Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Call out for entries:

See The Tatting Corner

web site for details.

What fun!!!!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Mailbag (Part Two)

I received this lovely treasure chest

and notecard (beautiful blue tatting!!!)

from Denise. Denise is one of the

Tollway Tatters I met last month. She doesn't

have a blog - tho, I think she needs one!

Are you wondering what was inside the chest?

Goodies!!!! A beautiful tatted motif,

lovely Mill Hill beads, and pretty Lizbeth tatting fiber.

Imagine my surprise, thx Denise.

The tatting Denise made, matches the shuttle

Diane blinged for me - a perfect match!

Are you wondering where the tatting is being displayed?

(I know some of my GFs already can guess ....)

Yes, my HK plush are

wearing the tatting!

I"m so spoiled, I stink. I'm thinking the treasure

chest may house my special tatting shuttles. I seem

to be starting a collection ; )

Thx Denise!!!

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Mailbag (Part One)

Don't you enjoy getting the mail sometimes ..... when the envelopes are from friends .... and not bills ....

The lovely card on the left sparkles,

which isn't showing up in the photo.

And, inside was this lovely tatted

Stumpy from

Lace-Lovin' Librarian ~ Diane.

(She made loads of them for the Shuttle Shop).

Thx Diane!!!

This shuttle is made by Chris Hinton

The Shuttle Shop.

The craftsmanship in this shuttle is

outstanding. Oh my. It is so beautiful.

Not sure I want to wind fibers on it!!!

Are you familiar with The Tatting Forums?

Go check it out, and drop

a comment on my profile when you visit.

The card on the right from Barbara.

Her website has photographs of the variety of

lace she has mastered. An accomplished lacemaker. And,

don't you think the notecard is awesome?

I don't think I've ever seen a notecard with a tatting shuttle.

Following a Needlelace Class taught by

Janice Blair, L.A.C.E. class,

I joined OIDFA. I have my first publication.

There is a lot of lace info packed into a few pages!

Types of lace I've never heard of,

lovely photos. A nice publication.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tollway Tatters (Part Two)

Sue Anna didn't want me to snap

her picture .... LOL!

If you visit Diane's blog post,

you will find a photo of her (Sue Anna's) tatting.

(actually, Diane has snaps of everybody's tatted pieces.)

She was tatting a 'challenge' piece

and it was quite lovely.

What a lucky duck, she is going to Tatt Days!!!

We are all green with envy ... and, will give her

our LISTS ; ) Her suitcase will be bulging on the way back.

(Did you see the Tat Off Patterns???)

And look at this:

My very own

Tollway Tatters

Tee Shirt --- hand (tie dye) made

by Sue Anna.

Thx so much ; )

Honestly, it is so much fun to wear.

When people enter the Oasis ... they

cannot miss us ; )

Sue Anna also brought a tee shirt

for Alison, too.

I was trying this motif (from Mini Tats) in size 40--pink.

Using size 20 is becoming easier for me to manage.

I think I made it all the way around without a glitch.

Then, wound some size 20--blue, which I am used to;

usually tat with size 20. Should finish the blue motif this week-end.

These are some of the books

Diane brought with her:

each are incredible!!!! would be

excellent additions to tatting libraries.

Diane is looking for some more pastel

Clover brand shuttles. She says three lighter colors

in the pkg of 5 are the best for blinging.

Other shuttle colors distort the paper or napkins

Diane uses. Will go thru my stash this week

and see what I can find.

We enjoy getting together to chat, book review, product review,

exchange ideas, and there is some tatting, too!

Friday, August 17, 2012

Gathering of Tatters (Part One)

Thx Sue Anna for coordinating our gathering.

Barbara, Denise (w/o blog), + Marilee (Yarnplayer) ...

you were MISSED!

What fun to browse new tatting books

(Diane brings some from home for us to look thru).

Pictured above, Diane lending her

expertise with Alison.

Eva, Lace-Lovin' Librarian ~ Diane, Alison

Charming Ava who has mastered the flip

and enjoys the Josephine knots.

The always generous Diane, gifted each

of us with some special fiber

called 4-Eva,

dyed by Jess.

Did you see the beautiful blinged shuttle???

Made by Diane --- Better Photo:

Thx so much!!!

Tollway Tatters ... Part Two - tomorrow ....

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Gems of European Lace, ca. 1600–1920

July 24, 2012–January 13, 2013

Gallery 599

Details on the Metropolitan Museum of Art

web site

Thursday, August 02, 2012

I have posts on my other blog with all of my fair entries .... then, I remember, I have
more tatting friends who follow only this blog ....

so, to repeat ....

I had 15 entries into the Porter Co Fair this Summer. These are the ones with tatting:

Category 1: Arts + Crafts
Section 109 - Wearable Art
c. Accessories