It might be April Fools Day (and the weather still feels like winter) but its International Tatting Day. I am often asked it is just in this country to which I reply NO, I can simply say tatting is world wide, on all five continents, from Europe to South America Africa, North America, Asia and Australasia Whatever language is spoken tatting is universal, all that is needed is a drawing of a pattern, is enough to tat.
I found this little mat the other day, I have no idea when I made it, its from the book Tatting with visual Patterns by Mary Konior and its called flower piece, there is another round, for this one I know I used dark blue no 60 as I still have some left, and I think it was by Coats I am afraid these days no 60 would be a little too small for my eyes, my eyes must be needing stronger glasses must be my age!
As promised her is the tat along mat by Renulek (Intatters) in Sea Island Citrus Lizbeth no 20, by the time you see this I should have finished this round and might have started the next. Its taken a couple of months to get back to normal and start it again after my cock up and having to cut out a bit, but its now my mojo seems to be back and its firmly on the way to being finished, hopefully..For more information on tatting click on the intatters badge in my sidebar or on the link for leaning tatting by Marilee (Craftsy)
I hope you are having a lovely Easter, keeping warm, they say we have this cold weather possibly until the end of April, With the clocks going forward yesterday into British Summertime, all I can say is its going to be a long time before we see summer.
Take care
Hugs
Margaret
