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neckday40
Farmgirl in Training

15 Posts

Vickie
St. Amant LA
USA
15 Posts

Posted - Apr 01 2017 :  08:34:47 AM  Show Profile
I saw some posts about ladies wanting to learn how to tat. It is a very simple fabric art that is becoming a lost art. Barbara Foster has a very simple beginners book found on Amazon and there are videos on youtube by Rustikate that are very good. I am including a pictures of some of the tatting I have done. I have only been tatting for about a year.

Vickie
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

6747 Posts

Sara
Paris TX
USA
6747 Posts

Posted - Apr 01 2017 :  08:56:03 AM  Show Profile
Vickie your work is beautiful. My mother tatted but I never learnt but I do have her bake-lite shuttle.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.

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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl

3602 Posts

Judith
Nora Springs IA
USA
3602 Posts

Posted - Apr 01 2017 :  09:48:03 AM  Show Profile
Vickie, your tatting is lovely! Are you using a needle or shuttle?

Farmgirl sister #3926

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Apr 01 2017 :  9:06:58 PM  Show Profile
Oh MY Stars! Vickie,,, your tatting is lovely...
I wish I didn't have 3 left thumbs so I could tatt too!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl

1252 Posts

Lenora
Fulks Run VA
USA
1252 Posts

Posted - Apr 02 2017 :  5:35:06 PM  Show Profile
Beautiful, Vickie.

Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2017
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Apr 03 2017 :  10:28:25 AM  Show Profile
Beautiful tatting, Vickie! This is on my list of this to learn.

Krista
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 08 2017 :  10:57:58 AM  Show Profile
Beautiful work Vickie. I love RustiKate, Ruby Lockwood and OneVirtuousWman on you tube. There are other tatters but these ladies are my favs. I learned to tat last December. I agree there aren't many of us around. I attached my latest work. I made a set of coasters and the larger ones are mug rugs. I also made some head bands. I carry a carpet bag every day with me to work. I would rather tat and chat then gossip and gab. How did you finish the edge of your cap?





TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl

4085 Posts

Michele
Bruce Wisconsin
USA
4085 Posts

Posted - Apr 10 2017 :  5:39:51 PM  Show Profile
lovely projects. I have tatted alot of the years. I have a small doily going, but been awhile since i have touched it. I like to take a tatting project with, as the are easy to tuck into a purse. does not take alot of room!

Farming in WI

Michele
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 10 2017 :  9:29:17 PM  Show Profile
Totally agree with you Michele. A ball of thread is more compact than a skein of yarn. Do you shuttle tat or needle tat or both. I needle tat but would still like to learn shuttle tatting for a smaller project. My Auntie Mary and my grandmom Emma Pearl could shuttle tat the most prettiest lace. I myself only tat with thread sizes 3 to 10.

TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl

3448 Posts

Darlene
Kunkletown Pa
USA
3448 Posts

Posted - Apr 11 2017 :  05:35:59 AM  Show Profile  Send HealingTouch a Yahoo! Message
Oh my, Beautiful work ladies. If we don't teach others, these things will be lost. Even sewing a button on seems to elude some people!

Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922
October 2016 Farmgirl of the month

John 11: 35 Jesus wept.

When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"

When it gets to hard to stand, Kneel!







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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Apr 11 2017 :  09:08:24 AM  Show Profile
These are beautiful! Tatting is next on my list to learn how to do. My great grandma tatted...my husband's grandma was never NOT tatting! She made us a beautiful tablecloth for a wedding gift. She actually made tablecloths for all of her grandchildren....8!!! I'd be lucky to finish one! I will check these ladies on utube!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Apr 11 2017 :  12:47:34 PM  Show Profile
Nancy, I love your headbands! Those are the best kind to keep hair out my eyes.

Krista
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl

4085 Posts

Michele
Bruce Wisconsin
USA
4085 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  04:01:07 AM  Show Profile
Nancy i shuttle tatt. I learned from my ma, 32 years ago. I wanted tatted doilys behind my bouquets for my wedding. My ma said i better get learning. I also made a tatted tiera.

Farming in WI

Michele
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  1:05:45 PM  Show Profile
Wow... Michele you learned to tat as an infant. I am very impressed. Seriouly though I tried shuttle tatting but found needle tatting a bit easier. Still would like to learn shuttle tatting in honor of my Grandmother and Auntie.

Krista and Debbie When you decide to start a project buy thread size 3. It is fatter and easier to handle and pick out boo boos. A ball of thread and a set of needles is about a 15 dollar investment.




TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!

Edited by - Tumbleweed on Apr 12 2017 1:06:29 PM
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  4:24:02 PM  Show Profile
I'd love to learn. I knit, crochet and sew. For some reason, I'm so intimidated by tatting. I have no idea why. The result is gorgeous. I'm scared I'll screw it up!

Christine, Sister #7295
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  7:27:44 PM  Show Profile
Christine, thread is cheap. It's ok to mess up and either pick out the mistakes or toss and start over. Start with a coaster or simple chain. My first project was trim for a clothespin holder. One you learn how to make a ring and a chain everything else is either one or the other. Wish I could wiggle my nose and pop in and show you how but You Tube has those lovely ladies. Mary Jane's stitching book has a good chapter on tatting too.

TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!

Edited by - Tumbleweed on Apr 12 2017 7:28:31 PM
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  7:41:41 PM  Show Profile
Hi Nancy! I have Mary Jane's stitching book!! I think a trip to the craft store is in order for tomorrow. I've had such an interest in tatting for a long time, just never had the nerve to jump into it. Tomorrow may be the day!
Thank you!

Christine, Sister #7295
www.etsy.com/theginghambow
www.theginghambow.wordpress.com
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  7:49:39 PM  Show Profile
PS Nancy....can I bribe you to come to the East coast to show me and I'll make you some baked goods while you teach me to tat? Haha. I just told my husband supplies for learning are in my near future....like tomorrow!


Christine, Sister #7295
www.etsy.com/theginghambow
www.theginghambow.wordpress.com
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl

2474 Posts

Bonnie
Minneapolis Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  8:12:01 PM  Show Profile
Don't forget Mary Jane has a great tutorial on needle tatting on her web site.

grandmother and orphan farmgirl
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 12 2017 :  8:52:12 PM  Show Profile
Hi Bonnie! I'm going to look. Thank you!

Christine, Sister #7295
www.etsy.com/theginghambow
www.theginghambow.wordpress.com
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  07:00:27 AM  Show Profile
Thank you for the tip, Nancy! I feel just like Christine.....I knit, crochet and sew....but tatting has always intimidated me. Christine, we really need to try this ! I will read everything I have on tatting over the weekend and then make a stop at Joann's on Tuesday next week when I go into the "big city"...haha! I have a whole drawer of size 10 thread, I might have to Google size 3.
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  09:13:11 AM  Show Profile
Debbie...I won't have time to go to the store today. I figured that out last night. I went on Amazon and ordered a book which comes with a "kit" and another instruction book. It will be here tomorrow and I can't wait to get started. I love learning new things. I also think that a lot of these "old art" practices are depleting in society. I've been knitting, crocheting and sewing since a very young age. I'd rather do that than watch television. It's just what I'm drawn to and who I am. I already have the "thread" here, so I'll just jump in. I'm excited, but nervous at the same time!! I'm going to be needle tatting, as the shuttle tatting looks like something I will screw up from the beginning. :( I want to get the needle tatting downpat first. We shall see.
I was looking for info on how to "needle tat" a square. Is that a thing? I'm not sure if it even exists. If anyone knows if this even is an option, please direct me to a website so I can look into it.
Debbie...if your Joann's matches coupons, I've been getting daily emails from Michael's with awesome coupons. Maybe your Joann's will match the Michael's coupon and save you some money. (Then you can get more tatting supplies :) ) I'll keep you filled in on how I do. Fingers crossed I can do this. At least I now know someone is in the same boat as I am and I can have some "beginner inspiration" so I won't be as nervous to try this!



Christine, Sister #7295
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  09:16:01 AM  Show Profile
The work that y'all are posting is absolutely gorgeous!!!

Christine, Sister #7295
www.etsy.com/theginghambow
www.theginghambow.wordpress.com
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  12:48:30 PM  Show Profile
Christine.... If I could "wiggle my nose" (sisters over 40yrs should get that). I would be there in a heart beat.

TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!

Edited by - Tumbleweed on Apr 13 2017 12:55:33 PM
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl

1016 Posts

Nancy
Texas
USA
1016 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  1:04:29 PM  Show Profile
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Now this intimidates me. Wow Mrs. L. L. Peterson. Think I will keep making coasters and headbands

TW

The fun begins where the pavement ends!
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sargesproudwife
True Blue Farmgirl

174 Posts

Christine Marie
NY
USA
174 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2017 :  1:52:12 PM  Show Profile
Haha Nancy! Yes, it should be a "thing" for us!! That would be WONDERFUL!

Christine, Sister #7295
www.etsy.com/theginghambow
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