As I mentioned in previous blog posts,
I've wanted to learn how to Tat
for YEARS
One afternoon, while visiting
House of Stitches
in LaPorte, Indiana
I looked on a lower shelf ---
I saw a basket of
tatting shuttles & instruction books & pattern books
Imagine my surprise!
I never noticed them before & had been to the shop
a number of times over 10+ years
Then, was told the Owner, Linda, tats!
Imagine my double surprise!
And, she offered to show my GF Mel & I
WOOT!!! Had my first instructions last Thursday
and haven't been able to do anything else
We got the basics of the chain, ring, & picot
All my spare time has been spent perfecting my technique
for chains --- trying different shuttles
different crochet cotton fiber sizes (size 3 & size 10)
And -- trying to get those knots more even!!!
So far, I've used a variety of
tatting shuttles
They are so beautiful & comfortable to hold
We learned the technique with the Tatsy (largest) shuttle
Since then, I picked up a couple different styles to try
I like the red Boye shuttle --The clover ones with tips are ok, too
The silver one is a reproduction
of a popular premium shuttle
distributed by Nedlecraft Magazine publishers
(Lacis)
It is very comfortable to use! (IMO)
At House of Stitches
there were some smaller, plastic shuttles w/o points from Lacis
I'm looking forward to trying them, too!!
When I was looking around on-line
I see a variety of styles & they are made out of
bone, plastic, horn, silver, filigree, wood, etc.
What fun!
Next, I'm going to try & perfect my rings
and rings with picot
3 comments:
Ooh, fun! I've wanted to try tatting--I think my mom tried it several years ago, if memory serves.
I didn't know there were so many shuttle options; thanks for showing them!
I've always wanted to try - congrats on actually doing it! Would you be kind enough to ask what would be a good beginners book to learn from? Keep posting your progress!
Congratulation on picking up tatting. You sounds like you are having fun with it. And why not! Tatting is fun but it can be addictive too, in a nice way. Looking forward to follow your progress.
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