Look what a
lock join unlocked !!! Access to my very first MK pattern. My head was literally
spinning with palpable excitement when this popped out of the Tatter Chatter
newsletter last week (March)! Thanks to Bev, and her wonderful team at The Tatters’ Guild of Australia
And just as
I was finalizing this post, Another Huge gift arrived, just in time for ITD.
Once again from Australia
In Hindu
mythology, we consider Time as a wheel (‘samay / kaal ka chakra’) that keeps rolling …
The Spinning Wheel glass mat symbolises how tatters across time, space &
nations can come together through their continuing love for this beautiful art.
We are truly joined, interlaced :-)
So what
better way to celebrate International Tatting Day than dedicate it to Mary Konior,
the queen of visual tatting.
I also want
to dedicate this to the Wonderful online tatting community from where I have learned so
much in such a short time & the community continues to inspire me in so
many ways every single day, and in particular to Judith, my inspiration &
guide.
Spinning Wheel Glass Mat
Mary Konior
The
Spinning Wheel glass mat looks great irrespective of which colour(s)/colourway
one chooses. But Diane's charcoal mat here
threw up such interesting negative space designs tempting me to choose black.
In Anchor
Mercer cotton size 40, black, it measures 4” in diameter.
Techniques
I used :
2 shuttles
CTM fully loaded bobbins .
Directional
tatting
Switching
Shuttles takes care of the change in chain directions (reverse chains).
It was
interesting to note that directional tatting changed en bloc : while going up
an arm, the rings were RODS, while returning back, chains were RODS.
If one
stops at 6 arms or 7 arms, one gets a nice bowl shape – perfect for little truffles & treats to share on ITD :-)
There was a
tip on Craftree to start the mat from an outer ring, so that it becomes easier
to join back & tie off in the end. However, for my first mat, I decided to
go as per directions.
I intend to
tat another, with increased diameter like this, for my snood. I've been collecting
possible patterns but this one is exactly what I wanted !
Happy Tatting and nibbling on chocolates while you distribute tatted goodies :-)
I chose
some symbolic tatting for the lead pic, alongside the Spinning Wheel glass mat –
Hold My Hand heart ( for the interlaced rings) ,
Anne
Bruvold’s Hearts of Hope , and
Super 17 Butterflies to give away (one has already been given away on Sunday)
* This edition of the book is available at Lacis.com
* This edition of the book is available at Lacis.com
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