Saturday, July 6, 2019
Pay Attention!
Jane Eborall is right, round 20 is interesting to tat. Which means that it requires attention! I tatted away merrily this morning before noticing that I started my tatting session in the wrong place, I left off a chain and ring:
I know there are tatters who would undo all the work they'd done, but that's not me. I couldn't use the trick of cutting rings not chains because both shuttles had been used to tat rings. I cut off everything to the mistake, but didn't want to have to hide four threads when I started off again. So I used another trick I read somewhere on the internet. I tied the threads of the two shuttles together
Then I wound some thread from the pink shuttle onto the grey one, so that the knot was further along. With a 'false CTM', I started again, hiding the two cut off threads, one in a ring and one in the following chain. I tatted along until I reached the knot. I had to cut and rejoin it, to put it in a convenient spot, but then I could hide the new ends, one in a ring and one in a chain.
Threads are hidden in the ring on the left of the picture and the one on the right, but I think they're pretty discreet! Now to proceed without mistakes. I've set myself a quota of three repeats a day, which will give me two weeks to complete the round.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Interesting way to add in new thread with four ends to hide. I make sure that I’ve got enough when snipping to undo the last ring and/or chain so that I’ve got enough thread to re-tat them again (tying to the shuttles or finger tatting). Then I add in the new threads in my haphazard way which requires no knots at all!!! I must try this way, though.
ReplyDeleteI like your term " false ctm" !!! I've done this (without any knot) for the last year or so, pulling out a thread length, sometimes enough to tat a chain till I reach a ring where I add the new thread. All tails get tatted over in different elements.
ReplyDeleteI shared this as an alternative in one of the recent snowflakes. I'm going to use your term henceforth and also add your link to my Resources page. 🌹🌹🌹
That is the I always do it. To me it's the easiest. I still have to hide them in the end and I always forget that other trick with the what, magic looper. That dental floss thing.
DeleteWonderful, all ends are invisible 👍🥰
ReplyDeleteBrilliant trick!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a good idea to hide the knot a bit further into the shuttle! It's always cumbersome having to deal with threa ends in the same place as you join. I'm so glad I visited your blog today!
ReplyDeleteBeing a tatter also includes being devious! Well done!
ReplyDeleteYou did great 💐 and thanks for the heads up. I had family was in town and just left so I haven't got started yet so love the tips😅💐😳
ReplyDeleteLooks great so far!!! :)
ReplyDeleteIts happen to us all I am sure, yes I have done that trick many times over the years, certainly saves cutting it all off and starting again. Looking good
ReplyDeleteWonderful tip, thanks! I like the term false CTM, I'll add it to my tatting dictionary :)
ReplyDeleteI love that false CTM and use it sometimes at the start of a project so I can add the thread at the 2nd or third ring. It looks soo good, I have fallen behind.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a good idea, so the end threads are not hidden in the same place as the start threads.
Delete