Norma didn't write reverse works into her instructions. If you make the unattached rings on round 2 as second shuttle rings, the chains will arch rather than form the sharper point of my chains. I made the round with one shuttle and a ball thread so that the unattached rings want to face the same way as the other rings. I then folded the rings outward to form that sharp angle to the chains.
Both the first Benporath Mystery project we did and this one contain instructions to join into one picot immediately followed by instructions to join into another picot. If you assume it to be a mistake, you must add what you believe to be the missing stitches between the joins. If you assume it is intentional, you must decide how to make the joins. This was what first motivated my explorations into joins to 2 picots. I chose to believe it to be intentional, and I'm using the down picot joins (the last in my practice sample). It is in this last round where the single ring joins to the two middle picots of the 4-picot chain segment (between the scallops).
This pattern also has a motif for the center of the fabric. The fabric would normally be cutout behind the motif. I will tat it again in this thread, but I haven't decided whether I will sew it to the doily. I know I won't cut the fabric out behind it.
The thread I'm using is DMC size 80, color 743. I'm really enjoying tatting this edging.
7 comments:
I am very much a visual learner, so tatting without a diagram or at the very least a picture would be extremely frustrating for me! Your doily is looking beautiful!
It's looking so very beautiful!!! :)
Thank you, Diane and God's Kid. As to diagram's, Diane, the first thing I do is do a rough sketch of the round. It helps a lot.
It's tricky working from an old pattern and working out the intentions of the designer. You're doing a good job!
Thank you, Jane. I really enjoy it.
This is lovely.
Thank you, Fox.
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