treble tatting (tds) motifs
The problem reared it's head again but
this time I hit treble 20 (reference to darts)!
Turns out I was rolling the core
thread rather than 'transferring' the rolls on to the ball thread loop. How
terrible and how silly – if only I had paid more attention to the video!
Once this puzzle was solved,
everything went smoothly and happily.
In fact I stopped using a separate
crochet hook – my shuttle hook sufficed. This is what a bit of practice can do
;-D
I made a mistake joining the 3rd
ring in wrong space -- noticed only when the 4th ring needed to be
linked. Instead of cutting, I unwound the yellow core and pulled off the
chain stitches. Imagine my immense surprise and pleasure when even the tds
unravelled !!!
Pattern for this motif.
Pattern for this motif.
TIP : For climbing out -- I reversed the order of work, making the lock join with 2nd shuttle first. Then performed the same with shuttle1 but before
closing the loop I inserted/encapsulated the shuttle2 thread.
I got so engrossed watching an
exciting match that I made chains instead of rings around the center of the flower.
Thankfully I was using short lengths of thread (leftover), so it was easy to
pull the stitches off the core thread.
With the blue flower, I became comfortable hiding the cream tail within first few stitches (tatting over tails) – ds as well as tds! Pass the tail
through the base of the tds loop just before pulling it close.
I noticed one thing. Even if the
central tds ring lies a bit flat, the next round of rings pulls it all into a
3D flower.
Pattern for the 3D flower.
Pattern for the 3D flower.
The tail(s) have been left uncut
because I may need to work them into a tiny bouquet in future. It’s messy to store but
keeps my options open.
It is easy to invert the petals
with a sleight of hand! In the center, the blue petals are inverted. In the inset, both flowers have downward facing petals. I see a toothpick attached to
the base of these to use as an umbrella for a drink!
I’d like to explore treble tatting a lot more, but it’ll have to wait a while. For now, I can only hope that
Ninetta doesn’t distract me further ;-P
I suggest reading her recent posts for
a clear understanding of this technique and it’s place in tatting. For all posts/info on Treble Tatting start here.
UPDATE : see Ninetta’s comment below for TWoT tip
Many thanks, Ninetta,
for this new technique and the lovely patterns !
(and keep the sneak peeks coming) ;-P
Well done for getting the hang of it.
ReplyDeleteJane, the flat motif reminded me of Usha's first dot picot motif (inner round) and I am wondering how these 2 will look on one motif - gradation in size! All for another day, though :-D
DeleteThank you very much for trying! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour tip about climbing is what I actually do, but I thought to do slow movements for the video. Also, you can try yourself, the shuttle which passes in the other loop will take both thread on that loop side. So, in the video the pattern will continue on the left of the mock tds. It is useful to know. Honestly I hope it's clear enough. :)
Thanks, Nin :-) I totally understand why you showed the climbing out in that way. For a first time, we all need to understand what is happening and why; until we can create our own shortcuts.
DeleteAnd yes, it is clear. Emerging from the 2nd shuttle side will make the next round move counterclockwise - TWoT at work ! ;-D
Looks like you have got it now!! :) They look great!! :)
ReplyDeleteReally pretty easy once I 'got it', Sue, except that I needed to remember to make a 'crochet chain' through the vsp before starting the rolling part ;-P
DeleteI have not had time to try this new idea, your look like you have got it,
ReplyDeleteYes, I am comfortable with the technique, Margaret :-) I only wish I had more time to focus on this -- Nin is belting out such lovely applications ;-P
DeleteYou are getting good at the trebles! (btw, do you play darts? :D)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea for umbrellas for cocktails, that would be fun for a party!
(grinning sheepishly...) I've only played darts with my niece when she was little, Lavi; I Googled for 'treble' references/usage ;-P
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