Thursday 26 March 2020

whats in a size

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A spring bonanza! A generous lady from South India I ‘met’ on facebook sent me these gorgeous balls of Lizbeth threads in size 80! Although I tried to dissuade her, and also offered remittance, she would have none of it and asked only for a piece of my tatting (which will unfortunately only get mailed once this pandemic chaos is over). Luckily the threads arrived just before lockdown was declared, phew! 
Can’t thank her enough, despite hubby rolling his eyes at more stash ;-D (whispering - He's the one who bought the 36-piece Ferrero-Rocher boxes to store my threads ... though at the time I didn't realise only size 80 fit in them)

One of the balls had a single ring (the pink petal) with thread still attached. I immediately used up the thread to tat 4 more rings for a complete rosette. Not bad, eh?! I thought it would be difficult to work in size 80. I did tat a bit looser, having heard that the thread breaks when closing. Notice the difference between the pink petal and the rest. 
Hiding the tails could’ve been neater, though.

Heeding Vicki’s call for a fundraiser project, I started the rosettes in size 20. I am taking this as an opportunity to compare the different brands and intra-brand sizes in my stash. Details are tagged on to each.
I suggested this idea to the organisers, but they haven’t worked on it so far. It would’ve been such a great opportunity to create a sort of comparison chart and build on our tatting resources. There are charts, but none that have Anchor listed in them. (UPDATE : I did not include decorative picots in the measurements )

The 2 variegated rosettes on the left are Lizbeth (size 20, and size 80). The rest are from Anchor Mercerised Crochet Cotton and Red Heart so far.

Meanwhile I'm working on extracting a Huguenot Cross from the cross center here. Progress on the written instructions for the MS Cross is slow, though many have requested and received the diagram pdf.



18 comments:

  1. I expect she was glad to find a good home for them! I’ve never used size 80. It’s certainly very delicate. Well, I guess the organizers have a different priority.

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    1. Hope I can do justice to her expectations, Jane 💕 Time will tell 😃

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  2. TAT ON or Bust! Tatting the 80 just let your reflexes take over. Trust your instinct. Buy the strongest magnifier. Learn new swear words:) Enjoy & Love your work.

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    1. I thoroughly enjoyed this rosette without resorting to swear words, Anita 😉 It was surprisingly easy, but need to test my tatting on a larger project 💕

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  3. My prettiest of all tatting is in size 80. It's so delicate yet strong.

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    1. Looking for a hanky edging pattern for my MIL once I'm confident. Part of her golden jubilee celebration gift, Anita. 💗

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    1. Haha, don't know about deserve, Vicki, but tatters have graciously offered to send me stuff. Most of the times I refuse - shipping can be exorbitant. I am lucky, definitely 💗💕

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  5. It's a lovely gift. So colorful!!

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    1. Oh yes, Erba 💗 Have identified 2 projects !

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  6. I am sure there will be lots of beautiful tatted lessons coming in those threads!! ;)

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    1. With experts working in much finer threads, I doubt there'll be any new lessons, Sue 😄😄😄

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  7. Very beautiful flowers!
    Thanks for all your patterns - I just made Your Rosette Enchained :-)
    Greetings,
    Iwona

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    1. You are kind, Iwona 💗💕 I love your tatting and embroidery, etc.
      Welcome to my blog 🌹

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  8. I love tatting with size 80! 🥰🥰 dmc cotton is my favourite but Lizbeth is second, they have the best variegated colours. Wonderful gift 🥰🥰

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    1. You do such fine work with these fine threads, Nin 😃 It is truly a precious gift 💗

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  9. WOW, what a beautiful gift, I am sure you will make some beautiful items with them.
    I look forward to seeing your creative outcomes
    Stay safe and well

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    1. I am quite eager to start something (a small doily & a hanky edging) and enjoy her gift to the hilt, Margaret. She didn't even want me to share her name! 😍

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