Unfortunately, this motif didn't turn out so well. This is my attempt at Teri Dusenbery's Fantasia Fan. When she posted it on her blog last year, I nearly drooled on my keyboard; it's so beautiful. Since then, I read and re-read her articles on modern joins and directional tatting.
Finally, I tried it, in slippery, slidy burgundy silk. After three weeks of fiddling, I admit defeat. Every centimeter of that thread has been unpicked and re-done at least twice. At this point, I just don't have the skills to make this.
Sadly, Teri Dusenbery took down her patterns. I wouldn't even post this picture except at this point, it's just a mess, and doesn't remotely resemble her gorgeous fan. Perhaps, if she publishes the pattern again, I will buy a copy, gather my cordonette cotton and concentration and try it again.
So for now, I'll leave that picture up there as a lesson in humility. I have some mignonette motifs on the shuttles that are coming along nicely, so hopefully there will be some nicer pictures on the blog sooon.
