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Thread created on 1339510110 by wodentoad.
Status: Open thread, open to all.
Okay, so the repair is almost done. I cut both rows at the same time and worked them back though further than I would have liked but there was a cut thread at my chosen site. I made a diagram of a complete repeat of the pattern and overlayed the missing piece to make sure the count was correct. First row went fairly smoothly except that I got my threads crossed in magic loop which means a couple of reversed color knots no one will ever see. I am now to the last ring of the top row repair, which requires four magic loops. On the "donation" side, the threads were cut and had to be reworked with no shuttle just to work in the thread, resulting in this monster:
But the hard part is done. Two more loops on either side of the ring, finish and pull through and then I will get a picture of the corrected thing all laid out.
Next steps will be a little experimentation with my hem foot before I sew eight insertion panels together and then into place. Just keep swimming... Er... Tatting! Jia You!
Add oil, indeed. Once you get this finished and blocked and present it to the world, just how lost are you going to feel? This has been going on longer than your daughter has been alive!
Seriously, it's great to see you so close to the finish line. Kudos! Brilliant! Your tenacity is an inspiration to us all.
I'm so excited! I can't wait to see it all come together. What an inspiring project. I'll keep my fingers crossed that there are no more annoying speed bumps. :)
in reply to Lynn's post:
Not at all! I am a consummate project hog! I have the starlight doily which I can't find (it's somewhere in my craft area, surely!), The corded plarn basket, and whatever strikes my fancy next! More nalbending hats, maybe weaving, who knows?
Wow, just wow. 
I'm in awe, as usual. Jia you! 
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Yep. Totally understand that project hog business. We are members of the DVD club, after all.
I wondered if we were going to see more nalbinding projects from you. If we lived in a much colder climate, I might look into that more closely. But Hong Kong's sub tropical climate disengages my interest somewhat. However, I love eye candy.
So, today, July 27th, turns out to be Julia Sanders Birthday! Today I've also been tatting and am currently on #10/24 motifs that go around the outside!
Wow! 
Happy Birthday to Julia, and I hope it was a good day of tatting for you, too. 
Okay, dropped a class I didn't like, so I've got extra time this semester. I've got 5 left of the medallions that need third rows, and they are working up really fast. The fourth rows of these medallions are the LAST rows of the whole tea cloth. Monday is a holiday, so I don't have any classes or work scheduled, which should allow me to make a practice run at the insertion panels. This is the most nerve wracking part of the whole process. All the tatting, all the mistakes, all the work, and THIS is the part I worry about the most. I already have the pieces cut out, I just need to hem them and sew them in, then it's down to the final rows of the final motifs.
As for the pattern, I have to finish writing it out--which may or may not include scouring this thread for my written patterns and photos--and then I am also making charts to help where some of the joins can be a little fussy. At the end I will add some photos from the Lacey Twins' separate journeys. Then, I will sell it on a print on demand service, or download on Etsy, I guess, with a code for a free copy for anyone who has been on the journey with me.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Sounds excellent! It's such fun to follow this project and to have been a part of the Lacey Twins' journey. Can't wait to see it all come together!
I've found that tasks I've spent a lot of time dreading turn out to not be as insurmountable as I thought they'd be. Just break it down into steps, test each step to see where you didn't forsee a problem, and adjust the plan accordingly. It will come out great. You are a very capable crafter with years of experience. You can do this.
in reply to moraih's post:
Well, I've come this far, eh? I know I can do it, it's just a mortal fear of tripping at the finish line. That's why I am going to cut out an extra of the inserts and practice.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Excellent idea to practice on a spare. I was just going to suggest it. Like Moraih says, you've got this.
Well, the first attempt was a failure, missing a couple of inches of circumference. Luckily it's white broadweave cotton, and I can buy more pretty cheaply. The roll-hem foot was a bit more complex than I could handle, so I just did a straight folded hem. Like I said a failure, but we learn from every failure. I've been reading online and the suggestion is to sew on the lace FIRST, THEN hem, and that might be the answer that I need. I've got a really nice sewing machine that will do the job.
There it is. This will be the last "free" row of the tea cloth. After this, I will need to have the whole thing with me to tat the babies onto BIG MAMA lace. As it currently stands, with the Lacey Twins outstanding, I may tat stand-in medallions, but I still have a minute while I prep to sew on the insertion panels. I am buying some cotton broadcloth at the end of the month, and then I am going to sew it in as soon as I can after that.
It's been a long journey, but we are here, at the finish line.
"Monumental" is the word that came to mind. It's been surprisingly exciting just to be able to watch from the sidelines
Twenty four medallions, DONE! I will move to the starlight doily until I pick up the fabric.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Oh, Erin! What an outstanding accomplishment. We're all so proud of you, what you have achieved. Thank you for sharing the journey with us. So close to the finish, it must seem like the Never Ending Story is finally coming to a conclusion.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Well done! Nearly at the end of the journey. Do you feel mostly relieved and happy or more something else? I sometimes feel a bit sad if it's been something I've been working on for a very long time.
Relieved, mostly. I'll be happy to have it off my plate, because it will open up more time (and less guilt) to focus on finishing the Starlight Doily, or nalbinding, or finishing that basket I started, or making more dragons. The work never ends, though after I finish that basket, I'm swearing off large projects. Of course, I'm also working on college, though that hardly interferes with my crafting time, lol!
in reply to wodentoad's post:
College is just another one of your crafting pursuits... 
