Thursday, April 11, 2013

Anyone familiar with tatting?

I'll admit, I'd never heard of tatting until about a month ago, when Barb showed me some things she'd been working on.

 Tatting is a process of making stitches composed of half-hitch knots. A single thread is looped and knotted with the aid of a small shuttle, and the results are intricate and beautiful!

 Barb had tried tatting 25 years ago, and this winter decided to try it again. I guess the second time's a charm because she's hooked! Here are some of her completed projects:

 Earrings:

A doily for one of my Finnish treasures (a large "Iittala Kivi" votive):

A heart doily for her daughter Liz for Valentine's Day: 
And most recently, some beautiful handmade note cards:
Check out the detail on these!
They remind me of a fun project in the Beginner's Guide to Needle Felting that we received recently:
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:27 AM

    My grandmother tatted, although we weren't quite sure what that was. We seem to have inherited a number of window shade pulls.

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  2. Anonymous7:45 PM

    That is so cool! I never had any idea how people actually did tatting, but now that I see close pictures & read your description it's similar to tiny macrame. I love macrame! I may have to try this =)

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  3. Claudine8:17 PM

    I love this so much! It brought a huge smile to my face :) My Memere was famous for her tatting ~ you name it, she could make it. We put up 2 Christmas trees every year and one tree is devoted to the tatted ornaments my grandmother made so long ago now. It's a very special lost art.

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