Look what came today! A perfect angel from real life angel Laura B. I sent mine off to her some time back but didn't expect her to send one right away since she was due to have surgery in just a few days then - which turned out well, btw. The angel from Monica Hahn's Christmas Angels & Other Tatting Patterns is done in Lizbeth thread size 20. And that's a perfect card for me - 2 lovely teapots! Thank you Laura for doing this exchange with me. We agreed to do it before I knew about the surgery so I'm especially thankful that you were willing given everything you were already worried about.


Here's a close up of the more unusual crochet hooks from my antique store find. I think I have have one somewhere that has that "eye" in the shaft but I don't know anything about it. The one with the multicolored handle is actually one of those miniature latchhooks that you use to correct snags on sweaters. I'm sure they are used for something else but I don't know what! One appears to be homemade - the one that is straight all the way from the tip of the shaft to the point of the hook. I couldn't find any markings on it either. The one with the bent shaft struck me as made purposely that way because the thinner part of the shaft is longer than usual. It also says "PAT PENT" with an obscure mark between the two words. Does that mean "patent pending" or is it someone's name?

Hey, go look at the ornament trees here!There is a huge selection in style AND price but aren't these perfect for displaying our tatting??? I have one just like the gold 12 arm tree that I picked up at Goodwill some time back. It's actually holding my collection of ceremic sachets or pomadours. I should show them sometime.





They also have ornament stands which are a little different. I think some of these may have to go on my wish list!

I had to chuckle when I saw one of our more recent new tatters graduated from high school and is teaching tatting and selling custom orders. It took me two years to even consider putting something to show in the local fair. She's not the first young person to exhibit such enthusiasm about tatting and I'm happy to see it. It just makes me feel S-L-O-W. LOL!