The normally gentle and soft-spoken Marilee Rockley revealed an unexpected "dark side" when Sue Anna offered a large stash of the new "bad" Boye tatting shuttles :)
"What?!?! Those are the worst shuttles ever!" Marilee fumed. "They have rough edges, are put together crooked, and have the stupidest bumps on the tips! If they were melted down and recycled for the plastic, it could help save the planet!"
"I don't have time to sandpaper rough edges off shuttles." she continued. "The old Boyes were once my favorite shuttles." she lamented, "but the current production is so awful it's ridiculous".
The debate went on for several minutes, distracting the other guild members from their double stitch counting, until the "bad Boyes" were removed and replaced by a generous supply of chocolate chip cookies :) All's well! (Story slightly exaggerated just for fun, LOL.)
We really did have a good time together, and looking forward to the next meeting!
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| Greater Milwaukee Tatting Guild, May 12, 2014 |
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| Beads and better quality shuttles in Barbara's stash |
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| Sue Anna placing a jump ring |
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| Daughter and mother tatters |
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| Hanky edging in progress |
4 comments:
IMO - the "bad" Boye's should be BLINGED!!!!
Might be fun ....
These bad Boye shuttles would sell to collectors!
I've never bought any of the bad boy shuttles, and glad to. Good thing I have a lot more of other kinds of shuttles to use though..!
They're okay after they've been sanded and "blinged" by Lace-lovin' Librarian - Diane's method but straight out of the factory the "Bad Boyes" have rough edges that will catch on the thread. A beginner wouldn't know to sand them off.
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