTwQ0m92biPkyw2OAEZQOQIdD5nUyb8YX83zy1wyGUoxfiYnzpzfgh4Ejxx-v_8cA99_m_krBaXjRtwkrJV1PGx/s320/hh+apr+23+pattern+small.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the ads was for Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. You could also order remedies for almost any ailment, books, dishes, watches, dolls, flower bulbs, a bicycle, or an an automatic revolver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb14bVp0jcM2rN-WlUmk2MUH9fy49l8FLXYtPGBVOvcIbg-IHK4Oe-hu8rZfi0tqHUgh0qAZ6Z9janQSNfy2ZDWxoaH2gXuv1S4TR12uXy-pqt91DcCzA5W0TMOXQ5Z1eYYs0/s950/hh+apr+23+pinkham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb14bVp0jcM2rN-WlUmk2MUH9fy49l8FLXYtPGBVOvcIbg-IHK4Oe-hu8rZfi0tqHUgh0qAZ6Z9janQSNfy2ZDWxoaH2gXuv1S4TR12uXy-pqt91DcCzA5W0TMOXQ5Z1eYYs0/s320/hh+apr+23+pinkham.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-92200954701880684382021-09-25T17:43:00.000-04:002021-09-25T17:43:01.603-04:00A Hanky Pattern from New England Homestead 1926<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been actively collecting vintage magazines, especially Needlecraft and Modern Priscilla. Sometimes some other random magazines will be included in a batch I purchase, and sometimes, they will have some patterns in them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is, hopefully, the first in a series of old tatting patterns. This one is from New England Homestead, February 6, 1926. No designer name is given. We will have to forgive (or not) the writer of the caption, who thought both edgings were crochet. The pages are very badly yellowed and I have cleaned up the background of the text, but only lightly touched up the image lest all the detail be lost. I hope you will be able to click to enlarge, or to print the image so that you can read it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhQGyoJxQT2_nN6Yl_WNyl9yNEBY4ev3NNPI6H-MPDf4Qqc0uH1euU5QzUHrccInvHjTpmNx28s3U7UtcJA0OgVt4_2a-psOVF9djGncKdQWAlDysbjf3JLsp34DwwHNLl1gW/s2048/ne+homestead+tat+image+final+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhQGyoJxQT2_nN6Yl_WNyl9yNEBY4ev3NNPI6H-MPDf4Qqc0uH1euU5QzUHrccInvHjTpmNx28s3U7UtcJA0OgVt4_2a-psOVF9djGncKdQWAlDysbjf3JLsp34DwwHNLl1gW/w400-h343/ne+homestead+tat+image+final+small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>Meanwhile, Leigh at <a href="http://Somethingunderthebed.com">Somethingunderthebed.com</a> is in the process of posting online all the tatting patterns from Needlecraft magazine, and will later do Modern Priscilla. It looks like she has gotten as far as 1919 right now. This <a href="http://www.somethingunderthebed.com/CURTAIN/REVIEWSmags/HomeArts1910s.html" target="_blank">LINK</a> will take you to her Needlecraft bibliography page.</p></span> <p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-71747877620018986922021-02-08T21:42:00.000-05:002021-02-08T21:42:17.576-05:00Yay for Ebay!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg8bWJhirW8-swIPwLW7BaWWnEwYv0Y6NjvrlXHXyqSW5bI1i7Nl3vcxJuRETEqWEmMKCT8Jf-YLZDLX3B47WFyA4e-Q2grUmsqA6QuxgM6RHDHpg8YkoFvHJRyco90i32D0P/s700/ebay+020821+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg8bWJhirW8-swIPwLW7BaWWnEwYv0Y6NjvrlXHXyqSW5bI1i7Nl3vcxJuRETEqWEmMKCT8Jf-YLZDLX3B47WFyA4e-Q2grUmsqA6QuxgM6RHDHpg8YkoFvHJRyco90i32D0P/s320/ebay+020821+blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here is part of my latest win from Ebay. With multiple balls of the same color, I can see some large size 80 projects in my future. Yes, large and size 80 makes an oxymoron, doesn't it.</span><p></p>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-30469569816281095102020-09-27T21:20:00.002-04:002020-09-27T21:20:48.456-04:00Tatting Vintage Patterns, and the 9- Square Motif<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ruth Perry has had the wonderful idea to start a Facebook group called "Tatting Vintage Patterns" to study old patterns and maybe recreate them. I thought it might be just the thing to get me out of a slump. Then, when I had a lot more to say than I usually put in a FB post, I remembered my sad, neglected blog. See, better already.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The group is starting with this antique hanky, owned by the V & A Museum, image recently posted by the Lace Museum of Sunnyvale, CA. </span><span>The antique hanky has a mixture of regular joins and picots tied together, so it's that transitional stage in between antique and modern methods that I really love.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNysXez8PLxQjjELuMHHvfOke4Y42aEmAtasby6lk4D2H6rse42wF7Lpt1dxG2kFWuYiWP66v9jOGSmB_r4ywW0WZdHa1-V1soobPZEU2Uod5i8xmROwr2YeQ57AbSTF1OL9y/s500/ruth+antique+hanky+blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNysXez8PLxQjjELuMHHvfOke4Y42aEmAtasby6lk4D2H6rse42wF7Lpt1dxG2kFWuYiWP66v9jOGSmB_r4ywW0WZdHa1-V1soobPZEU2Uod5i8xmROwr2YeQ57AbSTF1OL9y/s320/ruth+antique+hanky+blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose to work on the square motifs. This seems to have been a popular motif in the 1800's, though the stitch count varies from project to project. Here is another example from a parasol cover owned by the late Mary Konior:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT7_kx56U3eYetdNtxJCofF0J18mIcAXzo_AS8R7m0mkQb90lPaVXoOt4OI7nYCKOsGpsXWdACkgEefcEufzZxNQqzO2n22IBwyx9ISEDXQhAF5YCeYIhHMPOBcj8ArR3ra0C/s179/parasol+cover+square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT7_kx56U3eYetdNtxJCofF0J18mIcAXzo_AS8R7m0mkQb90lPaVXoOt4OI7nYCKOsGpsXWdACkgEefcEufzZxNQqzO2n22IBwyx9ISEDXQhAF5YCeYIhHMPOBcj8ArR3ra0C/s0/parasol+cover+square.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">And here is a similar pattern in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Needlecraft:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuno9UmMCbNsd3BQUDdfJsrZmP2u_uDM3IpSSP9krzK-mj7QsFrBJW44PcBfWeHlm0GWY3jEZxbqr8x-RGVV6ILRtKDfUA1NugbvSYLbnRBkQ7t159GKVJk5woimz_IP5jkyK/s500/beeton+9square431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuno9UmMCbNsd3BQUDdfJsrZmP2u_uDM3IpSSP9krzK-mj7QsFrBJW44PcBfWeHlm0GWY3jEZxbqr8x-RGVV6ILRtKDfUA1NugbvSYLbnRBkQ7t159GKVJk5woimz_IP5jkyK/s320/beeton+9square431.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the version I made: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvApOGZDnG2XY0Cpt75UTW8iMVjwUna6GRQ6lOIXJsSJijVANNkCVY_LXTPK6B-K7FvVup80RFNfqejM6O13Yn3yd5hEUIbGDlnesUsBxeK9C3MYcKpz5XM_SpcVYb3FsiU-7/s302/9+square+blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvApOGZDnG2XY0Cpt75UTW8iMVjwUna6GRQ6lOIXJsSJijVANNkCVY_LXTPK6B-K7FvVup80RFNfqejM6O13Yn3yd5hEUIbGDlnesUsBxeK9C3MYcKpz5XM_SpcVYb3FsiU-7/s0/9+square+blog.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">This motif has 9 little squares in the center, each made of 4 rings. </span><span style="text-align: left;">I made the center section with rings: 6 - 6.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> The hanky has the little squares tied together at the corner picots. I started out doing it that way, but it was just too hard. (Later on, I remembered that in the old days, they would baste down all the bits and then tie the picots together.) I ended up using regular joins to connect all the outer squares to the center square, but I did not join along the outside, to preserve some of the effect of the tied picots when adding the outer round. You could join them all if you wanted to, or even use split rings to make the entire center as one piece. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">The outer round has rings with bare thread in between, and the bare thread makes joins to attach to the center, and connect the center small squares. These rings are: 2 [ - 2] 9 times. (A ring of 9 picots with 2 ds in between and on each side.) At the corners, I made a lock join immediately before and after the rings to try to center them over the corners. When there are 2 rings adjacent without a join to the center, I made a lock join into the last p of the first ring so there wasn't a really long bit of bare thread. When joining to the center, I made the lock join through both picots of the center squares together. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">A bit of blocking would have made this look neater, but I think it's a good try to recreate the original. 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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been working on Karey's Coronavirus Doily. It's a tat-a-long she has been releasing on her blog bit by bit <a href="http://gracefulartsfiberstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Part 7, she says to use 2 shuttles so you can switch between them when the thread on one gets low. Two shuttles are also very useful to switch to the shuttle in the best position when moving between the inner and outer sides of the round. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With equal parts over-thinking the issue of keeping my variegated thread colors in sequence when reloading shuttles, wanting to minimize shuttle winding, and being a trouble-maker in general, I decided to use 1 shuttle and ball thread and make all the single rings as self-closing mock rings. Where there are 2 rings together, I worked regular rings, thinking that would have less chance of gapsosis. I figured shoelace ties to move the shuttle into the other position when necessary would not stand out next to the lock stitch chains. I wound several bobbins before starting, and it worked out right, so I never had to cut the ball thread to reload a shuttle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Was it a good idea? I don't know. It saved me the time and effort of winding more bobbins, and that was good. I wondered if I was getting my SCMRs closed with consistent tension, and they probably aren't as tight as the regular rings. Is there too much color blip at the base of the SCMRs? I've already committed a few faults that won't bear up to microscopic examination, but from a few feet away, it looks pretty good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oddly enough, I don't have a tatting project on at the moment, so I will share a treasure from ebay. Most of us have seen pictures of needlework sampler books, some very large and elaborate, and some very humble like this one I am now fortunate to own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The covers are a "University Loose Leaf Notebook" from Woolworth's, and there is a calendar inside for 1927-1928-1929.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pages are hand cut heavy brown wrapping paper, and the tatting samples are basted in with sewing thread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is the occasional finer thread or different color, but most seem to have been made with the same white and pink threads, probably size 30 at a guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someone at Palmetto last year had a nicer sampler book, but also in some sort of dime store notebook from about the same period. While the idea of sampler books goes way, way back, I wonder if there was some common inspiration behind them both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Unfortunately, this year's conference has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 virus. Right now, the plan is to meet next year, with the same theme and same classes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strike>The Finger Lakes Tatting Conference will be April 17 - 19 this year, and registration is open now. </strike>You can see more information on their website <a href="http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The theme is "A Space Adventure" and it is sure to be a lot of fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm teaching a class to make that little alien shown up above. It's made with techniques easier to do than to talk about, since they've got so many names. For that sturdy chain, I don't remember what Rhoda Auld called it, if anything, but some people call it the Double Double Stitch and others say Balanced Double Stitch. But I'm doing the version where you just double half of the stitch, making it the Half Balanced....Balanced Double Half.....whatever. And then I use that technique called Set Stitch, Victorian Sets, Lattice Stitch, RicRac Stitch, well a whole lot of half stitches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope to see a lot of you there.</span>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-88641283213695328852019-12-17T01:08:00.003-05:002019-12-17T01:08:22.519-05:00Thank You<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone who contributed to the <a href="http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/" target="_blank">Antique Pattern Library</a> fundraiser. Back in November, they thought they might not make it, but now they have made their goal!</span>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-60646511825944204182019-12-10T03:22:00.002-05:002019-12-10T03:22:50.912-05:00Riego's Denmark Antimacassar & APL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So, how many of you have been yearning to make the Denmark Antimacassar from Riego's "The Royal Tatting Book" but were held back by the lack of an illustration?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It turns out that the 1867 edition of the book, which is the one currently available online, replaced the illustration with an advertisement. But the original 1864 version has the picture, and I have acquired a copy! The design is rather pretty, isn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When time permits, I will be scanning it to donate a copy to the Antique Pattern Library. The APL is a true treasure trove of patterns, for tatting, for crochet, for embroidery, and many other crafts. At present, they are about $1400 short of their fund raising goal for this year. That's not a whole lot if a lot of people chip in a little bit. If you go to their homepage <a href="http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, there is a Paypal donation button on the upper right corner of the page. Please consider helping, thanks.</span>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902036588224843966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719882.post-8438315162057434542019-11-18T18:27:00.000-05:002019-11-18T18:27:04.808-05:00Braids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been dabbling (read: wasting lots of time on the internet) in the history of coronation cord, rick rack, and turtle braid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have no idea how much joy this screen shot from the Sears & Roebuck Spring 1922 catalog brings me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someone had asked about finger purses like the one I entered in the fair in the last post. "Finger purses" were so-named because they had a ring at the top that could go on your finger. Some, but not all of them, had "strings," usually crochet chains, that fastened to the front edge of the opening and passed through holes or loops in the back, and effectively held the purses closed. Some people call these "miser's purses," but that term more properly goes with an earlier form of purse, also called "long purses." They were occasionally called "string purses" or "string bags," but that term can get confused with modern string-bag shopping bags. I'm going with "finger purses with strings."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> One of my Facebook groups is talking about coronation cord, so here you go, a finger purse with coronation cord from Needlecraft magazine, November 1915. What seems to be an advertising pamphlet calls it "coronation cord," but all the tatting and crochet patterns I've seen call it "coronation braid." (For the pamphlet, see the Antique Pattern Library, "<a href="http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/B-YS052.htm" target="_blank">Application of Coronation Cord</a>." )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a purse I made from that pattern years ago, with my own crocheted substitution for the coronation cord, er, braid. No, I don't remember how I made it, sorry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a modern pattern of this type of purse, Sheron Goldin shared a pattern with the <a href="http://www.georgiaseitz.com/" target="_blank">Online Tatting Class</a> in 2011. Click <a href="http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2011/sherongbluepurse.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a direct link to the pdf pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For bearing with me this long, here is an advertisement from another issue of the magazine that may give you a smile, or make you just shake your head at what amuses me.</span><br />
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