The Zone meeting for my local LWML group is coming up at the end of April and I am wanting to wear a tatted version of the LWML logo. I am revisiting the one I made back in June of 2019, which I posted about on my wandasknottythoughts Facebook page but never here.
This logo was adopted by the LWML (Lutheran Women in Mission) in 2017. While coming back on the bus from the 2019 convention in Mobile, Alabama I came up with how to tat it but haven’t done it since. I wanted to do this again for the meeting but I forgot how I did the point of the heart.
When I posted the first version of this on Facebook back in June of 2019 Ninetta Caruso of Chiacchierino facilissimo suggested I check out her post on different ways to turn corners. Great post on how to do a suspended chain, or SSSCh (June 7, 2019). I went back to her post this week to remind myself how to do this.
When using size 10 thread I had no problem with the SSSCh technique. I made quite a few corners and most came out very well. So I went on to make the heart of the logo in size 20 thread and ran into problems. Whether it is the difference in thread size or that I was actually making something I’m not sure, but I had a lot of trouble getting it to come out looking nice. I threw all those examples away and tried again.
I think I’ve finally gotten the hang of the SSSCh for the hearts, now I need to determine how big should each element be. I’m still working on that. I haven’t decided how to wear this either, on what backing should it be? I’ll figure it out, I still have a couple of weeks.
“The symbol was created with this in mind; one that represents the
members of both the LWML and the church. A heart to represent
the love and giving nature of the members; a drop to symbolize the
blood of Christ and a tear of compassion, and a cross above all
else to proudly show purpose behind the efforts of the LWML.” LWML.org