Thursday 1 March 2012

Niebach Elegance

Yesterday I was having a look at some of the pictures in the albums at In Tatters (always inspiring) and came upon this design very nicely tatted by Telefonky.

It's an Iris Niebach design which is available free here.

I have to say that I have a book of Iris Niebach's doilies but personally find her diagrams hard to follow.  I tried a couple of times with the doilies, got lost and gave up (Oh no!!  Now I've said that, I will have to tackle one next because I can't bear to give up!!  I can't be beaten by a pattern!).

Anyway, I was struck by the elegance of this motif and had to make it.  I find it graceful.

No.14 of 25-motif challenge

The centre hearts are a little fiddly to make
but overall it's a straightforward design to tat.

Do you like it?

Best wishes,

19 comments:

  1. It is really beautiful. You made it so precise.

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  2. I absolutely love it! Your stitches look so even. It's a very graceful doily. How big is it? I just downloaded the pattern the other day, but yours really looks nicer than the one on the website. I looks completely different with the blue thread. I love how thread choices can chance a pattern so completely.
    Carol

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    1. Hi Carol,
      Sorry forgot to reply to your question: it's just one motif that could be combined to make a doily. I'm afraid I've already given it away so can't measure it but I would say it was about 2.5 to 3in across?

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  3. It's very elegant, and very well tatted. Not bad at all!

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  4. Wow that is absolutely beautiful!

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  5. Your stitches are so even and perfect!

    I agree, Iris's patterns can be difficult because of all the changes in direction she does. Sometimes she uses arrows to show the direction you should be going, or sometimes she adds letters to indicate the order to do things in, but not always. I always have to study her diagrams closely before I start. In the end, though, I find they are very satisfying to work.

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  6. I love love love this pattern and have tatted it often. Yours is superb.
    Fox : )

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  7. looking great, very elegant

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  8. That is so fabulous!!! I love how the hearts stand out in that design!!! :)

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  9. Wow- gorgeous! I'm not sure I would have seen what you saw from Iris' page. It's too bad because it really is lovely!

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  10. Merci beaucoup pour ce beau modèle que je trouve charmant car j'aime les coeurs....Je vais y travailler dès demain... Vous avez très bien réussi le votre...

    Amitiés dentellières

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  11. As always your tatting is awesome. The model is beautiful , too. So , yes, I love it ! :D

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  12. I love it! The hearts are dimpled Yorkies... they're not difficult once you master the technique. Jane Eborall's instructions are very good! (http://www.e.n.e.btinternet.co.uk/DimpleRing.pdf)

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    1. Thank you Karen - I did go and look up Jane's instructions and it does make the hearts easier to close up.

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  13. Yes - I really like it! Wonderful tatting :)

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  14. Lovely pattern, I have never tried any of her patterns and don't have any of her books, thank you for sharing the link, I will give this pattern a try
    Margaret

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