For decades, I've wanted to learn to tat. No-one in the family did it, and I tried to teach myself using a tatting shuttle. I didn't even know about needle tatting. I was clueless about the shuttle and gave up after trying a couple times. A few years ago, I learned there was another method, but never ran across a class that I could take.
On Sunday morning, I was reading the local section of the paper, and saw that there was a class taking place as part of the Victorian Day activities at the Ben Lomond Historic Site in Manassas, VA. I called about the time, and headed over there a couple hours later, throwing all my previously laid plans out the window.
In a matter of minutes, the teacher had me making rings and chains and I was amazed at how easy it was ! I finished my first ornament in under three hours, but the next one I hope to finish in under an hour. Actually, I don't plan to make coasters, doilies and ornaments at all. I've got some plans brewing for using other yarns, adding beads, doing freeform with other techniques, who knows ?
Monday, October 05, 2009
Tatting: Rings and Chains
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7 comments:
Well done. Now you've 'got' the needle (which, by the way, is a modern invention of the 1970's) you'll find the traditional shuttle easy to learn. The shuttle gives a much finer and lacier result too.
I dropped by that tatting class! Don't' know if you remember...I was the lady who ran in asking the teacher if she used a shuttle (even tho' everyone in the class was using a needle). I didn't stay long. Didn't want to be any more of a disruption than I already was.
The teacher is a dream, isn't she? I'm sure you are learning lots and lots!
Hopefully the nice folks at Ben Lomond Historic House will let me drop by again sometime.
In the meantime, it was a pleasure to "meet" you! Can't wait to see more of your tatting!
Congratulations! Good for your for learning.
Happy Tatting! ☺
Hi, I'm Jane's sister so noticed your comment on her blog.
Hope you continue to learn more about tatting. Jane's patterns are fabulous especially the ones with beads!!!
Hi,
I would like to know more about this technique.
Here's the website with tutorials: http://www.hhtatting.com
Very cool! Yes, I read an article about needle tatting being invented by an engineer so that his wife who had become blind could tat.
I hope you do learn shuttle tatting, too! Your rings and chains are very nice!
P.S. thank you for following my blog! :)
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