A new tatter, Mary, got her first lesson at our February meeting in the food court at the mall. She claimed, "I'm not crafty at all!" but I think she was catching on very well. She's ambidextrous, so will try both left-handed and right-handed methods to see which way feels more natural to her.
I brought a small fake "palm tree" centerpiece in an attempt to help us all forget about the cold and icy conditions outside. Fortunately, the approaching snow storm waited until we had gone home!
Nancy, busy with her needle tatting, brought along a book by
Tomoko Morimoto entitled
New Tatting (modern lace motifs and projects). We all enjoyed looking at the beautiful pictures and clear pattern diagrams in it. The method of finishing thread ends shown in the book sparked a discussion about "to glue, or not to glue".
I made some progress on a shamrock with a Celtic knot in the center. The method of forming a Celtic knot from a tatted chain is shown within the the book
Celtic Tatting Knots and Patterns by Rozella F. Linden. Inspired by studying that book, this shamrock pattern is my own, available from the
My Free Patterns page at my Yarnplayer blog.
Our new beginner practicing flipping her first half stitches. You go, girl!
