Tatting

A long time ago - about five years - I joined Circle of Crafters, I do not remember how I found them but they were a small group and we all quickly became friends.  The site was hacked and was then changed to another company but the basic people remained along with a host of new members, some like me found it rather large now.

Among the original members was a girl who did tatting.




She produced some wonderful work and it was fascinating to see, although she insisted it was very easy.

Her work was similar to this.

Off I went and bought a kit and tried it out................ forgot I was lefthanded and instructions are usually for righthanded people!!!




After some months I gave up struggling and managed to contact a group here in Birmingham,

arranging to meet up with a member in the Main Library.  They were a nice couple and he showed me how to tatt, I tried it

and eventually managed to do a bit so everyone was happy.





When I came home I picked up my work to continue but do you think I could remember how to do it?  No way!  I struggled and struggled and in the end gave up.

I have now found this fantastic site - Tatted Treasures - which I wish had seen then ................

too late now as my shuttle went to the charity shop along with the books and threads.......


but then again ...........