I am pleased to have finally got around to picking this up again. It was a shame to have done all that work on it and then to leave it abandoned for so long… If I'm honest, it's not my favourite design which probably explains why I didn't rush to complete it. There are LOTS of chains and tiny rings which means that it has a tendency to "misbehave". I've tried to press it as I went to keep it in shape but I can see it will be a nightmare to wash!
Also, if it was me, I would have made the butterfly motif with just two little rings at the top rather than three. I know it's a stylised butterfly but it would have looked more "butterflyish" with either two small rings (for the tip of antennae) or one small ring with long picots (for a head with antennae). Don't you think?
Still, I can finally see the end in sight of this really long-term project (I can't find the original post at the moment but I think I started this - I'm embarrassed to say! - two years ago?) I now have 38 of the last round butterflies completed and 18 more to go.
Best wishes,
Frivole
It looks so amazing that it's a pity it's not a pleasurable tat. Good for you for going back to it, I do hope you get to the end!
ReplyDeleteJ'imagine très bien comme ça doit être assez fastidieux de le mettre en forme mais je le trouve magnifique ! Courage, la fin est proche! :-)
ReplyDeleteMerci! :-)
DeleteYou can do it! You can do it! (Of course you can.). Those last 18 will fly by and you will have another stunning piece in your home. I agree about the three rings though, I wonder what the designer was thinking?
ReplyDeletePiekna i jakie perfekcyjne slupki .
ReplyDeleteIt looks so elegant and awesome!!! You have done a fabulous job!!! :)
ReplyDeleteCheer up! It is so beautiful, you must finish it!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm not that down about it, perhaps my post sounded too negative? I was just giving my feedback on the design really. :-)
DeleteIt is the designer in you coming out, wanting 2 rings for the butterfly. I understand, it would be more like the original. I wonder if the 3rd ring isn't for stability?
ReplyDeleteRegardless, you are doing a wonderful job. I love the color you've chosen and your work is beautiful - as always.
I really admire your persistence in continuing to come back to this piece. It may be tedious to tat, but you will be so proud when you are done!
ReplyDeleteI can't see the butterfly, but this is beautiful to look at it is very elegant. I do know the feeling when your heart is not into it is hard to finish anything.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful piece of tatting, I am looking forward to seeing it when you have finished it.
ReplyDeleteMargaret
I kinda like the three rings! Can't wait to see the finished d....!
ReplyDeleteWhat thread did you use? I've looked at past posts and can't finf the size.,
It's Lizbeth Mocha Light in size 20.
DeleteSure is pretty! : ))
DeleteDoilies, and especially large ones, have a strange attraction to people. Also to people who dress plainly, who live with minimalistic furniture, and proclaim that lace is old fahioned. But, it is LACE, and that is magic,...
ReplyDeleteI love this oily!!
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DeleteYou are nearly there! The home stretch can be the most frustrating, at least for me because that's when I am in a hurry to get it done!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! I agree on the butterflies, 2 rings or the third one in the position for the head.
ReplyDeleteI love the tiny connected rings in the body of the doily. I know that must be a great big old pain but the effect is quite stunning.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace, I agree with you, the tiny rings, though particularly time-consuming to make are an interesting feature of this doily.
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