I'm happy....

Sunt bucuroasa. Atit de bucuroasa !

Am PRIMUL meu ghem de ata Lizbeth  ( :D un zimbet maaare ) . Mi-am dorit de atit de mult timp sa vad, sa ating, sa am ata aceasta de care toata lumea tatting-ului vorbeste ca fiind cea mai buna. In final am si eu primul ghem. :)

 I'm happy. I'm SO happy. 

 I've got my very FIRST ball of Lizbeth thread. (big smile ) . I wanted for so much time to see, touch and have this thread of which all the tatters are saying it's the best. Finally I've got my first ball. :) 

Pentru ca locuieste atit de aproape de mine - orasul vecin - si pentru ca ne intelegem atit de bine, am facut impreuna cu Mary ( ea e in dreapta in imagine )

As she lives so close to me - next city - , and we get so well together, I made, together with Mary ( she's in right side of the picture) 

o comanda micuta la Roseground - UK. Citeva navete, pentru mine una Lacis si una Starlit si acel frumos ghem de ata neagra Lizbeth. Pentru care sunt mai mult decit incintata. Trebuie sa mai cumpar citeva ...colorate :D

Mary si-a dorit o naveta Starlit si una speciala pentru lucrul cu margele - Tatsy.  Am fost socata cind am vazut o naveta de asemenea dimensiuni enorme, dar ea este fericita si abia asteapta sa poata lucra din nou tatting imediat ce operatia de la deget va deveni o amintire indepartata....

a small order at Roseground . Some shuttles , for me one Lacis, one Starlit and that beautiful ball of black Lizbeth thread. I'm thrilled with it. Must shop some more...colored  :D .

Mary did want  a Starlit one and that super-big Tatsy shuttle for beads. I was in shock seeing such an enormous device , but she is happy and keen to work with it as soon as her finger surgery became a faded memory....

Apoi am avut ocazia sa le intilnim si vizitam pe dna Floare Roman ( stinga)  si prietena ei dna Victoria Stef ( dreapta ) amindoua mari iubitoare de tatting cu o istorie si experienta imensa in domeniu. 

Then we have the opportunity to meet and make a visit to Mrs. Roman Floare ( left ) and her friend Mrs. Victoria Stef ( right ) , also two tatting-lovers, with a huge past in this art. 

Am petrecut o seara minunata, relaxanta. Mincare gustoasa, o multime de risete si un timp minunat petrecut impreuna . A fost de fapt o continua expozitie de lucrari , ale fiecaruia...atitea minunatii realizate din noduri micute si ata frumos colorata. 

Am gasit in cutia de tatting a lui Mary, aceasta frumoasa garoafa pe care mi-am pus-o in par. M-am indragostit pe loc de model.

We spend quite a beautiful and relaxing evening together. Good food, a lot of laughs and so much good time. 

Was a continuous show-and-tell of  works....so many beauties that are made with tiny knots and coloured threads. I found in Mary's tatting box this beautiful red carnation, and I put it in my hair. Loved it. 

Ajunsa acasa, i-am cerut lui Mary modelul . Am aflat ca este free, pe pagina dnei Georgia Seitz. 

Deci, nu mi-a ramas mult de gindit, nu ? 

M-am asezat rapid la lucru si am vrut sa golesc aceasta naveta care era incarcata cu un fir Valdani care m-a dezamagit, nefiind potrivit pentru lucrul cu naveta. Si cum eu nu pot sa arunc pur si simplu nici un capat de ata, mi-am zis : " Ia sa-mi amintesc cum se lucreaza tatting-ul cu acul " :)

Si dupa cum vedeti ...cu siguranta nu mi se potriveste. Ador sa lucrez cu naveta. Si cu ata buna ;)

So , arrived at home, I asked her for the pattern. Found out that it's a free one on Mrs. Georgia Seitz page. 

So ...not to much to think, right ? 

I wanted to empty a shuttle that had a Valdani thread inside. Thread that bother me a lot, because it's not suitable for shuttle tatting. I can't waste any thread ( :D) so I wanted to discard it in an efficient way . 

I said : "let's remember how the needle tatting is done"  :). 

Well as you can see....I'm certainly not a needle tatter.....the shuttle is my love. And good thread ;)

Asa ca mi-am pus noua naveta Lacis la lucru, cu niste ata romaneasca, rosie si am inceput modelul de garoafa.  A trebuit in final sa invat sa lucrez un "split chain" in metoda naveta-ghem. Nu a fost foarte greu, necesita practica. Oare de ce il ocoleam intr-atit ? hmmm...

I put my new Lacis shuttle at work with some red thread ( a romanian brand) and start the carnation pattern...I had to learn finally the split chain with ball and shuttle method...nothing too heavy, just a little practice needed. Why did I go around it for so much time ? hmmm...

Am ajuns doar la al doilea rind....pentru ca azi nu e o zi buna de tatting pentru mine....ochii imi sunt obositi. Poate ca voi lasa restul pentru miine....

Voi aveti astfel de zile ? si ce faceti atunci ? renuntati ? sau mergeti mai departe  ? 

I'm just at the second row...but today isn't a good day for me to tat...my eyes are tired. Perhaps I'll let the rest of it for tomorrow....do you have such days ? what do you do then ? quit ? or keep going ?