Threads of a Tatting Goddess

Just a quick post tonight. I've been busy looking for photos for my son and scanning them for his reception slideshow. Mrs. Parker resp...

Weekend before last, I was at my sister's house and she pulled out this magazine her husband was reading during a doctor or dentist visi...

Arte y Pico information After much thought, I decided to pass the Arte y Pico on to some creative blogs that were not tatting focused. I be...

Arte y Pico Rules: 1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award - elements include creativity, design, interesting ...

Look what I got in the mail yesterday!!!! Jamie & Jenna of the Emblazon Yourself store that I mentioned a few posts ago sent me some o...

My efforts to lose weight for my son's wedding is keeping me at the gym most evenings and that really cuts into my tatting time but I st...

Sometimes I am the last to know. LOL! I was surfing ebay for a change a few days ago and found these fabulous buttons and magnets at the eb...

This is needlelace, not tatting, but equally time-consuming and equally beautiful. And if you ever wondered how to wind a bobbin:

Above are the original photos from a 1925 Needlecraft. I will be using more from that issue so I don't want to name the exact one yet. ...

Congratulations to Jeff Hamilton! I nabbed a budding tatter and coworker, Fran, to draw the name out for the June blog anniversary drawing ...

Yes, I should be doing other stuff and truly, that was my intention this morning but I'm teaching the Workbasket strawberry (July 1995) ...

post on LiveJournal blog Knitting vs. Tatting I was reading the thread on life lines and there was discussion about knitting lace. I'd a...

Sunela got her package so I can show what I tatted for her! Some things each recipient will get will be the same or very similar but the ta...

Here's the finished amulet bag with a teensy awareness ribbon on it. After I sewed it on, I got to wondering if the tails were supposed ...

Here's the mystery motif with a bonus - a matching edging! Anyway, the source said it was a matching edging. I think it is a complement...

Pam finally opened her package! I was soooo late in sending it! I kept experimenting (probably not a good idea for monthly winner stuff but...

Oddly enough, this looks better in the scan than in real life. It's usually the other way around. I abandoned this one today. It's...

While it annoys me when people refer to some other kind of lace as tatting, it really honks me off when people blatantly claim something is...