Two more rows added!
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Making Progress
Thursday, 25 March 2021
One More Round...
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Round One Complete, Moving on to Round Two
Making this design open, as a collar, means that you can conveniently move from the first round to the second without having to cut and tie. I made more repeats as I thought it might be a bit tight as a collar to be worn over clothes so I tatted 40 repeats instead of 36 in the original pattern (it can still be buttoned smaller if desired). I added a small natural shell / mother of pearl button on the chain after the small ring, then continued with another 4 Victorian Sets to bring me to the starting point of the second round.
Friday, 19 March 2021
Started on Collar Version
I decided to start straight away on the open collar version of the Victorian Trellis Doily. This time I'm doing the small rings as true rings instead of SCMRs. It seems to me they sit a bit straighter than the SCMRs. Also, unusually, I'm not reversing work to make them (you normally would after a chain) so I'm kind of "cheating" by not reversing work and still making the ring with the one shuttle (otherwise I'd have to have two shuttles) but it looks fine.
In the end, I chose classic white for the collar.
Friday, 12 March 2021
Victorian Trellis Doily No. 2 Completed!
It's been good to re-visit this pattern and make a whole series of videos on how to tat it. I've never made so many videos in quick succession! - 16 of them. I found some things I would change on future versions like starting some rounds in a different place to where it is stated in the original pattern, some rounds that could be tatted continuously and other little changes that would make the pattern sit better I think.
I tatted this second version in Lizbeth size 20, Country Turquoise Lt. The thread I used for the first version is softer and the doily is slightly larger too. Unfortunately, I cannot remember what thread I used for the ecru version (but wondering if it might be DMC Babylo). At first I thought the blue one would work out too small to be worn as a collar but in the end, it does also fit over my head even though it is slightly smaller. That got me thinking though... thinking that I need to make it one more time! And this time I will make an open version that can be closed with a button at the back. So I will need to adjust the pattern at the beginning and end of each round.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Victorian Trellis Progress
I was starting to wonder if I'd bitten more than I could chew! The tatting is ok but trying to film every part of the process is proving more of a challenge. I've never made so many videos in quick succession! Anyway, I'm getting there. Just two more rounds after this one and the whole design is done and documented.
The round just before the one I'm working on ends up looking messy (this piece has not been blocked in any way so far) with its long chains and large rings but it all falls into place again with the round I'm working on now.
I was trying to do both the collar version and doily version at the same time but that became too complicated. So I actually think I will remake it once more when I've completed this one and make sure to note all changes required to make it as an open collar. The first one I made (the cream one) does fit over my head but this one, although I thought I was using the same size thread, has worked out smaller and doesn't fit over my head so that's what made me think that I really need to do another, open version.
Ok, to all those reading this, can I have your suggestions as to what colour I should choose when I remake it for a collar?
Monday, 15 February 2021
Victorian Trellis
I don't know if any of you have joined in but I now have several videos relating to the Victorian Trellis Doily pattern (find them on my channel and specifically in this playlist). I've often had questions about this design over the years so I thought it might be a good idea to make videos for the whole doily from start to finish. Along the way, I'm covering other things like how to fix mistakes (since I made two that needed correcting in the first round!).
I've now started on the second round last night which is much simpler that the first. So if you fancy lots of Victorian Sets, I hope you'll consider joining us in tatting this piece!