Mark - That's wonderful beautiful lace! And tinier than sewing thread? Are you blind yet man? Or do you cheat and use a magnifying lens? I can't wait to see the finished work. Please keep us posted with your progress.
Beth McCasland in the suburbs of New Orleans > [Original Message] > From: Mark, aka Tatman <tatmant...@gmail.com> > To: Lace list <lace@arachne.com> > Date: 4/14/2009 10:24:56 AM > Subject: [lace] Re: Arachne anniversary > > I can't remember what month, but I think I joined in 1998. I was mostly a > lurker(like I am now) and email got so overwhelming that I had to bow out. > But then I missed getting all the wonderful tips and information. So after > a while I resubbed and stayed. I still lurk, soaking in all your knowledge, > but do post occasionally. > > On a lace topic of what I have been working on, and some may know about it > if they frequent my blog, but I have been working on lace for my niece's > wedding dress since last fall and her wedding is in Oct of this year. I > still have a LOT to do! I am not working bobbin lace, but am tatting the > motifs. I am using very fine Coron Cotton size 160(smaller than sewing > thread). It seems like it is taking me as long to tat it as if I was to > bobbin lace it. I am tatting it in "Honiton-like" motifs and will then > connect them to fine tulle with beads. You can view my progress on my blog: > http://tatmantats.wordpress.com > > To see all the posts that pertain to the wedding lace, go here: > > http://tatmantats.wordpress.com/category/christinas-wedding-lace/ > > Happy Lacing, > > -- > Mark, aka Tatman......from cold and rainy Greenville, IL USA > blog: http://tatmantats.wordpress.com/ > email: tatmant...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
