Choosing the Right Shuttle
Corry from Norway asked, “I’ve just been practising tatting for a month or so and I’d like some advise in …
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Tatting Tip: Choosing Thread Sizes
Joy asked, Looking through the patterns, I don’t always see instructions for what size thread to use. How do I …
Citizen Schools Tatting Class X
One student overcomes her fears, another tats a perfect flower, and yet another makes good progress on a dragon.
Celebrate the Butterfly
I promissed I would eventually explain “Cellebrate the butterfly!” Well, here is what it is all about. Learning and struggling and tatting and becoming a new person.
Citizen Schools Tatting Class IX
Citizen Schools students try out a mouse and a heart pattern. Also, it is only three weeks until the WOW!
Citizen Schools Tatting Class, the Eighth
This week students finally take a break from butterflies and try a new pattern: fish! Oh, and there be dragons…
Citizen Schools Tatting Class VII
We made more butterflies today, and a couple adventerous students tried a new pattern. I’m having a bit of difficulty getting the students to try new patterns.
Citizen Schools Tatting Class V
In this Citizen School class we began to read patterns, and made (various amounts of) butterflies!
Citizen Schools Tatting Class IV
The teens learn needle tatting, and others make more progress with their shuttle tatting. Regardless of the method, both groups are making tatted rings and chains and picots.
25 Motif Challenge, Part 12
Here’s my next motif in the 25 Motif Challenge, another beautiful golden motif from Lyn Morton’s book. The giveaway for her Christmas tatting pattern book, Oren Bayan thread and beads closes tonight! Also an exciting update on my computer situation and my Irlen diagnostic is today.
Blocking Your Tatted Project
How to block your tatted project once you are finished making it. That is, how to get any wrinkles and dips out of it, and get all the rings and chains going in the direction they are supposed to, so it is presentable for public display.
Teens Tat Part Deux
The teens make great progress and master the double stitch. An update on one girl who initially gave up, and why teaching teens rocks.