UFO Sighting

Jane Eborall recently had a post about cleaning up her tatting cupboard and emptying up some EZ Bobs,  it prompted me to take a look at my collection of UFO's. So I made a list of the projects in progress aka UFO's.    I thought that there can't be more than a dozen and lucky for me I have not exceeded that number, Ahem, I did have many more than I expected.  So it is time to finish up a few of these projects.  Fortunately I have a copy of the pattern slipped into each bag when I stopped the project so it is easier to pick up and finish.

I wish I had a picture to show you but I'd rather you saw finished projects :).  But what prompted all these UFO's. In one instance it is a large project and I just got tired of doing it, others presented a technique I did not know how to do.. yet.  Perhaps new thread, pattern or shuttles arrived and I was taken away to try new adventures; most likely it was all the above. 

During clean up and organizing I also found a list of all of the projects I would like to do.  I had seen them on others blogs, in books, Pinterest or on Craftree.  And so I shall carry this Want To Do list into 2016 and with any luck add to it too. In the meantime its UnFinished Objects that will be on the agenda.. well that is my plan anyway.

 Happy Tatting everyone.

New Books

I won, I won, I won. These are my new books, the top two I purchased as a treat for myself just before year end and the bottom Rita Weiss I won.  L... over at Craftree.com  found two copies in her library and collected names of people who wanted one and my name was drawn.  

The Rita Weiss book "Traditional Tatting Patterns" contains pre-published works and contains a pattern I was already working on and another Anne Orr I have always wanted to try.

I encourage all tatters to start a library for technique instruction and practice.  The cost of most books are really minimal and they support the artists.  My tatting library grows each year and gives me inspiration be it new or traditional patterns.