I am off today, waiting for the storm this evening, so I am playing with getting better photos. I think I may have hit on the solution. One thing that really bothers me is finding a way to get the reflections of the light off the photo so the stitches show more clearly. The photo below has accomplished that. I had gone to WalMart and found some 9x12 (I think) sheets of black felt. I put the teapot on my scanner and covered it with the black felt because the lid is white inside. This is how it looks after the scan.
I think this is the way to go. It is clearer than using my phone camera and no reflections to deal with. I do need to clean off the lint specks, though.
Now that I have that sorted, I am going to try to figure out how to use the GR-8 shuttle I bought at Tat Days and try to finish my last project.
Hope you are on high ground. It looks like the amount of rain is going to be a major problem! Hunker down and stay safe. From a former Floridian
ReplyDeleteI love this tea pot, and I'll bring the cookies :) I do love felt and buy different colors having them ready to lay under different colors of tatting, it's great!
ReplyDeleteI've had success using a sheet of scrapbook paper over my tatting in the scanner.
ReplyDeleteStay safe, Tim and look after Barbara too. Love the teapot but I love all of Martha's patterns too.
ReplyDeleteThe black felt makes it very clear and colors pop. Be safe.
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