Tatted Zipper Flower

I learned about zipper flowers from Cathy, and I wondered how one might look if I added some tatting  

I started with some pink perle size 8, but, then I thought that the pink might not show up as well as I'd like against the pink zipper. Lady Shuttlemaker's Rio was perfect.

The colors show well against the pink

I tatted more fancy picot  chain, then gathered the zipper fabric, and sewed it into a flower.

Here's the result. I added a topping of 3 JK flowers with seed bead centers.



What do you think?











My conclusions:
- this flower is quite pouffy and  the long picots hide the zipper
-  it might work out better if I used a shorter zipper for this type of flower
- I could use shorter picots, perhaps, so the zipper would be more visible
- tatting on the zipper flower top might be all that's necessary
- a zipper with the metal teeth might show up better against the tatting

I started a second flower type with a shorter fancy picot, but no results so far.

It's started. The colors are changing in this potted plant. Cooler nights are here, with cooler days to follow. Autumn is on the way.













Hope you have fun today creating.
Happy September! I hope those of you who've been sweltering in the heat and drought will soon find relief in cooler temperatures, and, hopefully, some rain.

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz