Threads of a Tatting Goddess

I got 'er done! Washed and dried too - in fact, they are wrapped and ready to slip on the expectant mother's desk sometime this week...

Cameron Lee - my daughter (his Grandma) is holding him and talking to him. Isn't that the most precious grin?

One of my tatting friends emailed me a few months ago with the link to an ebay item - lampworked teapot beads. I think it was Sue. I was go...

I really hate DST. It feels like it's only 6:00 p.m. and I'm exhausted and frustrated and feeling guilty because it feels so early ...

I wanted to post an adorable photo by Iris Cabin but I couldn't find a link to email her and get permission - not any time soon anyway...

I've been busy lately. Did I mention my sofa arrived on Saturday? I still have a big mess everywhere. Last night I mowed when I got h...

Blogger apparently quits downloading after a certain amount so I had to wait on this part. Also in the antique store, the owner was clearin...

The sun is shining after several days of rain! It's still sweltering hot, but it's bright and sunny outside. I got the pig done the...

I had 3 bad haircuts in a row but I didn't say that to the lady who cut my hair tonight. I just said they never cut enough off the back...

Here's my play for the day. I was experimenting with different patterns of beads in purl tatting. I was considering layering rows of p...

I've been sorting beads. I got these wonderful containers from Walmart. There are a dozen individual containers with pop up lids so yo...

I finished the bird last night. I considered entering it into the fair but I've already got enough tatting to enter. I emailed Leah an...

If you want so see a stunning heart in tatting, check out this one in Martha Ess's new website. The heart is on page 65 of Elgiva Nich...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!

Mercy! Now you can do your needlecrafts in the dark! No tatting shuttles there but I'm sure if the manufacturer were educated about ta...

I redesigned my RPL teapot. I like this one much better. It could still use some improvement, but I probably won't do anything further...

The tatting books I ordered from Toni Storer came last night! I've barely had time to look through them. I took them to tatting guild ...

I've been steadily working on this shawl. Hot weather is not normally a good time to work with yarn, in my opinion, but it was very chil...