Sent and received !
Rather sent and received and sent and received and
sent and received and sent and received...
When the hubster realised I was going to send 55 squares, he panicked and insisted I courier them. Cho chweet.
In the end, though, I sent in 65 squares : 55 from Cathy’s original pattern and the rest from 3 of my patterns (Classic Square ; Heart Square ; & Quatrefoil Square in size 40). I tied them in batches of 5.
Since the rates were same for the
first 500 gms, I asked Usha whether she would like me to include her group's
work as well. She couriered me the package, & I received it along with a surprise ....
A beautiful letter and her exquisite lanyards and
oh so lovely beads !!!
Yay. It came in handy almost immediately when my new glasses became a bit loose & I feared dropping them! Very
light & beautifully worked - the sparkle of the crystals is not captured here.
So the 1st sent was by Usha
& her group; received by me.
The Happy Tatters group had
collectively sent in 126 squares, some from own original designs.
9
tatters with 126 squares and wishes (scroll down for screenshot).
Even with our collective tatting and stuff, the padded envelop barely
weighed 200gms!
Thus 2nd sent was by me
(through my BIL); received by Cathy a couple of days later.
Meanwhile I received another
envelope from Vrinda, delayed by a day, with 24 more squares -
4 each from 6 original patterns!
Wow!
We decided to send this by
ordinary mail, keeping our fingers crossed.
The 3rd sent was by
Vrinda; received by me.
4th sent was by me in a new
envelope; received by Cathy about 12-13 days later.
I am so very fortunate to have
seen firsthand all the lovely tatting from the Happy Tatters group !!! You can
see a lot of their work on Usha’s blog. Above is a screenshot from Cathy’s
facebook listing
And Usha’s gift to me is
priceless!
I can take credit for motivating
Vrinda to share her square patterns ;-P She has used different techniques to
create her squares, and given them adorable names, too. Cathy put each pattern up on facebook.
I also have Vrinda’s gracious
permission to share them on my blog. So don’t go away – my next post will have her square patterns (in my notation). And also a listing of the various
3x3 cms squares that creative participants have shared (it’s good to have the
links all in one place, right?).
The deadline for receiving squares has been extended to the end of this month
and the tatted fabric will be displayed at Les Halles Saint Gery.
Many many thanks to
Cathy for her graciousness and help throughout,
including sharing her
personal address for the courier.
Oh, but before I leave there was
another lovely sent & received a few weeks back (this has been a hugely
delayed blog post due to health reasons).
This is the latest and sadly last
issue of Frivolté(k)ring. This time they included my Block Heart bracelet pattern. If you remember, last year I had the privilege of sharing my Curly Cross pendant pattern with them. Since it is their last, I asked for a physical
copy instead of pdf. They graciously obliged.
A very special thanks
to Mari-jan !
Between all this
sending and receiving, I have made new friends and forged old ones !
That’s what this global
initiative represents – a unity of purpose and meeting of minds.
Oops I forgot to thank the men in my family - hubby & his younger brother for their role in the Tat a Monument in Pink ;-P
Oops I forgot to thank the men in my family - hubby & his younger brother for their role in the Tat a Monument in Pink ;-P
Those are so many squares! I really like the name of the group "Happy Tatters" :)
ReplyDeleteAnd congratulations for getting your pattern published. It is a shame they will stop publishing it.
What a wonderful process of sending and giving!
ReplyDeleteLots of wonderful squares from everyone!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the hearts pictured with the new book!! :)
I treasure my International friends I've forged through tatting. I am constantly amazed at how similar we are. (Your glasses could be mistaken for my frames!) that makes me Happy!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful encouraging post 😄
ReplyDeleteWow, many squares and I really surprised but happy that are so many people around the word who love tatting :-) Nice post :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd You gals make me Happy :-))))
ReplyDeleteLavi, the Dutch tatting group will continue to share patterns, but not in this book form. Yes, it is sad, but such administrative activities take up so much time and effort that it is difficult to pursue the creative inclinations.
Ah Mel, how cute !! These are my Favorite glasses, too. Although now I only have lenses for this half-frame (can't afford 2 sets of progressive lenses that may need replacing every few years ;-P).
Justyna, it amazed me, too. And to think that I still know of so many more tatters who haven't participated. Who says tatting is a lost art?! What made me even happier was seeing the number of Indian tatters who sent in squares independently too - I didn't know there were so many.
I love your new eyeglass lanyards. I have found them very helpful, not like hubby who is always looking for his, my glasses are always on, my head, my nose or my neck. Congrats on all the squares made and sent.
ReplyDeleteLovely lots of squares, I posted today some more to her, it should have been posted Monday but we had snow and I coukd not get out to go to tte post office, we lost our post office in our village so now it's a trip to the next village.
ReplyDeleteLovely lanyard.
Muskaan, thanks for all your efforts to include Indian tatters squares lot in your courier and posting the pics here. I haven't been able to post them in my blog. It's your big heart showing the gratitude for each tatter. I, and the group too are proud of being your friendship.
ReplyDeleteBernice, you do paint a comical picture - Mystery of the Missing Monocles ;-P Usha's lanyards are really pretty!
ReplyDeleteMargaret, I loved the new squares you made & showed on Craftree :-))) They are on my to-tat list as well.
Usha, the pleasure is all mine :-)