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Practise Does NOT Make Perfect
I’m still working on cluny leaves. The pattern is by Mimi Dillman and can be found here. Picot holders between the leaves. Paperclips work, but they tend to hook on everything. There must be a better way. My first coaster is … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Handwork, Humour, Lacemaking, Learning, Life, Motivation, practice, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, work in progress
Tagged challenges, handwork, humor, Humour, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, tatting, work in progress
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Write and Write Again.
The writing is still going well. I’m pleased with myself for finishing the first draft of my new book – I’ve been stuck in a sea of half-finished manuscripts for far too long! I can always write, I just keep … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Handwork, humor, Humour, Lacemaking, Learning, Life, Motivation, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, work in progress, Writing
Tagged challenges, handwork, humor, Humour, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, work in progress, writer's block, writing
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Congratulations – It’s a book!
Okay, technically it’s the first draft of a book, but it’s got pages with words on them and everything! 😉 I find it’s quite different going through the printed copy, rather than on screen. I’m writing out the changes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Handwork, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, Motivation, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, work in progress, Writing
Tagged books, challenges, handwork, humor, Humour, lacemaking, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, tatting, work in progress, writing
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Say Hello to my Little Friend…
I made another one. Slightly smaller… The Pattern (from K Hook Creations – free to download) is the same, but the threads are different. The variegated is a Double Knit cotton and the green is size 20 Cebelia. I will say … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Challenges, Creatures, Crochet, Crochet, Handwork, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, Miniature, Motivation, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, work in progress, Writing
Tagged animals, challenges, Creatures, handwork, humor, Humour, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, tatting, work in progress, writer's block, writing
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I’ve Been Hooked…
I have been lured over to the dark side, and started crocheting again. This little fellow just amused me! This is another craft that is so different from when I first learnt (more years ago than I care to remember). … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Crochet, Crochet, Gifts, Handwork, humor, Humour, Lacemaking, Motivation, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, traditions, work in progress
Tagged challenges, crochet, handwork, humor, Humour, lacemaking, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, tatting, work in progress
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Left, write, left, write…
My writing is still going steadily. Despite Titch’s efforts to the contrary. 😀 Just putting one word after the other. Not that I don’t have bad days, and even on a good day I often end up with less words … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, humor, Humour, Knitting, Lacemaking, Learning, Motivation, music, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress, Writing
Tagged challenges, Guitar, handwork, humor, Humour, knitting, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, music, Perseverance, persistence, practise, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, Teaching, work in progress, writer's block, writing
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Crazy Tatting Lady
One of the benefits of tatting is that it is so portable. I hate wasting time in queues or waiting rooms and always have my tatting in my bag. This has the added benefit of people coming over to ask … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, humor, Humour, Lacemaking, Motivation, music, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress
Tagged challenges, handwork, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, Teaching, work in progress
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The Internet Hates Me – part 2
The day after I posted on this, I received two e-mails confirming receipt of my submissions… Eeek. They promise everyone a reply, even if it’s just a rejection, which is so much better than ‘if you have heard nothing by … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Handwork, Lacemaking, Motivation, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, work in progress, Writing
Tagged challenges, handwork, humor, Humour, lacemaking, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, work in progress, writer's block, writing
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The Internet hates me… And my manuscripts.
Recently Hodderscape had an open submission window from the 3rd August to the 16th. Normally they only accept agented submissions. I spotted the link on a South African website on the 6th… Frantic writing and rewriting ensued. I have two books that … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, Rejection, Submitting, work in progress, Writing
Tagged challenges, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, persistence, submitting, work in progress, writer's block, writing
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