I’ve had a bit more time to tat lately, a couple of unplanned evenings at home. Not a bad thing. I listened to a couple of audio books while I tatted, which made them very nice evenings.
I started the individual medallions of this coaster a week or so ago, with three of the medallions joined. I was just playing around with the thread, no pattern in mind. I decided to add a fourth, which looked a bit unfinished, so I added the round of silver. It’s not quite three inches (75 mm) across. I’ve been debating whether to add a silver ring, or rings, to the center, but haven’t tried that yet. What do you think?
I used Lizbeth #320 Steel Blue Metallic and #190 Silver Ice Metallic for this. The pictures just don’t show up that metallic look very well.
I was thinking of Easter and Easter eggs when I tatted around this button. I was aiming for an egg shape. It kind of looks egg shaped, doesn’t it?
Whatever the shape, I enjoyed making this. It is in Lizbeth #632 Purple Medium size 20 and about 2 1/2 inches (65 mm) across. If I do it again I’ll do the top just a bit differently using either a SCMR or a ring below the clover.
For a while, I had not had much enthusiasm for tatting, reading and web surfing instead. I’m happy that I’ve gotten back into the swing of it.
“One thought driven home is better than three left on base” Fortune cookie
Glad you have your mojo back! Love the coaster. Now you mention it, the picots in the middle do look as though they should join to something.
I love your little coaster! I haven’t worked with the metallic threads in a while. I do like the firmness of the tatted pieces I’ve made with the metallic. I agree with Jane that it looks like something could be joined in the center, or you could leave those center picots off. It looks like you could even put a button in the middle! 😉
I love your coaster, and the egg shapes button, glad your motivation is returning