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« 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:



some more info on tatting

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

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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2004, 01:01:35 pm »
ooooh...pretty!! Those would be so good for customizing stuff with *has to learn*
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« Reply #2 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

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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2004, 11:11:00 am »
way cool

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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2004, 12:19:04 pm »
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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

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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2004, 04:22:16 pm »
no i havent but i would love to learn!

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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2004, 04:48:32 pm »
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no i havent but i would love to learn!

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Awesome stuff Jessica! Thanks for sharing your creation with us. Its great to
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- my Grandma would be impressed! How long did it take you to make that 1?


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« Reply #7 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.

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« Reply #8 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?
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« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2004, 02:39:14 pm »
haha I thought you meant tattooing...
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« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2004, 03:57:21 pm »
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haha I thought you meant tattooing...

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

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« Reply #11 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.

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« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2005, 03:46:10 pm »
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haha I thought you meant tattooing...

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


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