The Hand Carved Tatting Shuttle has Arrived!

Woo Hoo! The hand carved Lady Hoare Style Shuttle has arrived all the way from Canada! A big thank you goes out to Noreen from Hankering for Yarn! I really enjoyed participating in her giveaway and the winning was nice, too.
So, without further adieu...

Tah-dah!

Isn't that a cute card that the shuttle arrived in?

In the last post about this shuttle, many of you

were kind enough to comment.

Some of you mentioned

that you didn't know

what a shuttle is.

Did you know that a tatting

shuttle is the main tool used in tatting lace?

It simply is a vehicle used

to hold the thread.

Hence the name,

"shuttle" ~ vehicle ~ get it?

LOL!

Actually, I don't know if that is the

real reason why it has that name.

It just holds the thread.

They come in

all shapes and colors and sizes.

Just google "tatting shuttle"

and you'll see what I mean.

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Using it is as easy as

1... 2... 3...

~

1. Secure the thread around the shuttle.

2. Wind the thread around the shuttle.

3. Start tatting.

See how easy that was?

Now, the tatting that's a whole

different matter altogether.

I'll say it's very easy to do once you learn.

Learning it can pose

a challenge for some.

Everybody likes a challenge, right?

Uhmmmm.....right!

;)

I will say this; Noreen mentioned that

she is no longer making this style

of shuttle and is going to stick

with her little bird style shuttles.

I personally cannot wait to get one of

her cute little birdie style tatting shuttles.

I am very clumsy with this shuttle.

I have small hands and the shuttle

is long. I tend to get it tangled up

in the thread, believe it or not.

I'm an experienced and

fast tatter, too!

LOL!

I don't think that will happen

with the little bird ones.

The notches for winding the thread

are thin and slanted so

getting the thread tangled up in the

shuttle prongs shouldn't

be a problem with them.

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This shuttle is a treasured

collector's item for sure!

It is going in my

special tatting shuttle box.

You know the one.

I posted about it a while back

on this post here.

Well, I have enjoyed taking a respit to sit and blog awhile. This month is full of new and exciting adventures for me in my non-tatting life. I have started a new job and will be moving so I will be busy with that for a while, but I'll be back soon, I promise! Don't forget me, dear blogging buddies!

Thank you for stopping by. Your hello's and comments always make my day!

Thank you,

TattingChic

:)

Edited update 8/17/08:

I received an email from Noreen saying

that a way to solve the problem with the

shuttle getting tangled and being long

is to hold shuttle at the end instead

of the middle. She also said to kind of pinch

it in a little while holding it near the end.

It does have a little give to pinch it!

I haven't tried to tat that way, but

when I have time to tat again I'll

let you know how it works.