Tag: shuttles

More Shuttles by Jack

My husband, Jack, is back in the work shop. He’s back to making more beautiful shuttles.

Jack found a cow horn in the garage that belonged to his dad. How long his dad had it or where he got it is unknown, but it’s been in our garage for awhile now. About a month ago Jack decided to make a horn shuttle out of it.

Horn shuttle bottom view on wandasknottythoughts
Horn shuttle bottom view

Jack watched several videos on YouTube to see how to work with horn as it’s a bit different than wood. The imperfections in the horn react differently than those in wood.

Top view of large horn shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Top view of large horn shuttle

This shuttle is 3.24 inches long and 1 inch wide. He buffed this out to give it a sheen and make it smooth. I have decided that I will only use this while I’m sitting comfortably at home and use it only on projects done at home. No taking this baby somewhere I might drop it on a hard service!

Side view of large horn shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Side view of large horn shuttle

You can see that the wood post is pretty short, but it will hold a nice amount of thread. He got the points just right to hold the thread in without unwinding when the shuttle is dropped to unwind a twist, but easy to wind the thread on.

There was plenty of horn left to make a second shuttle. Jack was experimenting with the material and things didn’t go quite as expected. The next shuttle blade he made was much smaller than he planned. I said give it a try anyway, see what you can do with it even if it’s a small shuttle.

Bottom view of small horn shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Bottom view of small horn shuttle

Jack used the small piece for the bottom of the next shuttle. It’s interesting that the little divit in the small blade is in the right spot to give the thumb just a little bit of grip. This piece is 2 inches long and .75 inches wide.

Top view of small horn shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Top view of small horn shuttle

The top blade of the shuttle is 2.5 inches long and .875 inches wide. The shuttle looks better in person and feels wonderful!

Side view of small horn shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Side view of small horn shuttle

The wood post in this one is taller than the post of the larger shuttle. It’s placed in the location that best fits the curve of the two blades. I thought it might not tat well with the ‘overbite’ of the top blade, but it tats soooo nice.

Jack has also been making more wood shuttles. He finished another one out of redbud that is gorgeous!

Top view of redbud shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Top view of redbud shuttle

Who knew that redbud wood was so beautiful? All of the shuttles he’s made with it have been amazing. This one is his best one yet. It is 2.75 inches long and .75 inches wide. He made this one with an ‘overbite’ on purpose.

Side view of redbud shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Side view of redbud shuttle

Jack was able to center the post better on this one. This shuttle feels so smooth and light! I just like to hold it and feel it.

Bottom view of redbud shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Bottom view of redbud shuttle

Isn’t it pretty?

Jack has two walnut shuttles almost done in the shop. I am looking forward to trying them.

There was a bit of a delay on finishing the Luther’s Rose pattern. My youngest daughter is moving for her work this weekend. We all thought it was going to be the end of September, not the beginning. My older daughter wanted to give her and the family a going away party, which had to be this weekend instead of in three weeks like we were thinking. I’m the closest to the party location, I don’t have any kids in school, and I’m retired, so I’m the one that did a lot of the planning and decoration making. With a short timeline other things got pushed back. I’ll have more time for the pattern again now.

I’ve also been tatting a few small snowflakes. They are easy and small, a little seed to get me in the mood for tatting for the Christmas season. I can’t believe how little time there is left to make everything I want to do! So now I’m busy again.

“The workshop to me always means great atmosphere, working, smell of wood, dust and, at the end of the day, you’ve created something.” David Linley

Goodies from Tat Days 2024

My husband is an enabler. During the auction at Tat Days he would buy me anything I showed an interest in if I let him. I pretty much have to put a leaseh on him to stop him. This year I looked over the auction items before it started and told him what I would like to bid on. And I still came home with more than I expected.

Tatting Shuttles book on wandasknottythoughts
Tatting Shuttles book

I love collecting shuttles and seeing what is out there that I don’t have, and in some cases, maybe I have. There are some lovely shuttles in here, and a lot of information about them. I am very happy that we won the bid on this one!

Tatting Treats Three on wandasknottythoughts
Tatting Treats Three

Here’s another of Pam Palmer’s books, this time with patterns not shuttles. I’ve thought about buying this book several times over the years, but never did. I didn’t want to pass up the oportunity to get it now. The way these patterns are shown in blue on a white background reminds me of china patterns which I find beautiful. The patterns here look good, too!

Ring of Tatters newsletter on wandasknottythoughts
Ring of Tatters newsletter

There were two Ring of Tatters newsletters that I wanted, both with a tree on the cover. This tree is fall/autumn, the other was spring. The other one had articles in it that made it very sought after. I think Gina Brummett’s obituary is in it, and a picture of several people that were currently attending Tat Days. I was happy to let someone else purchase that one and I get this one.

Piecework magazine on wandasknottythoughts
Piecework magazine

I love the pincushion on this one! One day I may even make it!

Flower up Your Life on wandasknottythoughts
Flower up Your Life

This book is quite rare. Lisa sent it to M. Leigh Martin from Something Under The Bed to find out what she could about it. If you haven’t visited Leigh’s page, I highly recommend it. Good stuff! I have not yet taken the wrapper off to look throught it. I want to have plenty of time and a clean space on my table before I do.

Georgia Seitz small quilt on wandasknottythoughts
Georgia Seitz small quilt

I didn’t really want this, but no-one was bidding on it I believe this is a small quilt done to raise money for the Palmetto scholarship a few years ago, organized by Georgia Seitz (??) I have it hanging over a spot on the wall that needs repair. This covers it nicely.

We spent most of our money at the auction, but not all. I was looking at several of the shuttles that Middy Clark had brought. I liked one and Jack liked another. So I bought both.

Garden copper shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Garden copper shuttle

This is the one that enticed me. The flowers and colors drew my eye immediately.

Frog copper shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Frog copper shuttle

This cute frog shuttle is the one that Jack liked. He thought I would want it because it had a long tip.

Frog shuttle tip on wandasknottythoughts
Frog shuttle tip

He knows I like the longer tip. So I am now the proud owner of two more of her beautiful shuttles.

I have been tatting – a lot – but nothing to show today. I was asked about the Luther’s Rose I did a few years ago and if the pattern was available. I have not worked on it since I made it. But Reformation Day is coming up the end of October so I thought it was a good time to return to it. I have the cross and the heart figured out and written but not yet diagrammed. The rose itself has a ways to go, due to making a few changes that I thought about after I had done it originally. I’m excited about it and am hoping to have the pattern done at least by the end of September.

“Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” Jon Bon Jovi

Back From Tatting Corner’s Tat Days pt 1

We made it back from Tat Days 2024! Yes, several weeks ago. It’s amazing how busy I was even after we got back. And how lazy I got about posting!

Tat Days was fun this year, as always. I taught classes on the cruise this last fall, but this is my first time at Tat Days. The classes went well and kept me very busy. I met up with friends from other Tat Days and the cruise and made a few new ones. I was excited to see my name on the back of the shirt!

Back of T-shirt for Tat Days on wandasknottythoughts
Back of T-shirt for Tat Days

Lisa had an auction to raise money for the Animal Protection League again this year. $2323 was raised for it! This year the auction was two-fold, the APL and the new tatting scholarship fund. They were done simultaneously with the items marked for where the money would go. $1043 was raised for the scholarship fund.

Lora McClintock, Lynda Brown, and Lisa Adams on wandasknottythoughts
Lora McClintock, Lynda Brown, and Lisa Adams

Lisa was the auctioneer, with Lora and Lynda being her ‘gofers’. Lora and Lynda would take the items into the crowd so we could get a closer look before bidding on them.

Auction crown 1 on wandasknottythoughts
Auction crown (1)
Auction crowd (2) on wandasknottythoughts
Auction crowd (2)

Unfortunately, I didn’t remember to pick up my camera as Lora showed off the shawl, I was laughing too hard. I’m sure she appreciates that I didn’t pick it up! If you were there, you know what I’m referring to. If you weren’t there, you should have been! We are all looking forward to another wonderful show next year, Lora!

Several people finished the patterns I taught before the weekend was over, which is exciting to me. I’m sharing a few here, but I have more!

KayLynn Thygerson finished the tortoise on wandasknottythoughts
KayLynn Thygerson finished the tortoise

KayLynn finished her tortoise before Tat Days were over. It came out so well!

Janet Niederloh with her Hare on wandasknottythoughts
Janet Niederloh with her Hare

Janet not only finished her Hare, but it was during the class! I thought she used a smaller thread but I have been told it was size 20. She did a great job!

Me and Kristina Fry with her Hare on wandasknottythoughts
Me and Kristina Fry with her Hare

Kristina finished a Hare and a half. She pointed out a problem with my pattern and helped me correct it. Thanks so much, Kristina!

I’ve mentioned several times that my husband has been making shuttles lately. He’s been getting better and decided to take some with us to Tat Days.

Shuttles by Jack 20240711 on wandasknottythoughts
Shuttles by Jack 20240711

He donated one for the auction and sold most of the rest. He brought 12 and left with two. I think he’ll be making more!

This was another fun and exciting Tat Days. I will be sharing more pictures from it in the next several weeks. Hopefully in less than four weeks! Things have slowed down a bit here at home, but I’m working on another pattern, plus Christmas is only five months away! I’ve got a lot of tatting to do before then.

“You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.” Ben Carson

New Shuttles by Jack

My wonderful husband, Jack, has enabled my shuttle addiction over the years. He has bought me shuttles, gone hunting for shuttles at flea markets, ordered them for me online, and made them for me. He’s at it again, making more shuttles.

Shuttles by Jack on wandasknottythoughts
Shuttles by Jack June 2024

The three shuttles on the left are made from a branch that fell out of our Red Bud tree a few months ago. The branch was already dead, it was blown out of the tree before we cut it out. I told Jack I thought it would be cool to have a shuttle from it, and he did, too. I didn’t know the wood would be so pretty! The shuttle on the right is cherry wood.

Jack has one of my plastic Clover shuttles that he uses as a pattern for size and general shape. He cuts out the shape with a band saw and then uses a sander to finish the rest of it. Then he glues a post in the middle. Each one is slightly different in shape and height, making them one-of-a-kind. He is getting better and better, each one surpassing the previous one. When he’s done, he brings them to me to verify they work as expected, keeping the thread from unwinding when dropped to unwind the twist in the thread, and being smooth to wind and unwind. He’s having fun while improving the process.

He currently has three in process in the garage, and plans on making more. For all that I like them all, he is taking some with him to Tatting Corner’s Tat Days in July, to see what other tatters think of them. If you see him there, ask about them. He’d love to show them to you.

“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” Miles Davis

Shuttles From My Husband

Over the years I have mentioned that I have a wonderful husband. He recently surprised me again with a couple of new shuttles he made. Not for any special occasion, just because he knows how much I like shuttles!

Oak shuttle front on wandasknottythoughts
Oak shuttle front

This is made of oak. We have several pieces of oak handrails which were removed from a local hospital when they made improvements. He randomly will make something from the wood when he’s feeling inspired. That day, he made a shuttle for me.

Oak shuttle post on wandasknottythoughts
Oak shuttle post

I love the look and feel of this shuttle! It tats beautifully!

Cherry shuttle back on wandasknottythoughts
Cherry shuttle back

My husband found a pretty piece of wood in the scrap pile. He’s not sure what it is but believes it may be cherry.

Cherry shuttle front on wandasknottythoughts
Cherry shuttle front

We may not know the type of wood it is, but it makes a gorgeous shuttle! It also tats very nice. I love working with it.

As he was in the mood to work with shuttles, I brought him the shuttle he made me way back in 2009. I love that he made me this shuttle, but it was so thick I didn’t really care to use it much. I asked if he could thin it down a bit.

2009 Oak shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
2009 Oak shuttle

He did a great job! Unfortunately, thinning it down removed the carving of the date from one side and my initials from the other. I’m thinking of ways the dates can be added back to this shuttle and the others as well.

Back of 2009 oak shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Back of 2009 oak shuttle

He made the tips on this shuttle a bit different from the others, with one blade shorter than the other. I do like how this loads thread better, but not enough to complain about the others! All of them feel good in my hands. I’ve found my favorite shuttles!

While he was in the woodworking mood he made another piece out of oak. This was done on our CNC machine.

Oak sun on wandasknottythoughts
Oak sun

May the sun shine on you to aid in your tatting adventures!

New Shuttles

Over the last few months, I have acquired several new shuttles. Four of them are from Middy Clark, of The Knotted Vine. If you haven’t seen her work, please check them out! They are beautiful!

Tatting Corner Cruise 2023 cruise shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Tatting Corner Cruise 2023 cruise shuttle
Knotical Adentures 2023 shuttle, back on wandasknottythoughts
Knotical Adventures 2023 shuttle, back

This is the one that Maddy made for the Tatting Corner cruise this summer. Isn’t it beautiful? It tats beautifully, as well.

Celtic Silver Plate Brass Shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Celtic Silver Plate Brass Shuttle

This Celtic shuttle is one that I bought from Middy on the cruise. She had brought shuttles with her to sell specifically to those of us cruisers. I haven’t tatted with it yet, but it feels wonderful.

Holiday brass shuttle on wandasknottythougths
Holiday brass shut

Middly also had several blades for unfinished shuttles. She was offering them to fellow cruisers, to be sent to us after the cruise. I found a couple that spoke to me 🙂 I like this seasonal shuttle. It has the same pattern on the other side as well.

Dragon shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Dragon shuttle

This dragon shuttle is fantastic, isn’t it? I don’t know how Middly does this, but it’s great. If my daughter tatted, she’d be jealous of this one. This one tats as nice as the Ship one. The back of this one does not have the dragon on it.

The Knotted Vine shuttles on wandasknottythoughts
The Knotted Vine shuttles

I do not get any compensation for mentioning of The Knotted Vine.

I’m still working on patterns for Tatting Corner’s Tat Days this summer. They are about ready to go to the test tatters. Every once in a while, I have to take a break from this or my eyes will cross. I tatted The Tatting Lace Crown by 1001 Nós Frivolité.

Tatting Lace Crown on wandasknottythoughts
Tatting Lace Crown by 1001 Lós Frivolité

I made this with size 10 Lizbeth thread that was left on the shuttle. This worked up quick and easy. It’s very cute. She posted this pattern on Facebook if you’d like to give it a try.

As I tat, both getting ready for Tat Days, and little side projects, I have several beautiful shuttles to choose from. Such hard choices!

“God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.” Jim Elliot

Tatting Corner’s Tat Days part 4

I have been tatting but nothing I can share. I designed a pattern I hope will be accepted for Tatting Corner’s cruise next year. I have sent it to a couple of test tatters, two for shuttle and one who also needle tats. The shuttle tatting pattern has been approved by the testers, now I’m just waiting on the needle tatter to help me with needle notations. I can’t share this until sometime after the cruise.

Yes, I still have things to share from Tat Days. It was a busy week, from when we left home until we returned.

When we got to the Tatting Corner shop Thursday (7/7) morning my husband immediately started looking for things for me. I had to stop him as I had plans for the auction on Saturday – we couldn’t spend all of our money right away! We did keep a few things he liked and a few things I picked out.

Mahogany shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Mahogany shuttle

This is a Mahogany shuttle that Jack liked. I’ve already been using it and it tats nicely. The clover shuttle is there for a size reference.

Celic shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Celic shuttle

This is a redwood Celic shuttle. I thought at first it was a Celtic shuttle, but it’s too wide for that style. I finally looked it up online. Celic is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina according to Wikipedia, make what you will of that. Google maps show it in the northeast part of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I take it to mean that it is from or like shuttles of that area. I haven’t tried it yet.

I picked up a couple of shuttles from nekonomekoubou. I don’t know that I’ll ever use them but I think they are so cute!

Cat shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Cat shuttle
Bird shuttle on wandasknottythoughts
Bird shuttle

Aren’t they gorgeous? My granddaughter loves the cat one. The clover shuttle is there for size comparison. I’m afraid to use them yet, afraid I’d drop them! For now, I’ll just admire them.

On our way to Indiana, we stopped for the night in Hannibal, Missouri, which is the boyhood home of Mark Twain. The area we were in looked intriguing but it was so hot we didn’t feel like getting out to look around. We went to the Riverside Inn where we had a room for the night and didn’t go out again. Our rooms had a view of the Mississippi River and a Mexican restaurant down the stairs and through a door. That was the extent of our exploring that evening. The next morning we did drive through the area but it was too early for most things to be open.

The lighthouse in Hannibal on wandasknottythoughts
The lighthouse in Hannibal

We had planned to meet with Diane, the Lace-lovin’ Librarian, and her husband for lunch on Wednesday but they had problems with their water well and couldn’t make it. It was disappointing but completely understandable. Instead, we stopped in Springfield, Illinois to see the area where Abraham Lincoln lived just before they went to Washington, DC. Neither Jack nor I had ever been there. We only spent a couple of hours there but it was interesting.

Abe's house on wandasknottythoughts
Abe’s house

Lincoln’s house was the only building you had to have a ticket for and go on a guided tour of. The timing wasn’t right for that so we only saw the outside of it, plus the neighborhood. If we get back in Springfield we’ll try to go back again.

On the way home, we went through Vandalia, Illinois, and stopped there for a bit of lunch. We were surprised to notice they have a miniature gateway arch.

Vandalia arch on wandasknottythoughts
Vandalia arch

You can see that it is much smaller than the one in St. Louis, LOL.

Jack was going to turn back and get on the Interstate the same way we got off, but I saw something interesting on the map that I wanted to check out. It was easy to get to and close to the next Interstate entrance.

The Kaskaskia Dragon on wandasknottythoughts
The Kaskaskia Dragon

The Kaskaskia dragon actually breaths fire, for a few tokens. We didn’t buy any so I didn’t see it breathe fire, but the mouth sure looked like it did.

Kaskaskia Dragon on wandasknottythoughts
Kaskaskia Dragon
Vandalia knight on wandasknottythoughts
Vandalia knight

The knight looks like he’s gotten the rough end of the deal.

I don’t recall seeing the sign, but I understand this tourist attraction is to draw people to the Kiskiskia Dragon RV park. I’m not advertising for them, we just enjoyed the dragon.

I’m hoping to have some tatting done by next week that I can share. I still have things to share from Tat Days, like the items I bought at the auction. Let’s see if I can post by next Monday!

“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.” Susan Sontag

1920’s Shuttle

1920's Boye shuttle on wandasknottythouhts
1920’s Boye shuttle

In my previous post, I talked about a shuttle that was a gift to me by my brother-in-law. I also shared it on my blog FaceBook page where Sharon Tabor shared some history of Boye shuttles. She was gracious enough to allow me to share the information that she had about them. The following is her comment on the FB post.

“The tipped curve was made by a former user. I have a complete set of Boye metal shuttles from 1915-1992. The first Boye shuttles were pinched in the middle. The shuttle you were gifted is from about 1920. The shape was changed after the 1917 patent and was made in 2 sizes 3″ and 3 1/2”

Pre-WWII, the shuttles were nickel or zinc plated brass. The one your brother-in-law gifted you is a brass shuttle with a zinc coating (it is dull) During WWII all metal was diverted to the war effort and hence the invention of celluloid ( an early but flammable plastic). The 3 1/2″ shuttles were discontinued in 1947.

Since I documented my Boye collection, I have found the 1917 shuttle I was missing. The last Boye shuttles made in the USA were only printed on one side and the back was blank.

Your shuttle is circa 1920-1923.

A great reference book is Tatting Shuttles of American Collectors by Heidi Nakayama” Sharon Tabor

Shuttle collection by Sharon Tabor on wandasknottythoughts
Shuttle collection by Sharon Tabor

Thank you, Sharon, for the wonderful information and for allowing me to share it on my blog. Isn’t this a great collection of shuttles?

On a different note, I am still working on the pattern for the Isla Snowflake. I’m hoping to have it done in a few days.

Twosday

Today is Tuesday, 2/22/22 or 22/2/22, depending on how it’s written in your part of the world. Either way, it is a palindrome, meaning it reads the same backward as it does forward. This type of ‘Twosday’ is so special that it won’t happen again for another 400 years. I’ve heard that a lot of people have chosen today to get married. I guess you’d never forget your anniversary!

I meant to post much earlier in the day today but have met with ‘two’ many issues that I didn’t expect, which put me way behind on everything I did plan to do. So I better get on it while it is still Tuesday, I mean ‘Twosday’.

My sweet brother-in-law remembered me when he found a tatting shuttle at a flea market recently and bought it for me.

Boye shuttle with whistle on wandasknottythoughts
Boye shuttle with whistle

You can see this was a well-used shuttle by how the finish is worn off. There is still enough left to see it is a Boye shuttle. It still has a variegated pink thread on the bobbin, which looks to be size 80.

I’m not sure how old the shuttle is but looks to be from before 1923. I have another metal Boye shuttle I compared it to. Notice in the center of the top shuttle it says “PAT APR.17.’23”. The center of the bottom shuttle, the one I was just given, says “PAT APL’D FOR”

Two Boye shuttles

The older one (bottom) is longer and the body is wider than the newer one. You can see that the top shuttle has the bobbin peeking out on both sides of the body, while the bottom one is as wide as the bobbin. The pick at the tip is different, also.

Different tips on the shuttles on wandasknottythoughts
Different tips on the shuttles

The older one (right) has the tip curving up compared to the body instead of to the side like the newer one (left). All the metal Boye shuttles I’ve seen before have the pick curved to the side. Maybe this was a change before the patten went through?

One of the things that delayed me writing my post today was an event I attended. Newton, Kansas, the town that I used to live in is celebrating the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of its incorporation. They threw a party where the mayor gave a proclamation and had local organizations put on the entertainment for the evening in the form of local music groups and a dance troupe. I stopped to check it out and stayed longer than expected.

The City was selling souvenirs at the party in the form of t-shirts and wooden train whistles, of which I had to indulge. Trains have been a major part of Newton from the beginning, when it was the trailhead of the Chisholm Trail. The railroad basically cuts the town in half. If you spend any time in Newton, Kansas, even today, you understand the t-shirt.

Newton t-shirt and whistle on wandasknottythoughts
Newton t-shirt and whistle
Whistle and shuttles on wandasknottythoughts
Whistle and shuttles

I didn’t really need the wooden train whistle (or the t-shirts!) but, hey, it’s cute.

I’m still working on the pattern for the Isla snowflake. I think I’ve got the stitch count down where I’m happy with it. Now I have to start diagramming it, the most un-fun part of sharing my patterns. I’ve also realized I should document the pattern for the doily I have in the background, one I made in 2014. I think I would like to make it again. That makes two patterns to work on. There’s that two again.

“Today is the day to celebrate Newton! 150 years ago on February 22, 1872, Newton, ‘the wickedest city in the West” made up of businessmen, gamblers and cowboys with 27 saloons and the AT& SF railroad tracks running right through the middle of it all, was incorporated as a city.” Harvey County Historical Society

February Tat and Chat

Last Tuesday my two most recent tatting students came over for a tat and chat.  We’ve been getting together about once a month for several months now.  We have so much fun!  I’m not sure just how much tatting actually gets done but we do talk about it and have a great time.

Sherry cautiously works on her tatting @ wandasknottythoughts.com

Sherry takes a cautious approach to tatting.  She doesn’t like taking out mistakes so doesn’t work very fast but she’s making progress.  She’s working on a heart that she would like to frame.

Becky winds a shuttle preparing for her next project @ wandasknottythoughts.com

Becky is a lot more bold and not afraid to make mistakes.  Since last month she tatted four hearts, framed them and gave them away for Valentine’s day.  She didn’t yet have a pattern that called for it but she wanted to learn how to make split rings.  She was doing it quite well with them by the time she left.

Becky brought a few flea market finds, a small doily, small piece of hen and chicks and a shuttle @ wandasknottythoughts.com
 Becky brought along a few flee market/antique store finds.  The small doily was found some time ago and looks to be made in about size 30.  Another time she and her husband did some bargaining for the silver shuttle.  The larger one we have determined is made from French ivory and is in very nice shape.  It is about the size of a Tatsy shuttle (the silver about the size of regular Clover) and still has tatting attached, the hen and chicks probably made in size 30.
We’ve set a date for our March get-together and made plans for our April meet to be on April 1 for International Tatting Day. They think they can handle the requirements: tat something fun, do it in public, and eat chocolate!
Have you made plans for International Tatting Day yet?
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