China Hutch Edging

Surprise! I’m back! I know, it’s been a long time since I posted last. I haven’t been tatting much and I got out of the habit of blogging about it when I do.

Something I’ve thought about doing for a long time is making edgings for the shelves in my china hutch, which belonged to my grandparents. I acquired it about 30 years ago after my grandfather died. After thinking about all these years I finally started.

Edging for shelves in my china hutch

This is made in Lizbeth #603 Ecru in size 10. It would be wonderful to make it in a smaller thread, size 20 at least, but I would like to finish it in my lifetime. Doing edging for three shelves in a smaller thread would take much longer, with a higher likelihood of my putting it down and not finishing it.

The first edging is done. This is a simple pattern in two rows that goes quickly, the total length 32″ and 1 3/4″ deep. The plan is to attach it to a wide ribbon with the ribbon laying on the shelf with the tatting hanging over the edge. I finished blocking it but still have to trim the thread ends. Sewing it to the ribbon hasn’t happened yet, but I have started tatting for the second shelf. Maybe I can get that done this weekend.

“Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.“

Charles M. Schulz

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Hanging Basket Edging

Hanging Basket Edging © Wanda Salmans 2012

I'm working on another runner edging in Lizbeth size 10 #603 Ecru and #698 Fudge Medium.

I'm doing my Hanging Basket Edging that I have on my patterns page. When I designed it I made it in size 20, the size I usually work in.  It lay nicely without a lot of blocking.

This time, with this thread, it just isn't looking quite as nice as I thought it would. I admit I made a mistake, making one ring smaller than the pattern calls for, but I repeated the mistake consistently, making that the pattern all the way across. I didn't think it would make much difference. I don't know if it really does make that much difference or it's just the thread size difference, or something else entirely, but I'm not liking how it hangs very much. I'm going to finish both runner ends and  block them well and see how they look.  It might look better when finished.

I guess if I'm not happy enough with them to take to a craft show I'll have a runner just for me.

I guess a mistake wouldn't be a total loss then, right?

"Mistakes are proof you are trying."