I found this deep red cotton thread in my stash of vintage threads. It is by J&P Coats Mercer Cotton size 50 and it called me to tat it. I don't have much on the ball and I was looking for a quick heart pattern. This tatted up quickly using shuttle and ball. It is a very nice thread to use. What you are seeing in the picture is unblocked and despite a few twisted picots which can be fixed it is a great piece to tat.
I used my Oak shuttle and small hook made by Keld Olesen purchased at Tat Days; they were the perfect tools for this fine thread.
Have you guessed where the pattern is from yet. Well I'll tell you, it is from Clark's O.N.T. J&P Coats Book No. 229 pattern 9106. This pattern is the corner of a coaster under the Sherry glass on the cover. It made up into a very nice heart.