More Tatting I Found in a Drawer

 I mentioned last week I found several tatted things in a draw. It is a drawer where I put miscellaneous tatted items I make, either to put away for later, or because I'm done with them and I don't know what else to do with them. Sometimes I put tatting in the drawer just to get it out of the way when I 'clean house'.  Most of the time I forget to go back to the drawer except to put more in it. When I do check it, it's kind of like Christmas, I'm never sure what I will find. 

This piece looks like I was trying something, then didn't know what to do next. At least, I'm pretty sure this was me playing around.  

Found small doily

I've been think I should add on to this a bit. If I do, I'll try a different color thread. That way I don't have to try and match this thread, or worry about any aging related discoloration with the old thread not matching the new. 

Way back in the early eighties in my part of Kansas, I had a hard time finding colorful thread to tat with. I could find white, ecru, and maybe, black, though not all were conducive to tatting. I could find DMC size 8 in quite a few colors. This is a very soft thread, and splits easily if you try and fix any mistake. But they were in COLOR! I did quite a bit of tatting in these before I discovered other threads.

DMC color chart

I made this helpful little card to keep track of the colors. Later it came in handy when I found DMC Cordonnet Special, back when you could find them in an assortment of colors. There was a store in Wichita, Kansas, that had most of the colors in sizes 10 and 30. It was wonderful! It even had a section of tatting patterns - whoa! What made DMC threads even more wonderful, you could match the Condonnet with their embroidery floss. My sister and I made several projects together with her embroidery and my tatting using DMC threads. 

You can still find DMC size 8 and size 5 in lots of colors, but I don't tat in it any more. There are much better threads out there that I have access to now. It is sad that you can only get the Cordonnet in neutral colors now. At least that's how it is around here.

Easter is just around the corner. I am doing a little tatting for the season, but not as much as I might have. The last week I've been spending a lot of time in hospital rooms with my mother. She is getting better, but still not home. I've only been taking small things to tat, that I don't have to worry about losing or making mistakes. 

The weather has been unseasonably warm almost all winter. Now we're going from hot to cold, cool to warm, up and down. The flowers and animals are somewhat confused, and allergies are here with a vengeance. Enjoy the outdoors, but be prepare for changes in the weather and pollen.

What are you making this spring?

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."  Anthony J. D'Angelo