With the doily finished (knot stitch pattern from Priscilla Tatting Book No. 3), I've decided to sew it onto a white jeans jacket. I'm planning to continue adding more and more colorful tatting onto the jacket until it's a totally fabulous art-to-wear garment. ☺
I pinned the tatting in place, and am in the process of sewing it on with white thread, catching the outer picots of the round motif, then the outer picots of the leaves. I decided to not use any adhesive because I want the tatting to be safely removable in the future, when the jacket eventually wears out.
Since I used a dark green as the ball thread for tatting the chains (the edges of all the leaves), and sometimes a different color thread for the rings (the centers of the leaves), I'll share here the way I tie a weaver’s knot (smallest knot to connect 2 threads).
Voilà! ♥
9 comments:
Great idea! I have my jeans shirt from Palmetto Tat Days that I've been meaning to decorate with tatting. I just haven't gotten around to it. Aren't weavers' knots wonderful? They practically disappear!
Your jacket is going to be envied by all tatters!!! :)
That flower is awesome!!!! :)
I really like the flower, love your bright version of it. The jacket will be amazing! I use a weavers knot too.
Brilliant idea to dress up a pair jeans and when they wear out, you can put the motif on something else.
This will be a fabulous jacket! Thanks for the tutorial. Perfectly presented, as usual!
Gorgeous flower and leaves!!!
I do the weaver's knot is same manner and learnt from some video that if you pull the other 2 ends, the knot will open up! So this very strong knot can also be temporary if desired.
A beautiful application of tatted lace, Marilee.
Love the quick way to tie a weaver's knot! Thank you.
I'm worried about the center of your doily not being sewn down. It could really catch on stuff!
LindaR
Wow, the doily is gorgeous!
Thanks for telling us how you attached it, too. Sewing on tatted items is my bugbear - I have a couple of projects stalled at this stage... :-/
Grace
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