New Nametag

 

I had been using a piece of paper with my name on it at our local guild meetings when this heart shaped aida became available on the garage sale table.  I purchased it and then taught myself cross stitch to complete a new nametag.  Those other bits are supposed to be shuttles and a flower. I plan to use the blank upper right area ,with an appropriate pin, to attach the nametag on.

It needed a little tatting. This edging is called Hen and Chicks and is a vintage one shuttle pattern.  Had I used a picot gauge the bare thread between rings would have been more consistent and neater.  I stitched the tatting on the nametag going through the picots.  You can view how to do Hens and Chicks by Frivole on her You tube channel.

I used a Wonderfil thread Spagetti a 12 wt Egyptian cotton which is double gassed making it a great thread for tatting if you like to use small threads.


     

Nametag Be Nice

I have told many that I have a PhD; project half done, the truth is I have many PHD's.   This nametag is now completed.  It is quite long because I had to use the seven letters version because I don't approve of a shortened version of my name.  But if you remove the R then I am be nice.

The pattern is designed by Kathy Lowe and I have provided a link here.  She provides both five and seven letter patterns.  My sister wants one but her name is eight letters so I will use her three initials with a bead between.  Watch for this in your care package sis.

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