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Title: Tatting
Post by: jlmusicchick on September 13, 2004, 12:55:08 pm

a lost art, i know. but, i heart tatting none the less. the retro version of tatting is with a shuttle. that's pretty much how it's been done since forever. but i'm lazy and learned how to tat with a needle. here's one piece i did:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/jlmusicchick/Misc/File0009.jpg)

some more info on tatting (http://www.picotnet.com/)

anyone else do it, or at least have heard about it?

Title: Tatting
Post by: Tia on September 13, 2004, 01:01:35 pm

ooooh...pretty!! Those would be so good for customizing stuff with *has to learn*

Title: Tatting
Post by: jlmusicchick on September 13, 2004, 01:05:33 pm

thanks tia! shuttle tatting is uber hard, but needle tatting is pretty easy and simple - you have to have patience though! especially if you forget a knot, because then you have to start that whole section over again. i think the link i posted has both needle and shuttle instructions

Title: Tatting
Post by: divasteph on September 14, 2004, 11:11:00 am

way cool

Title: Tatting
Post by: jlmusicchick on September 14, 2004, 12:19:04 pm

Quote from: "divasteph"

way cool

thanks! have you ever done it steph? if you make small flowers they make really cute accents on different things like purses and such

Title: Tatting
Post by: divasteph on December 09, 2004, 04:22:16 pm

no i havent but i would love to learn!

Title: Tatting
Post by: NESSAussie on December 22, 2004, 04:48:32 pm

Quote from: "divasteph"

no i havent but i would love to learn!

 8O There's a handicraft that our very own Martha Stewart is yet to master?

Awesome stuff Jessica! Thanks for sharing your creation with us. Its great to
see youth ensuring handicraft treasured by our grandparents isn't forgotten
- my Grandma would be impressed! How long did it take you to make that 1?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/katie_ayden/delta_ootb01.jpg)

Title: Tatting
Post by: jlmusicchick on December 22, 2004, 04:54:34 pm

that took me roughly 5 hours. i didn't do it all in one sitting, worked on it for about an hour at a time.

Title: Tatting
Post by: rosieposy87 on December 27, 2004, 03:07:03 am

Its so pretty Jess! I couldn't even begin to *think* about making something as complicated and intricate as that! Do you hang them up on your wall? Or put them on your desk?

Title: Tatting
Post by: loveplasticlove on December 28, 2004, 02:39:14 pm

haha I thought you meant tattooing...

Title: Tatting
Post by: emmy on December 28, 2004, 03:57:21 pm

Quote from: "loveplasticlove"

haha I thought you meant tattooing...

Lol, I'm sure you were very excited until you found out what it was really about, hehe.

Title: Tatting
Post by: jlmusicchick on January 01, 2005, 04:23:41 pm

lol thanks rosie :-) It's really not that hard, especially when you do needle tatting. It's a simple overhand and underhand combo. Usually what i tat are doilies or just little things that can be sewn on to shirts. you can make christmas ornaments, edgings that can be sewn on to hankies (which is what it was popularly used for when it was first created) and collars, stuff like that.

Title: Tatting
Post by: loveplasticlove on January 10, 2005, 03:46:10 pm

Quote from: "emmy"

Quote from: "loveplasticlove"

haha I thought you meant tattooing...

Lol, I'm sure you were very excited until you found out what it was really about, hehe.

HAHAH