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International Tatting Day, 2024

International Tatting Day on wandasknottythoughts
International Tatting Day

I have chocolate, thread, and shuttle ready for International Tatting Day. I had hoped to be able to tat in public today, but I have so many things to do at home my only public will be the internet. Tatting IS a large part of what I need to do today, and chocolate will be eaten!

Wishing you all Happy Tatting today!

International Tatting Day 2022

International Tatting Day eggs on wandasknottythoughts
International Tatting Day

Today, April 1st is International Tatting Day. Traditionally, we celebrate by tatting, in public if we can, eat chocolate, and drink a beverage of choice. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?

Let’s celebrate!

Tatting in public

On April 1 I was able to tat in public. It isn’t always easy to get out this year to do so, but much easier than last year. I would have like to be in a slightly better spot, but being out was better than not going at all.

tatting in public on ITD 2021 on wandasknottythoughts
Tatting in public on ITD 2021

I invited my sister to go with me to a local coffee shop called Norm’s. The place was pretty busy so my choice of sitting was limited. Though no-one stopped to talk, my sister and I enjoyed a lovely visit.

My sister’s birthday was several weeks ago. She found out she had been exposed to a confirmed case of COVID 19 the day before, so instead of taking her out to celebrate then, she was quarantined. The good news is she didn’t didn’t get it! So we celebrated it on International Tatting Day.

After visiting at Norm’s for a while I took her to lunch. With the last year the way it’s been, we haven’t had the opportunity to get together much. The time flew by, making the morning seem very short.

For her birthday I gave her a bracelet I made of Liz Metallic # 319 Turquoise Blue.

Bracelet in Turquoise Blue Liz Metallic on wandasknottythoughts
Bracelet in Turquoise Blue Liz Metallic

I like this thread but it does tat a bit different than cotton thread. I notice this a lot on the chains, especially when they are long chains. It still came out well, and she was excited to get it. This is one of her favorite colors. It is a simple pattern but the metallic thread gives it a fancy look.

We had a wonderful time and I got to tat in public. Not a bad way to spend International Tatting Day. And there was chocolate.

‘Frequent conversations will fill your heart with joy.’ From a fortune cookie

International Tatting Day 2016

 

International Tatting Day 2016
I had a lot of fun today celebrating International Tatting Day.

Becky, Sherry and I celebrating International Tatting Day
Becky, Sherry and I celebrating International Tatting Day

Becky, Sherry, and me at Montana Mike’s Steakhouse
( I should have moved over with the others so the window wasn’t directly behind us)
Had lunch with two ladies that are my students.  We get together once a month to tat and this month it was in public with tatting and chocolate.  I brought Hershey’s kisses in several varieties, something for everyone.

Becky and Sherry
Lunch with Becky and Sherry for International Tatting Day 2016

I put the tatted buttons I’ve been working on in a teacup. The other teacup has the chocolate.  I also had a candy bowl with several shuttles wound with a yard of size 10 red thread and card stock wrapped with 2 yards of size 10 white thread.  These were to be given away if anyone was interested in trying and wanted them.  I demonstrated for one interested person but she didn’t take a shuttle.  We had several people stop and ask questions about what we were doing and were very impressed.  No-one turned down the buttons when offered one.
Becky helping Sherry with a knotty problem
Sherry was having a little trouble and Becky helped her out.  Nothing ensures you know what your doing as much as having to demonstrate and help someone else.
I  think I gave out about 10 buttons while we were out today.  At work I gave out the other 15 I had, along with a Hershey kiss.
I guess I need to make more buttons 🙂
I hope all of you enjoyed International Tatting Day where-ever you were.
Keep Calm
and
Tat On

More buttons for ITD

Buttons for International Tatting Day on wandasknottythoughts.blogspot.com
With all the dust and disruptions at the house due to the remodel I’ve not gotten much tatting done. I can still do a bit in the car so I’ve continued to decorate buttons for International Tatting Day.
I did give away a few green ones last week to be worn for St. Patrick’s Day.
And one to an aunt who thought it was pretty.
And one to a co-worker who really liked it.
The grandchildren like them, too. And their mothers.
I guess if I don’t give them all away on ITD I’ll still be able to do something with them eventually.
“Who gives from the mind is great
Who gives from the heart is truly blessed.”
Marinela Reka


Shortly after I posted this we went out for lunch.  We met a nice lady in another booth that recognized that I was tatting and had a nice visit.  Before she left I gave her a button and my card.
Do you think I’ll have any left for ITD?

Tatting for ITD

 There are so many things going on lately I’ve not really gotten into any projects even though I have several in mind.  Instead I’ve been working on little things to give away (I hope) on International Tatting Day April 1st.
Button Tatting for International Tatting Day 2016 on wandasknottythought.blogspot.com

 

Tatting around buttons is easy and quick and people really like them when they see them, making them ideal as small give-a-ways.  I’ve done a few in green because, hey, St. Patrick’s day is coming up – never hurts to have a little green on you.
Back of the Button Tatting for International Tatting Day 2016 on wandasknottythought.blogspot.com
 Instead of sewing in the ends on these I’ve used them to sew on a small safety pin.  I have a whole jar of safety pins of different sizes, thought this would be a good place to use the smaller ones.
I think I’ll move on to other colors now and maybe make a few into Easter eggs like I have the last couple of years; a few on paperclips and a few on safety pins.
I really need to keep a few of these handy all the time, not just for ITD.  I’ve had several opportunities to give something like this away to an interested by-stander but didn’t have any with me that were finished.  Okay, I’d already given the finished ones away…  So I need to keep more on hand.
Still haven’t gotten my drawing program fixed.  Now that I can’t I really want to work on some patterns.  I hope I keep up the enthusiasm for when I have a working program again.
While I wait I might as well do another button.
“You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.”
Jimmy Dean
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International Tatting Day 2015

Tatting for International Tatting Day 2015


Plans for today:
Tat for enjoyment
Wear tatting
Eat chocolate!

Check out this cute little poem by muskaan.  This describes me, how about you?

‘Coz We Are Tatters

The room is all
a-clutter
The family
a-grumble, a-mutter,
But my heart is
still a-flutter,
Stashing more
thread is all that matters
‘Coz I am a tatter.
“That money’s for
food!”
Oh, honey, I’m sure
we’re good.
Need a new shuttle
in wood
Diversifying my
collection is all that matters
‘Coz I am a tatter.
There’s a new book
online
Well I mayn’t tat a
design
But that book has
to be mine
Stocking my library
is all that matters
‘Coz, peeps, I am
very much a tatter!
                                (muskaan, March
2015) 

Make lace, not war
😀
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