Donna Druchunas’ Gobi Desert Socks were based them on the pair of knitted socks purchased on a trip to Mongolia by Long Thread Media’s founder Linda Ligon.
Crack open any volume of Weldon’s Practical Needlework, and you’ll be transported in time to the Victorian era.
You make your entrance—gown flowing around your feet as you float down the grand staircase leading to the ballroom. You’re wearing a pair of elegant tatted fingerless gloves as your hands glide delicately along the banister.
Chester was an engineer. You might be wondering, how did an engineer become interested in tatting?
Here’s a tatted edging originally published in Needlecraft Magazine’s October 1928 issue.
Making an elegant pair of accessories for a bride’s special day only requires a few materials—a spool of cord, some thread, delicate beads, and a tatting needle.
Enjoy a free tatted square medallion pattern from PieceWork’s “Trimmings.”
