Tatting Rings

The next step in the process is Rings-- you use the same motion to create a ring in tatting as a chain- here is a video about tatting rings
I am having so much fun sharing my love of tatting with you ladies

Picots are used to join rings in tatting - place the point of the shuttle in the last picot from the previous ring and lift up the thread of the current ring - sliding the shuttle through the loop- continue making double stitches

Tatting Class Progress

2nd Week of class and we are moving right along - the ladies are doing great! They are creating beautiful double stitchs and working on rings & picots.

This picture shows a chain, ring with one picot, chain. These are all the basic parts to creating beautiful tatted projects. Next week we will put these elements together and follow a pattern.
More fun to come.

Tatting Intro Video

Here is a short video of the basic tatting stitch

La Bahia is just around the corner

Texas Antiques Week at La Bahia, Warrenton, & Roundtop starts Sept 29 and runs thru Oct 7. You don't want to miss it, it is so much fun. I will be with my sister Jill at Jennings Antiques & Collectibles at La Bahia. You can find directions at http://www.labahiaantiques.com/

New Tatting Class

Tatting Class at MCC starts tonight. It is so much fun to share my love of lace---

July 2012 Updates

Updates
My latest bobbin lace project was a dinosaur

--The tatting class is MCC is going great - great group of ladies!
I will be teaching another session at MCC this fall  on Thursday evenings 5:30-7:00, Hope you'll join us.
July 15, Sunday, at 2:00 I will be making a pictorial presentation and demonstration on both bobbin lace and tatting to the Czech Heritage Society of West. I am so excited to get to share my "Love of Lace".
Just learned that the Apple Tree Bazaar will be Nov. 16 & 17-Here are a few of the items you will see there -

Necklaces, Lace, Soap--

Bobbin Lace Necklace

Antique Lace Necklace-Large Pendant

Lace Necklace - Small pendant

Tatted Motif on Silver Cord & some Bling!

Tatting Class

Tatting

Bobbin lace - Buckspoint pattern

So excited to have started  teaching a tatting class!! Linda at Tomorrow's Quilts (it is a
Wonderful Shop)  in Waco is graciously hosting a tatting class. There is nothing more fun(other than loving on your grandchildren) than sharing what you love. I love tatting and making bobbin lace. Hopefully my enthusiasm is infectious enough to encourage them as they get the "hang of it".