tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post5504476801134768739..comments2022-02-05T05:59:51.923+11:00Comments on The Needlework Butterfly: More Tiny TattingBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895502335178595685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post-72294273422606502082011-01-15T18:02:27.597+11:002011-01-15T18:02:27.597+11:00I know Althea - in fact she was a member of a chat...I know Althea - in fact she was a member of a chat group I used to moderate - I have followed her progress since she first went on a quest to knit smaller and smaller. Her needles are surgical steel wire - I knit with them too. I have only been tatting for 2 years, but I have been a miniature knitter for 15 years. Althea is an amazingly talented artist - I couldn't stand to do all the colour changes she does with her miniature knitting, sewing in the ends would send me bananas! When I knit in miniature I mostly tend to do lace rather than coloured work.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words Kathy, and yes, I do use a normal sized shuttle - but I have also recently had some mini shuttles made especially for me but I haven't tried them out yet - more on that in another post.<br /><br />I'm enjoying the 25-Motif Challenge, it's very interesting to see what other people are tatting.<br /><br />Most of the floods are far to the north of me, I'm thankful not to be in one of the areas affected, but I feel for everyone who is.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895502335178595685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post-15592834165892039672011-01-15T15:08:19.443+11:002011-01-15T15:08:19.443+11:00This post very much caught my eye, and I was remin...This post very much caught my eye, and I was reminded of Althea Crome of 'Bugknits' who has videos on the internet showing her knitting using impossibly small needles (wire?). You are in a very select group of needleworkers! Not many of us could deal with those tiny implements and fine thread. I 'm very impressed with your work! Although I have a dollhouse featuring tatted items, my thread size was 50 or 30. <br /><br />One of the delightful things I discovered about tatting was that you can use a normal size shuttle to tat with fine thread . However, I don't often tat with threads finer than 80, so I admire your expertise and your delicate designs. These are beautiful pieces.<br /><br />Welcome to the 25-Motif Challenge! I hope you're not affected by the flooding.Kathy Niklewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471658272689112787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post-49300240759940449112011-01-15T05:25:14.135+11:002011-01-15T05:25:14.135+11:00Those are all gorgeous! :)Those are all gorgeous! :)God's Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235608410243857253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post-29742032518808367102011-01-15T03:09:28.876+11:002011-01-15T03:09:28.876+11:00Thank-you Vanessa, since starting doing the tiny t...Thank-you Vanessa, since starting doing the tiny tatting I have found a few more mad people like myself, but not very many! I love doing tiny fine work.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895502335178595685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469870826087187785.post-1224242317522575342011-01-14T23:32:26.473+11:002011-01-14T23:32:26.473+11:00This is beautiful. I've never seen tatting do...This is beautiful. I've never seen tatting done in thread as fine as this.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501429366613544180noreply@blogger.com