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| Norma Benporath Lace Mat Tat-Along Rounds 1 and 2 |
With round two complete, the Norma Benborath Lace Mat has been put on the back burner. Why? Because the thread color I chose for rounds three and four has not yet arrived from China to the Handy Hands warehouse.
The lace currently measures 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) in diameter. Rounds 1 and 2 are tatted in Lizbeth®40 Pineapple Parfait #170. I would like to continue rounds 3 and 4 in Lizbeth®40 Honey Drizzle #180.
My progress for this Tat-Along may be behind many of the other participants, but no worries. It is not a race. When the new Honey Drizzle thread arrives I will carry on.
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| Norma Benporath Lace Mat Tat-Along Rounds 1 and 2 |
While the rhythm of this pattern makes it enjoyable to tat, the repetitive picots on all the chains (IMHO) make this lace look old-fashioned. Some people really like this look. I am not a fan.
If I were to tat this again, I would remove the picots on the chains of round one and omit all but the joining picots in round two.
Adding beads to all those decorative picots would certainly "sparkle up" this mat. Not sure if it would make me happier. What say you, bead lovers? Does this need a dose of bead love?
