New Doily Started

After sifting through the Valdani pearl cotton stash, I selected a color and began a new doily today.

I am using size 8 Valdani pearl cotton in color H 206 "Washed Orange- Heirloom" with a few 4mm "Copper Rose" Swarovski bicones.

To be honest, I didn't have any specific design in mind for this one.  I just started tatting.  Think I'll continue and see what I end up with.  By the way, what do you think would be a good name for this one?

Oh, yes!  I almost forgot...there was a goody in my mailbox this morning from a tatting friend.

Thank you, Heather, for the lovely vintage Star tatting thread and 2 shuttles!  I haven't done shuttle tatting in a while.  I may have to play some this evening.

It has finally stopped raining and Lily Fey is pestering me to take her out for a good run in the woods.  Guess I had better do that before she starts spinning at the front door & howling- she gets VERY excited about her outings in the woods.  Have a fantastic day & until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!



Valdani 2

Another glorious day in the Piney Woods!

  I started another Valdani doily last night and progressed to the 2nd round today.  This one is done in color #801 & begins like:

R5-5 sm- m- sm-5-5 CL RW

CH5 (5 graduated -s) 5 CL RW

R5+10-5 CL RW

Continue for a total of 12 rings & chains.

Pictured below is the accent for round one:

Run needle through any picot and CH 15 CL + around motif.

The second round is very simple:

R7+3+7 CL RW

CH5 very sm- 5 (5 graduated -s) 5 very sm- 5 CL RW

Continue around motif.

I had intended to tat another round, but had to rake & clean my outdoor tatting area.  The pines are dropping lots of needles and after the snake scare last week, I am being very cautious.  One good thing, though- I will have plenty of fresh pine needles for making baskets this winter!  (They will also be shared on my blog.)

Pictured below is the "mystery tatting goody" that will be included in the give away. 

I tatted it with remnants from a skein of thread and enhanced it with a freshwater pearl surrounded by pink seed beads.  The outer picots are graced with 3mm Swarovski bicones and seed beads and a pewter pine cone.  This design is one I use for pendants and scissor fobs.  The lucky winner of the give away will receive the thread, tatting needles, this tatted goody and a couple of "other" items.

Speaking of which-  TODAY IS THE GIVE AWAY DEADLINE!!!

Follow this blog for your chance to win.  I will be selecting the winner tomorrow morning bright & early by a random number generator & will notify the winner via email.

I hope to have more on the Valdani 2 doily tomorrow along with the announcement of the give away winner and the next Piney Woods Event!

Happy Tatting!