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Originally Posted by sillyjacki Isn't tatting like lacemaking? I think it's so great that you have such a strong bond with your grandmother... and her memory. I am the same way. |
Yes, tatting is lacemaking. My grandmother made baby dresses with tatted trim and tatted baby shoes. I still have mine. Before she died, she taught me to tat. I have made doilies, baby shoes, etc. I made a collar, but have never put it on anything. I have her tatting shuttle, which is almost worn through where she held her thumb and fingers. I also like to sew and used to do English Hand smocking for my daughter. My tatting shuttle collection is so interesting. I never knew there were so many different kinds of shuttles...bone, ivory, celluloid, plastic, silver, wooden, metal, mother of pearl, etc. My grandmother would have enjoyed looking at them. The one that she always used is celluloid. She always thought it was ivory, but those were much more expensive. Tatting is almost a lost art now. I have seen tatting guilds, etc. on the internet. Pictured are a doiley I made, my tatting shuttle collection, and my grandmother's tatting shuttle.