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Monday, February 23, 2015

Spreading the love

Last week I took my napkin collection in to school and let the kids who wanted to try blinging their shuttles choose some. 


Today, one of my third grade girls, Alejandra, showed off her initial efforts. Didn't she do a great job?


We had meetings after school today, and then I had to pick Dave up from work, so I didn't have a whole lot of time to tat. Still, I managed to get in a couple of pattern repeats in, and that makes me happy!
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8 comments:

  1. Margarets designer cardsFebruary 24, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Great blinged shuttles,
    Two repeats is better than none , looks a big round.
    Margaret

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeFebruary 24, 2015 at 4:58 AM

      Margaret, I am so pleased that the kids are learning to decorate their own shuttles! One girl has decorated hers with Frozen stickers. I think they get a big kick out of making each shuttle their own.

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  2. Jane McLellanFebruary 24, 2015 at 3:25 AM

    Great that you have the children blinging shuttles as well as tatting! I'm trying to take a leaf from your book by working on two projects at once. I tend to be rather single minded, but you have so many projects on the go at once, I'd like to be able to do that.

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeFebruary 24, 2015 at 4:57 AM

      I'm not always sure that working on multiple projects is a good thing. Everything takes so much longer to complete! However, it is much easier on my hands, wrists, and back.

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  3. God's KidFebruary 24, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Fantastic shuttles!! :)
    I love that doily already!! :)

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  4. Kathy NiklewiczFebruary 24, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    It must be so much fun for those kids to be in your classroom/library! You certainly deserve a gold star award for introducing tatting (and shuttle blinging!) to a new generation! Your enthusiasm and creative skills are a wonder to observe, and the kids are obviously picking up your enthusiasm!

    I used to be able to do several crafts at the same time, but no longer! I really admire that you can rush around during your busy day, then sit down and concentrate on 'a few pattern repeats' and work on two doilies at the same time!

    I'm finding the internet pulling me away from actually doing crafts and tatting, unfortunately, but I do want to thank you for introducing me to Hazel Ilene's diary via your blog roll! I have been so enjoying reading it - I was able to read through 1951-53 'quickly' (a pleasant way to get through a few days during these cold and snowy days). However I'm now 'caught up' to 1954, and will have to wait quite a while to see how things turn out (on a day-by-day basis) through 1955. I can SO relate to this era and going to school around that time, although I'm eight years younger and didn't grow up on a farm. I just discovered that Hazel did do some tatting(!) but it's not mentioned yet in her diary. Her daughter said Hazel did a lot of needlework, especially quilting (of course). It's all very fascinating.

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  5. SuztatsFebruary 24, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    The shuttles look great! I bet it's lots of fun making them their own. oooh, that doily!

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  6. tattrldyFebruary 24, 2015 at 10:45 PM

    It must be so fun to see the kids so enthused about tatting and their shuttles. This young tatter did a great job on her shuttles.

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