New Shuttles and Motif no.8
First the good news.. I have 4 new shuttles! Yay!! *jumps around, dances, comes back and sits*
Yeap, four new shuttles. The day before my sister Joey came back from her holiday. We had talked quite a few times over the past month and I had mentioned to her how badly I needed another shuttle. She got me four and after she gave them to me last night she said, “Just incase you want more… let me know. I have more.” I didn’t understand what she meant. She explained thqt she had actually bought TEN shuttles. She had six more in India! She was afraid that they might break with all the jam-packed packing that she had done and so had left six behind.
Ten Shuttles. What was she thinking?! I wonder what she thought I’d do with so many shuttles. Stick some in my hair? 🙂 That’s an idea! …:D
Anyway, there you go the shuttles.
Next … this is what I have been tatting for the past three days. Well actually, I finished that on Friday but was too busy to post it and yesterday, I came online to post it but completely forgot about it. The pattern is Heart’s Desire. I had done the smae thing 1/4th of the way sometimes when I started tatting but as I had literally no practice I had left it after I ran in to trouble. After TattingChic posted hers, I decided to do it again. I have done it in the Viscose thread again and I now Know that the thread is size 20. (I just love that thread!) Although I had so much fun making it, I don’t think I am pleased with the results. Somehow it looks too big and too loose. The pattern was like working a puzzle. I really didn’t know what was joining where and why until I had joined it. I followed the pattern blindly and decided not to think or use my head at all. I enjoyed but I don’t think I want to do it again. I’ll just leave it as it is. May be someday I can sew it on to something. This will be the next motif for the 25motifChallenge bt the way.
I'm so glad you have new shuttles!! I have to laugh at what you said about thinking you have too many shuttles with 4….just keep tatting girlfriend and someday you may find that 10 shuttles just isn't ENOUGH!!! LOL…seriously you wonder NOW, but just you wait…..You're gonna need every shuttle you can get your hands on. Keep on tatting. Hearts desire is kind of a funny one to wrap
What a lovely sister you have! If you stick shuttles in your hair I expect you to post a picture of that…hee hee
I had to laugh too about you thinking 10 shuttles too many. I use the clover shuttle as my "utility" shuttle and had over 50 of them last count….and I still have trouble finding an empty shuttle sometimes!<br>:-) Gina
After reading your most recent post and then seeing this older post I can see that the issues you are resolving are some of the same issues that are going on in this heart. This pattern is more an intermediate pattern so don't be discouraged, after you get some more tatting experience you'll be able to come back and tat it again with more understanding! You are on your way!<br>P.S. I
let's see, there are the two shuttles on _this_ project, and oh, I want to start this pattern so I need two more shuttles; luckily I only need one to start that edging for M's present; oh wait, I want to experiment with the TIAS….oh, I need a couple shuttles to work on a simple pattern while waiting for the doctor…and you see how you start needing more & more shuttles.<br><br>