Previously Posted Image
Update: Opening that split ring was really easy following tatmantats "Opening a Closed Tatted Ring" youtube video. Now, the ds are tighter and look even but that yellow/orange color doesn't photograph well or maybe it's the photographer (me! - lol).
When I re-tatted the picot and 2 ds the picot twisted really bad. To try to fix that problem I unpicked the 2 ds after the picot and the ds before the picot, dropped both shuttles letting them hang to get the twist out of the thread, re-tatted that section and thankfully, that newly tatted picot does not twist. I assume a twisted picot can be fixed when blocking the piece but did not want to wait that long to find out. :o)
Here's a photo of my piece (on a different background) with the re-tatted split ring:
Gorgeous Linda!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry!
ReplyDeleteLooks really god to me...! And because the piece is small, I really like the way the colors are separated. I wouldn't redo it it. Maybe the color makes it look just a tad bigger...
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara,
ReplyDeleteThanks! In the photo, that yellow/orange color makes those stitches look a tad bigger but it looks fine in person so I won't change it. The angle may also have something to do with the look but I'm not going to worry about that either. The first time I tatted that split ring I tatted those yellow stitches looser because I was trying to make sure I didn't mess up that mock picot. Now, I know better.
Like others, I'm happy with my little tatted piece and looking forward to another tatting adventure with Day Two.
Thanks so much for commenting on my work! :o)