The almost lost art of Tatting - making lace with a shuttle.

You don't need much to be able to sit and tat - here are the tools:


1. Thread of any thickness - this happens to be size 30 tatting thread.

2. A tatting shuttle. I prefer Boye plastic shuttles with a spike (long nose on the end). Shuttles can come made up in anything. I have several handmade wooden ones, silver ones, metal ones. Its important to understand the shuttle merely holds your thread and has no other real purpose. You might want a larger one to hold heavier thread or a smaller one to hold delicate thread. The shape of the shuttle is only a matter of personal preference - what feels best to you.

3. A nice stick pin for untangling any snarls or knots you might get.

4. Scissors - preferably those small ones used in embroidery.

5. A small steel crochet hook for pulling picots and joinings.

Thats all there is to it - you can fit the whole thing into a sandwich bag and put it in your purse....or for the men, pocket. Yes, many men are also excellent tatters.

On my website http://www.tattingjustforyou.com there are complete instructions on how to tat - also a closeup of that elusive stitch one needs to learn.

This is my own pattern. For those of you who do know how to tat I will place the pattern here in the near future - so watch for it :-)
(so many things to do...so little time).

I know its mid-summer but soon the holidays will be on us once again. Thinking of that, I sat down one week and created this tiny booklet of 7 tiny tatted angel patterns. They can be stiffened and used for tree ornaments or decorate packages, make an angel mobile, or slip them into holiday or birthday cards - anywhere you want to spread a little cheer. I keep a supply in a drawer just in case I need a tiny gift or something to slip into a card or letter. This booklet assumes the user knows tatting basics. If you wish to learn, free instructions are on my website.

The book is only $3.25 plus $1.00 shipping.
Pick it up on my website today :-)

http://www.tattingjustforyou.com