...is all done. My daughter Ondrea's checkerboard. In honor of my father who loved the game. Not only did he play with anyone and everyone who walked through our kitchen door, he studied books on checkers. Years of learning thousands of moves, (Memoriszed entire games to set traps to win, for instance Window Of The MILL, etc). He was a true champion. Daddy died a few days before her 2nd birthday and Ondrea never got a chance to sit with him at the kitchen table and play with him. But our stories and memories of us playing with him live on...
The checkers are from the 1930's. This took about 70 hours to tat and 6 and half weeks to tat. Pattern is from Mary Konior's book: A Pattern Book of Tatting called Eightsome Reel. Thread is Lizbeth's Charcoal Med. and Silver in size 20. For the picture I only laid the square on a folded piece of fabric.
The checkers are from the 1930's. This took about 70 hours to tat and 6 and half weeks to tat. Pattern is from Mary Konior's book: A Pattern Book of Tatting called Eightsome Reel. Thread is Lizbeth's Charcoal Med. and Silver in size 20. For the picture I only laid the square on a folded piece of fabric.
4 comments:
Wonderful story, beautiful tatting! An heirloom piece!
Congrats on the split chain angel. I have yet to try that technique.
Really beautiful, and a good way to pay homage to your dad.
Congratulations on the completion of the checker board. Quite a piece! What a lovely way to remember your dad. My boss was quite impressed with it.
It looks totally awesome and what a cherished memory from the past as well as the ones to come!! :)
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