Back to work

Well I haven't worked on my Renulek in a bit because I was beading but I started working on it again. The  colorful one I am working I reached round seven. I can't believe I made it this far. I will have to post a picture of it later. Using size 10 thread has made it huge. I am beginning to wonder what it will be like when I get to round 13. It is at 14 inches so far. I am excited though that I have been able to get through it.

I also have another in which I used Lizbeth thread in size 20. I just finished round 2. I was having trouble remembering which way to turn to get my chains in the right direction. I got it to work and it looks pretty good. I decided to do front and back side tatting and oh my goodness I love how it lays. We shall see what it will look like as I move on to other rows.

Now the one thing I want to do is create a pair of barefoot sandals. I did a pair using beads but I want to try with tatting. I even have some buttons I want to use in creating them. This will be a challenge because this will be my first pattern that I will be creating myself. I am nervous and excited at the same time.

There is just something about seeing a creation come to life. I think that is why I love my three crafts so much. Tatting, beading and writing all bring me such pleasure and joy. I love sharing with others as well.

One other thing that has come up. In the tatting group I am in on Facebook I have a tatting exchange partner. I am looking forward to seeing what we exchange with each other. Just so much fun and it helps me keep my mind off bad things. It is not always easy keeping faith but I know that I must and doing these things help to do so.

One last thing of note, I used a technique by Sue Draney for hiding finished ends and I love it. She uses a needle and goes under the loops that create the double stitches and pulls the thread that way. Oh my goodness! It was such a smooth process. The only downside is using a tapestry needle because I have so many problems threading needles that is one of the reasons why I stopped needle tatting but I think I will purchase a wide eye needle and it should do the trick.

Well back to tatting and seeing what else I can do!! Happy Tatting