The last few weeks, I’ve been in a kind of tatting SOUP zone
– *Sewing
On
/ Using
Pieces
of earlier tatting .
- It’s a way of getting ‘rid’ of my motif stash.
- It’s a way of utilizing my tatting & beautifying stuff around me.
- It’s a way of assuaging my ‘guilt’ of wanting to buy more & more materials & books ;-)
- And it’s a way of justifying “tatting away” !
Yup, we’ve all been there ; hey, we’re still there. This is
a perpetual cycle :-)
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Perking up Envelops
These envelops were part of a gift. The larger cream/ecru
one for adults & the smaller green & blue ones for kids.
I used fabric glue – just a few dabs here & there – to
keep the motifs in place. If required, they can be picked off easily &
re-used elsewhere.
Motifs used :
Hummingbird designed by flootzavut (Sarah Warren) (free
pattern shared on InTatters).Details here.
Acorn designed by Leanne Boyd (free pattern shared on
InTatters & facebook). Details here .
Three-leaf Clover designed by Joelle Patterson (3 free patterns here)
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Cheering up Table Napkins
Adore these motifs that inspired me to learn
Interlocking Rings using shuttle ! Well, they’ve been given some pride of place
on white self-patterned linen napkins.
I machine-embroidered a decorative scalloped edging using
rayon thread in colors similar to each motif.
In order to hide the corners (the multiple layers of fabric
prevented smooth angling of the decorative stitch), I finger-tatted a tiny
basic ring with many picots & appliquéd it over the messy stitching !
Motifs used :
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I have 35 of these motifs, tatted more than 10 years back,
for another of my MIL’s sari. But by then, she had outgrown her preference for
tatting on sari ;-P The tatting seems so amateurish now. Sewing them on to some
kitchen towels I stitched from an old cotton bed sheet (re-purposing!). The appliquéing is still in progress.
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There’s more tatting SOUP on the burner, but that post is for another day.
How do You use up your stash of lovely tatting pieces ?
Happy tatting :-))
