Beaded Tea Candle Holder

Another WIP complete.  Pattern is from Sabina Carden-Madden.  Easy ring/chain with a split ring every once in a while.  Will be added to other projects for a craft fair at our senior center in November.  Thread is Lizbeth size 20.

Palmetto Tat Days 2025

 Well another year at the Palmetto Tatting Guild Tat Days is over.  Tired in a good way.  It was nice to catch up with fellow tatters and see many friends again.

Live auction was filled with nice items and several competitive bids.  It is always filled with laughter and comic relief.

Classes completed were the Celtic Owl, Pearl Tatted Earrings and Dragonfly wings made in Lizbeth Metallic.  The bracelet was a class I taught made with Superduo and seed beads.  I have one more project (a tatted Iris flower) but it will be a bit before completed as there are several parts that need to be tatted and assembled.  

Next year’s conference is scheduled for Sept 24-27, 2026 at Ridgecrest Conference Center just outside Asheville, NC.  If your able to plan and attend, you will be welcomed with open arms, have a great time, meet new/old friends and learn from fantastic teachers.

Jan Stawasz Doily Finished

 

 Started this little beauty last September.  Just finished.  It is Doily XVIII from his Tatted Treasures (red) book.  Made from Cebelia size 20.  

Onto next unfinished project.

Snowflakes for Tatting

 

I made some of these ornaments with family names for Christmas.  I decided to made some for Palmetto Tat Days.  I used a script font for Tatting.  These measure approx 3.25 by 3.5 ish inches.  The center is approx 1.25 inches.  A small tatted motif could easily fit inside.  

USB Wallets & No Poke Shuttle Holders

Been a bit busy on sewing machine getting ready for Palmetto’s Tat Days this year.  Here is a picture of some of the USB wallets (they hold 3 flash drives) snd no poke shuttle holders (hold 2 shuttles each).  Have a few more to stitch up.

Went through a bit of a slump earlier where I just could not concentrate on anything.  I have my mojo back and in a better place to concentrate on getting projects up, running and completed.  Grandkids and life in general is an up and down battle at times!

Treasures

 

Our local Senior Center had a Book and Fabric Sale this past week.  Went Friday morning for the second time to see what they had left.  $5.00 bags - stuff as full as you can.  Well I think I did quite well.  

The lady in charge and I had talked on Monday about tatting.  Friday when I came back, she had the Learn to Tat book and a couple of shuttles.  Of course they went into my bag immediately.  The book and thread will be donations to the Palmetto Tatters Guild for this year’s tat days along with the crochet thread.  

Temp Tat Along Complete

2024 is in the books.  Finished last square this morning after I logged yesterday’s temperatures.  Will start working on header board for wall display and color key.  

Now to catch up on projects I started throughout the past year.