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by laineybug on Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:58 pm
Here are a couple of pictures of my daughter’s wedding veil. The bow came with the gown but the beads on it inspired the beading in the tatting… I would have never used two different kinds of beads had it not been for bow. If anyone wants the tatting patterns I will dig in my books and find it. I’m sure it is something like, trim #whatever. The tatting was worked with two shuttles to produced the ‘twist’ in the trim. In other words, tatting with one shuttle, or a shuttle and ball thread, produces rings and chains that are in the same orientation…. for example, the rings will be on top and the chains going from one ring to another will be on the bottom. Look at this trim, you see some of the rings are on top and some on bottom… some of the chains run along the bottom of the trim and some run along the top. The beads (gold and pearl) are actually worked into the trim, NOT sewn on. It took me about 3 months of tatting 2 to 3 hours every night to make the 17 yards of trim… For those of you who don’t tat, it is tiny knots. It doesn’t unravel. You shoulda heard me CUSSING when I made a mistake and had to untie the knots to correct the error!
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The gold trim on the edge of the tulle was already there when the veil arrived from the manufacturer. The tatting is sewn onto the tulle with a very fine monofillament thread.
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by nonie on Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:50 pm
Oh, there are no words. That is just so beautiful. Tatting is something for some reason I can not do and I have tried. What a treasure you have.
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by Karens Krafts on Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:39 pm
Is there ANYTHING you don’t do? I thought it was just dresses. Boy was I wrong. This is beautiful. God has certainly blessed you with many talents. Karen
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by laineybug on Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:51 pm
Thank you Nonie and Karen. Karen, one of my hobbies is learning lacemaking techniques… just a baby in this world, but if someone doesn’t learn them now they will be lost. My grandmother taught me to tat when I was about 8 or 9. Didn’t do much with it, because you can imagine what a young girl would think about this old lady thing… but as an adult I realized she gave me a very special gift and that is what started me on the quest to learn lace making techniques. I’m working on cut work now. That is just embroidery with the background of the design cut out, but boy does it produce stunning effects. Next time I’m at my daughter’s I’ll take a photo of my first project… some cutwork on a set of pillow cases.
Lainey
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by Karens Krafts on Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:49 pm
Have a friend that does Handinger. Took her 7 years to do a tablecloth, but boy is it ever beautiful. I wouldn’t attempt a lot of the tedious work, but love to watch it. I could have sat and watched that lady in Portugal doing the bobbin lace all day long. (And if I could have came back the next day in the afternoon, the older women meet in the student teaching room daily just to make lace and chat, I would have been there!). You are one talented lady. Had a grandmother that did beautiful lace crochet, and my mil did lace crochet, but never tried that maybe if someone had of offered to teach, I might have tried it. Daughter crochets, but with two little ones, not a good time to ask for lessons now. Maybe one day.
Please keep showing us your work. It is all so beautiful. Karen
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by niener on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:00 am
Lainey, that is beautiful work. I cannot even imagine being able to do something that tedious and come out with such stunning results. I know your daughter felt very special with your added embellishment to the veil.
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by laineybug on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:13 am
Thank you Jerry! Granted, tatting can be challenge because it is so hard to undo when you make a mistake. You just have to take it one stitch at a time.
Thank you again for your kind words. Lainey
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by mightynancy on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:22 am
Wow, that tatting is the perfect touch! It’s so elegant. My hat is off!
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by laineybug on Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:00 pm
Thank you Nancy! We are hoping that it will be an heirloom future generations of brides will use on their veils. NO CUTTING though!
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by shediditagen on Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:32 am
Lainey, that is 17 yards and many hours of tatting, bet you could use a shuttle with your eyes closed and feel the error should you make one. I hope you put your name someplace for future generations to know who tatted this and for whose wedding etc. Almost a lost art, glad you shared it with us. Now bobbin lace is another story, you will have to show us that next.
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by laineybug on Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:42 am
I’m not into bobbin lace yet, but it is in my ‘bucket’ Betty, there isn’t a label on the veil yet, but I do believe I will put one there. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for your kind words.
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