Friday, January 16, 2015

Catch up since Palmetto Tat Days

My collection of Ann Orre SRT Edgings
 
Since I've been back from Palmetto Tat Days I have been busy with Tatting-related activities.

For starters, I am and a friend drove from Omaha to Indianapolis, IN to go to Tatting Corner's Tatting Workshop.  It was a lovely weekend and I got to meet some new tatters.  Jennifer Titus has quite the 'Tatting Empire' set up in a quiet, countryside location.  However, the future of the shop is still up in the air (last time I checked) as Jennifer was going to be moving and starting a new chapter in her life.

I was selected to teach two tatting classes and a Teneriffe/Sol Lace Class at next years IOLI Convention in Iowa City, Iowa. 

I am sooo excited about the upcoming IOLI Convention in 2015 for several reasons:
  1. It is in my ‘backyard': I live in Nebraska and the convention is being hosted by the Doris Southard Lace Guild in Iowa City, Iowa. The actual address is Coralville, but Coralville is a suburb of Iowa City
  2.  I’m teaching–It gives me the excuse to work up design ideas into a book and class format. I loove the design/tatting work!
  3. The theme of the convention is “Lace on the Prairie”. I, being a Nebraska farmer’s daughter, embody that idea completely. I grew up ‘on the prairie’ and learned tatting from my maternal grandmother. Later I found out that my paternal grandmother AND grandfather (a farmer) also tatted.  I truly am a 'Lacemaker of the Prairie".
  4. On of my tatting classes is titled "Quilt-Inspired Fun with Split Ring Tatting".  I have been having lots of fun studying historic quilt patterns and then recreating them in tatting.  More about all of this in future posts.

4 comments:

  1. Wonderful sampler. That red colored edging is VERY pretty!! Would you have a pattern for that. I am sorry I cant come to your class; it is across the pond!

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    1. I will be continuing to put on patterns for all of these designs onto my website (www.TheShuttleSmith.com) as I get them ready. I have several already there. I'm not sure if this one is done/there or not?!? Once you get to my website click on 'Anne Orr Historical SRT Patterns' and then click the drop-down box to get to that page. Enjoy.....They are really cool, unique patterns

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  2. I will be continuing to put on patterns for all of these designs onto my website (www.TheShuttleSmith.com) as I get them ready. I have several already there. I'm not sure if this one is done/there or not?!? Once you get to my website click on 'Anne Orr Historical SRT Patterns' and then click the drop-down box to get to that page. Enjoy.....They are really cool, unique patterns

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  3. Sorry for double-commenting, but I realized after I sent the bottom one that I should have put my reply as a 'reply' to the original comment. I'll get this thing figured out sometime!!!!

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