These are rings with picot. I've been trying to keep the picot the same size & am improving. I am not sure this gauge is much help. (size 10 fiber left, size 3 fiber right)
Decided to give a size 20 a try. A challenge --- see the knot in the center? LOL These are Lizbeth threads, size 20 --- pretty colors!
Will keep practicing & hope to improve : )
2 comments:
I think it's great that you are learning to tat. It's such a pretty art to master. Good luck with it.
Hi!
I just found your blog through Gina's (The Tatting Goddess). I learned to tat through instructions I found on the internet. It's wonderful for you that you are getting to learn from a real, live person, and with friend to boot!
I have the same gauge. It doesn't help me much either. I spend too much time looking at it to make sure I am taking the right measurement. I have had more luck with little strips of cardboard that I cut or my favorite - using an ultra-thin sharpie to mark the tips of my clovers with a couple lines. That helped me the most when I got back into tatting because I didn't have to fumble for anything. I also got the little crochet hooks you can hang around your neck (Handy Hands has them). That helped me keep a better pace. Anything that helps me concentrate on the stitches is a HUGE help!
Good luck! Welcome to Tatland!
:) Ann
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