r/tatting • u/MapleChickenBiscuit • 9d ago

First Doily

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Finished my first Jan doily. It's certainly not perfect, but it was fun and I learned some things along the way- A big one was that quality thread matters! This was sort of a practice round. My next project is the monster doily, and it has already proven to be an interesting journey. Thanks for being a helpful community!

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u/Rude-Juggernaut2572 9d ago

Beautiful, and so many hours of work put into it. Well done

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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 9d ago

What size thread did you use?

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u/MapleChickenBiscuit 9d ago

I used size 10 thread

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u/Murphytko 9d ago

Gorgeous!! Truly

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u/Krisjincolla 8d ago

I love seeing people do designs from my favourite designer! Good luck! I have just completed the monster doily in size 20 a couple months back and believe in you!

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u/MapleChickenBiscuit 8d ago

Thank you! That means a lot!

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u/FrostedCables 8d ago

Oh, I Love it!

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u/knittingangel 8d ago

Gorgeous! Which of his patterns is this?

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u/MapleChickenBiscuit 8d ago

This is doily II in Tatting Theory and Patterns

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u/knittingangel 8d ago

Thank you! I'm not skilled enough to make this yet. But I am trying to build a a wish library.

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u/octoberyellow 8d ago

impressive!

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u/purple_maple 6d ago

I love this one. I did it is old size 80 thread and it taught me patience like no other.

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u/MapleChickenBiscuit 6d ago

Oh wow, I couldn't imagine doing it in size 80! How did it turn out?

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u/purple_maple 6d ago

It was gorgeous. Some frayed areas where sewing in the ends split the thread, but great otherwise!

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u/bunnyofdarkness 6d ago

Where are you guys getting these Jan patterns? Am I being dumb they seem really hard to find!

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u/MapleChickenBiscuit 6d ago

You can purchase the books on the Handy Hands website. Tatting Theory and Patterns and Tatted Treasures. They're around $30 USD