Does this look even to you? Is it centered?

I am using Col. 959, No. 8, DMC Coton Perle.

After making teneriffe lace, and creating buttons, with circles/templates, it was quite a challenge to just sew the perle coton to the fabric without 'marking' the center, 'marking' the spokes - to make it even.   And the center!!!  is it in the center!!!

I understand the accomplished Nanduti lacemakers just make the spokes - kind of eye where it should be.   Probably took me twice as long - I'm so used to measuring and marking ....  

I think I have the 4 areas ready to darn/weave into flower petals.  And adding fiber with the lace knot - well, I'd done that before - now to weave over the knot so it doesn't show ....  guess I'm ready to create some petals -- yellow or pink?

 Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.

Pensamiento flower

 

Nanduti Lace English

  Interesting video -- 

I had my first Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.    Interesting kit - frame, cotton, fiber, needle - and I must say, that needle is a weapon!!   Like 2" long and sharp.    Managed to lace the cotton fabric to the frame - without pokine my hands.   I have a lot to learn.

 I am using Col. 959, No. 8, DMC Coton Perle.  Pattern Pensamiento.    

I didn't get too far - Will eventually look similar to the blue one in the photograph.   Before the next session, I should complete the 4 petals of the Pensamiento flower -- and we will have some sort of ring of ? / some kind of border - near the end - close to the edge of the circle.   And, add spokes in another circle , ready to begin the next pattern!   

  

Crescent Moon

 This is Crescent Moon.

Kelli Slack ~ Kelli Slack Designs c.2025.  I have not started the companion piece (yet).  The pointed chain on the tips really works!   I need to sew in the ends and block -- More tatting / supplies / on-line clases available at her website:   A Twisted Picot.

  Photo on the right is on the  Kelli Slack Designs pattern.   She used metallic fiber.   I chose a blue moon with delica beads.   The fiber is Marilee's HDT.    I have another chosen for the companion piece (sun).

 This was one of the Night + Day Lace Marathon sessions thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.   There are some new virtual sessions listed, they change / are updated frequently.

 

Is it snowing?

Design Tutorial Snowflake

c.2014 Robin Perfetti

This Design Tutorial Snowflake 

tatting pattern can be found

on Robin Perfetti's Tatting By The Bay blog.

Her books are great, too -- check out her site ; )

I think the fiber is size 20, color ecru or white - 

I cannot recall what I wound on the shuttle.

This was started following a L.A.C.E. Chapter meeting in November 2024.    L.A.C.E. facebook link.

L.A.C.E. is a charter chapter (Elmhurst, IL) of the

 IOLI - International Organization of Lace.

 

Muskaan's Magic Heart

Magic Heart Pattern from

Muskaan's blog:  muskaan's TIPS - T*I*P*s Around the Home.

I used Marilee's HDT (Yarnplayer).    Left over on a shuttle.

White & Blue Clover Japan Flower. - previous post.

The other doodles:  Lizbeth size 20 - gold Col. 613 and aqua Col. 686.  

Will get all these shuttles emptied!

Continue on Design Tutorial Snowflake ... 

c.2014 Robin Perfetti - Tatting by the Bay blog.