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Lost in Translation - Julia E. Sanders errata

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Thread created on 1339510110 by wodentoad.
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Well, friends, we are almost at the end: I turned the last corner and am started down the second half of the first triangle I added. Isolation at home isn't all bad, I guess.

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After I pull the magic threads, it is JUST the outer rings and cloth inserts remaining!


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Wow! Did you already get the cloth for the inserts?


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Not yet. Not sure what kind of cloth to use, OR what color! I am thinking some kind of linen, either black or white, but solid. Something that doesn't take away from the main work. Part of me is also considering tulle or something similar, so that those open spaces just fade into the background.


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in reply to wodentoad's post:

I understand your thinking about the tulle. But do you think it would hold up well enough? I'm concerned about the weight of the tatting pulling it all wonky. What about organdy, or some other type of muslin? After all this work, all this lovely work, you really want something that is going to last a long time.


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Wow-wow-wowee!!

I would guess this Tea Cloth is about eight feet across?

I agree with Lynn that the cloth should stand up well to the weight of the tatting and last for a good while.


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These seem like better ideas. I think as long as I use something black, it should pop the white on it out. I am not a seamstress, really. I can follow instructions for a costume, and I have a bunch of surgical style masks ready as soon as my elastic arrives in the mail. I will have to start shopping soon (online)!


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I haven't measured it recently (I will vacuum tonight so I can lay it out and measure it), but from my last measurement, it is still expected to be 2m or around 6ft across.


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That's really quite huge. Yep, you definitely need something heavier than tulle for your inserts.


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JUST pulled the magic threads on the final long row. The cloth is next, but I would like to ask if someone else would be willing to do this part as I am not confident in this and I don't think I have this skill (I also fail at quilting).

In other news, I weighed it and it is 1.5lbs or 680g. It seemed heavier! Also hubby thought it was funny that I called it my "middle child."

Also, I made a mistake that will not be corrected. The triangles on this row that connect to the connection point triangles are not the same as the rest of the triangles of the row. The side rings are only 3-3-3-3 with only 3 picots vs the 5 that I did. Ah well.

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According to the message history, I started this on 06-24-2018. Two years for one row. I really need to tat faster. ;)


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You. Are. Phenomenal!


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in reply to wodentoad's post:

You're a wife. You're a mom. You're a student. You're a tatter.
Love your husband. Raise your kids. Study hard and get good grades. Tat when you can. Fast or slow isn't the issue.


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Interesting thing about that, hubby the professor just got a new job in Missouri, a 6 hour drive West and three hours further west than I have ever lived. A slightly different culture, but also an easier path to my goals. Downside is that I will be taking a break of about a year: tuition break takes a year to kick in, and I will be establishing the house. It is going to be a crazy summer, but at least I have tatting to keep me sane.


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Wow - all the best to you and your husband as you move westward!

About the fabric inserts - I recall that someone here was interested to help you with them. She probably posted in this thread, but it was some time back... @kjminniti, was it you?


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kjminniti said:

I just caught up on this entire thread - 6 years worth! Wodentoad, you are simply amazing. I have wanted to work this tea cloth pattern for years, and have worked samples of several of the individual medalion/motifs, but had so much trouble with the pattern errors that I gave it up as a bad job! I worked a couple of other patterns from the same book, and found that I simply could not achieve anything that looked like the photographed samples using the instructions as written for any of them. Your achievement has that much more meaning for me as a result. If you publish the pattern set you have worked out, I will. tat this in size 80 thread in multiple colors and send the result to you once it is finished. That's a promise! Also, I would gladly offer to provide the linen inserts for your cloth. I have quite a bit of it in different weights, as I do historical re-creation costume sewing. Send me a private message for address details if you'd like me to follow up on this for you. I do a nice hand-rolled hem, and would love to see your finished cloth get the quality of insert it deserves!

@wodentoad, I found the post! Number 670 in this thread.


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Ah! I had forgotten! (Everything is crazy!) If @kjminniti would still be willing, feel free to PM me.


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in reply to wodentoad's post:

Such gorgeous work and such a huge tablecloth! Best of luck with everything concerning your moving to a new place! I wonder what will inspire you in this new place, once you get settled in!


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Moving! We just did that in November. Can't say I envy you the hassle, but you'll settle right in and soon feel at home. Having kids around kind of helps with that. Stay safe and healthy.


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Okay, we've passed two weeks in the new place. It's a lovely house, lovely town, and hubby is enamored of his new school. Most of everything is unboxed, though we lack some shelves to set up my craft area, and my teenaged son refuses to unbox without help.

Tablecloth is stalled until I can get the inserts in, so I've been working on the Point of Light doily which should be about 1m from point to point (91.3 cm) if my calculations are correct. When I eventually finish THAT one, it's going to my Chemistry Advisor from my last college. Then I guess I'll start working on one for my next advisor. lol.


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Wow, what energy you have! Don't forget that @kjminniti offered to help with the inserts - check out posts #670 & #853.


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Okay, just bought a new ironing board, and I am back in the game! In the meantime, I have been back to making dragons and opened an Etsy store, "Here There be Dragons." I have also spent some time making Aliens for my daughter. But now that routine is back, I think I need to get back to the finishing steps of this. I'm not gonna trip at the finish line.

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Next up I will start counting rings again and attaching the final motifs! We are almost there, friends!


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They're cute! I had trouble finding your Etsy shop, though...

I look forward to the finish! Is your travelling lace back home yet?


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I believe both pieces have become stalled.

The shop is www.etsy.com/shop/wodentoad

I am working on a few more dragons to add to the collection, which is a lot of fun and fills up my empty time being the pandemic parent.

If the traveling pieces don't make it back, I can always just add two more. No worries. I can't wait to see it finished!


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in reply to wodentoad's post:

I have started several times to send on to Kristi, only to hear someone else say the mail is still being held up there. Would like to hear from someone that letters from US to Scotland are going thru.


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Send a postcard, Maybe? It could be a good test, if that gets through, surely a small package would.