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upcoming event

janette — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:01:10 +0000

Tatters, or those who want to learn more about tatting, visit this website for a fun upcoming event in Washington State. www.shuttlebirds.com

Happy Tatting!

Tatting time of the year

janette — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:16:39 +0000

The time of year that domestic feelings surface has arrived again. Nothing satisfies like to the feeling of snuggling up in front of a warm fire with shuttle in hand and tatting a beautiful piece of lace. I hope every tatter has at least one day of being snowed in to enjoy this wonderful feeling this winter.

Economics and tatting

janette — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:36:33 +0000

Women love hobbies! Working women and noncareer women, young and mature, we all love to create, it is part of our nature to be creatative. With the economic changes we are experiencing what could fit into a tight budget better than tatting. A tatting shuttle and a spool of thread costs less than $10.00. With some time and creativity the $10.00 becomes a beautiful article to add to your home or give as a gift, which saves even more money by giving a special handmade gift rather than something found at a craft store. The money spent on the shuttle is an investment to be reused over and over again. In general one spool of thread can make two or three motifs.

If the economic crunch is pinching your pocket and you still have the urge to be creative, tatting is the perfect answer!

scrapbooking and tatting

janette — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:04:48 +0000

Scrapbooking is my summer hobbie. Last summer I found several family pictures taken with my Grandmother. I love the picture of her as a young woman and decided a scrapbook page dedicated to her was appropriate. My Grandmother tatted, crocheted, quilted, knitted and you name it. Her hand work was part of her everyday life. The scapbook page on the home page is of her with a tatted side edge and tatted hearts. The heart pattern is included in my Learn to Tat instruction book. This summer I will scrapbook a few pages of my mother, her handwork was also remarkable.

I love that tatting can be applied in a new way beyond hankies. I spent the past week tatting gorgeous motifs which are then sewn onto samplers. Samplers are the best way to display tatting because any theme can be followed to display something seasonal and festive year around. I think pieces of old tatting can be clipped off of old cloth and freshed up and attached unto samplers too.

The home economics teacher at the high school I work at, told me that the best way to whiten discolored antique lace is to soak it in Clorox 2 for 15-30 minutes. I have tried it and it works great. It is safe and whites the lace without bleach. Bleach is too harsh for fragile antique lace. <

Does anyone know of shops located in the Phoenix area that specialize in handwork? I like specialty shops, the atmosphere and feeling of a unique find is a thrill to me. I shop Michaels, Hobbie Lobbie and the large chain stores like we all do, but the thrill of a small specialty shop is my way of spending a Saturday afternoon.