Stuck on a Daisy
Tat is all I did yesterday and to much of Hubby’s annoyance that too. I did manage to get the daisy done and twice but well… It looks so untidy. I had done it with a variegated thread ( don’t know what brand it is) and after trying it out three times I finally got it completed to six petals the fourth time. It looks so dirty. Hubby thinks it looks artistic with each of the opposite petals the same shade. I still think it is a bit untidy. The picots are’nt the same size and even the petals.
I started on the daisy again with white size 40 anchor thread but… this time I messed it up by joining the first picot of the third petal with the second last picot of the previous one rather than the last picot. I need to undo that. It looks like as though I am not doing it with as much concentration as I should be. The truth is how can I be not distracted with BabyD tring to chew on my thread ball or him trying to wiggle out of his rocker? BabyD is really getting very naughty and very active and that even when he can hardly crawl!!
Way to go! Your persistence paid off and you got all six petals done. Good for you! Don't worry about the picots being different lengths for now. Keep practising. Later you will either learn to "eyeball" it or use a picot gauge. Some tatters use a picot gauge to help make sure the picots are even. I eyeball it, and find the picot gauge slows me down and I do just fine. You have to