A Steampunk’s Guide to: Sofia [part two]

Vestigo. A secret society dedicated to technological progress but little more than a rumour. A dark hallway, an apartment stuffed with peculiar equipment. The bureau of a tinkerer. Books, technical drawings, a map of the world and behind you the door click shut silently.

A Steampunk's Guide to: Sofia [part one]

For the unprepared traveler on a business trip the Bulgarian capital will be a surprise with it’s rich history and the mixture of orient and occident. From most of the city snow covered mount Vitosha is attracting the eyes. But what is Sofia holding ready for a Steampunk?

Lace bookmark

My grandma got this tatted bookmark for Mother’s Day. The pattern was inspired by an edging from the book “Tatting Craft, My Book No. 3” (1900) by Anna Valerie. But it only the resembles the shape. i added several links and made it bicolored.

Occhi revers

Maybe you already wondered what tatting is good for. Well except from doilys and edgings here is an example:

I decorated the revers of my “old” bolero jacket with sewn-on tatted lace.

The big one with a bead I tatted on the needle. But when I tried to needle tat the small cloverlike piece I wasn’t able to close the last ring. So I switched to the shuttle and it worked quite good after I sorted all the threads.