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Tatting
I've been tatting a bit lately. My tatting bag comes from DS9Designs, and it has red roses on it. It was a gift from a dear friend.
I've decided I need to build my skills some, so I switched from a simple bookmark pattern that has chains in it to an even simpler one with a 4 ring motif that is repeated, joined together. I also switched from size 80 tatting cotton to size 10 crochet cotton. (The size 10 is Coats & Clark's Opera; the 80 is DMC tatting cotton.)
When tatting make sure you have a hard thread, not a soft, smooshy one. The soft threads don't work well, because they compress down when you pull and the knots don't stay even.
I've decided I need to build my skills some, so I switched from a simple bookmark pattern that has chains in it to an even simpler one with a 4 ring motif that is repeated, joined together. I also switched from size 80 tatting cotton to size 10 crochet cotton. (The size 10 is Coats & Clark's Opera; the 80 is DMC tatting cotton.)
When tatting make sure you have a hard thread, not a soft, smooshy one. The soft threads don't work well, because they compress down when you pull and the knots don't stay even.