This will be my last post referring exclusively to Palmetto Tat Days, although I'm sure I'll be referring to this wonderful tatting conference in the future!
I went prepared to spend money, and I did! I did come home with some change, but nearly as much as I told myself I would.
I told myself, no more foreign books. I don't speak any foreign languages, and I really do like to read information about the patterns in addition to looking at the diagrams. However, when I looked through this book, I knew I just had to have it!
I've been eagerly awaiting Martha Ess's new book, and it does not disappoint! The hardest part is going to be deciding which pattern to tat first.
Who can resist one of Georgia Seitz's books? I know I can't! There are so many wonderful patterns in here. If you have a chance to look at a copy, please do. It just might be exactly what you're looking for!
Linda Barnes found the little blue tin on the give-away table, and she decided it had to be mine. Thank you for thinking of me, Linda! All of these goodies fit in to the tin. There are Aero and Milward shuttles that Sue Hanson brought from England. A silver shuttle from Sherry Pence, wood shuttles from Jeff Erickson, bead soup from Erin Holloway Moseley, a tatted star from our banquet, scissors (because I can never find my scissors), crochet hooks for adding beads, a flash drive of patterns, and a heart shaped shuttle that came with a $50 purchase from Be-Stitched.
I purposely didn't bring thread and shuttles with me. I wanted to support the vendors. As you can see, I purchased two tubes of coordinating Lizbeth threads. I also purchased some size 80 thread in white, and Sue Hanson had some threads I wanted to try. Karen Solomon's table was loaded with goodies. I really wanted her doily book, and she offered a CD of the first 20 years of her Tatting Times newsletter.
Sharon Fawns brought along lotus bags that she made. I offered her a peacock pendant in exchange. Sherry Pence had some of her wonderful ceramic shuttles for sale. I chose the one on the bottom right the first night. I wanted someone else to have the opportunity to purchase the "Diane" shuttle in cobalt blue, but by lunchtime Saturday, no one else had purchased it. Yes, the "Diane" shuttles are named after me! (blush!)
I did get carried away at Rita Richmond's booth, Shuttle by Design. I adore her shuttles! They're so lightweight, and they hold a ton of thread.
I"m drawing a blank as to who created them, but one of the men (yes, one of the men) created a Cluny loom on a 3-D printer! I don't have Clunies down, although I understand the concept. Hopefully, the loom will help me get started. The beaded star kit came in a variety of colors, and I chose blue, of course! The tweezers looked like a must-have item for my tatting kit. I ordered the Starry Night bracelet kit, although I somehow failed to sign up for the class. I didn't have the new Celtic shuttles in blue, so I bought them. I wish I could remember who gave me the blue tatted piece.
Update: Thanks to Stephanie, the blue scissor fob has been identified as a gift from Marie. Thank you for helping me, Stephanie, and thanks to Marie for the scissor fob!
Another update: Thank you, Tim Kaylor for letting me know that you are the one who made the Cluny loom! Congratulations on winning the Best of Show! Seeing two of the Jan Stawasz doilies in color makes me wish I had dared to use color in mine instead of sticking with white.
Last, but not least, is the box of goodies in our Welcome Bags. It looks like I have a lot of tatting fun ahead!
I went prepared to spend money, and I did! I did come home with some change, but nearly as much as I told myself I would.
I told myself, no more foreign books. I don't speak any foreign languages, and I really do like to read information about the patterns in addition to looking at the diagrams. However, when I looked through this book, I knew I just had to have it!
I've been eagerly awaiting Martha Ess's new book, and it does not disappoint! The hardest part is going to be deciding which pattern to tat first.
Who can resist one of Georgia Seitz's books? I know I can't! There are so many wonderful patterns in here. If you have a chance to look at a copy, please do. It just might be exactly what you're looking for!
Linda Barnes found the little blue tin on the give-away table, and she decided it had to be mine. Thank you for thinking of me, Linda! All of these goodies fit in to the tin. There are Aero and Milward shuttles that Sue Hanson brought from England. A silver shuttle from Sherry Pence, wood shuttles from Jeff Erickson, bead soup from Erin Holloway Moseley, a tatted star from our banquet, scissors (because I can never find my scissors), crochet hooks for adding beads, a flash drive of patterns, and a heart shaped shuttle that came with a $50 purchase from Be-Stitched.
I purposely didn't bring thread and shuttles with me. I wanted to support the vendors. As you can see, I purchased two tubes of coordinating Lizbeth threads. I also purchased some size 80 thread in white, and Sue Hanson had some threads I wanted to try. Karen Solomon's table was loaded with goodies. I really wanted her doily book, and she offered a CD of the first 20 years of her Tatting Times newsletter.
Sharon Fawns brought along lotus bags that she made. I offered her a peacock pendant in exchange. Sherry Pence had some of her wonderful ceramic shuttles for sale. I chose the one on the bottom right the first night. I wanted someone else to have the opportunity to purchase the "Diane" shuttle in cobalt blue, but by lunchtime Saturday, no one else had purchased it. Yes, the "Diane" shuttles are named after me! (blush!)
I did get carried away at Rita Richmond's booth, Shuttle by Design. I adore her shuttles! They're so lightweight, and they hold a ton of thread.
I"m drawing a blank as to who created them, but one of the men (yes, one of the men) created a Cluny loom on a 3-D printer! I don't have Clunies down, although I understand the concept. Hopefully, the loom will help me get started. The beaded star kit came in a variety of colors, and I chose blue, of course! The tweezers looked like a must-have item for my tatting kit. I ordered the Starry Night bracelet kit, although I somehow failed to sign up for the class. I didn't have the new Celtic shuttles in blue, so I bought them. I wish I could remember who gave me the blue tatted piece.
Update: Thanks to Stephanie, the blue scissor fob has been identified as a gift from Marie. Thank you for helping me, Stephanie, and thanks to Marie for the scissor fob!
Another update: Thank you, Tim Kaylor for letting me know that you are the one who made the Cluny loom! Congratulations on winning the Best of Show! Seeing two of the Jan Stawasz doilies in color makes me wish I had dared to use color in mine instead of sticking with white.
Last, but not least, is the box of goodies in our Welcome Bags. It looks like I have a lot of tatting fun ahead!
HI Diane! So good to have a voice and a face in my mind to put with your blog. :-) I'd start with the 'Large Rubber Duckie' in Martha's book. It is such fun to tat! Marie Smith made everybody a light blue scissor fob - I think that was the blue tatted piece you weren't sure about. (?) Sure was fun, wasn't it! Hope you can come again next year.
ReplyDeleteWow!! Did you have to buy an extra suitcase just to bring all that home??
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see all the wonderful tatted projects from all those resources!!! :)
Haha! Believe it or not, everything fit in the Welcome Bag we were given. I was very pleased that it all fit in one bag!
DeleteDiane, I did the loom on the 3D printer. I am Tim Kaylor. If you need help with it, let me know. I have a photo I can email to show how the thread goes on. I am the same guy that won best of show with the monster doily. One of Wanda's friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tim! I would love to see a photo of how the thread goes on. Although I'm not quite ready to start Clunies, I do plan on learning soon!
ReplyDeleteLove all the stuff you got! I'm sad I wasn't able to go this year. How much was Karey's CD?
ReplyDelete$25, pretty cheap for 20 years worth of newsletters! Proceeds go to charity, although I've forgotten which one.
DeleteWow, wow, wow! Thanks for sharing your wonderful 'stuff'. Holy moly. I would be in big trouble attending . . .
ReplyDeleteThis was my last big splurge. The reality of retirement has set in, and now I must stick to my budget. Maybe I'll take up going to craft shows again so that I can keep buying stuff! ;-)
DeleteNo, no, no. Do the Raggedy Anne pattern first. It's the best!
ReplyDeleteThe troll, Diane.....do the troll! The hair makes it fun! Squee!
ReplyDeleteSo much lovely treasures. Wishing you a year of tatted bliss until you return to Palmetto.
ReplyDeleteWow, fantastic haul you have there!!
ReplyDeleteWow! So many lovely goodies, and new thread, and new patterns, and new thread!! You'll have a wonderful time playing with it all.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to meet you! I love seeing all your fun purchases. I have loved Tat Days since my first visit 5 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI was so glad to get to meet you. It was so much fun being is classes with you. It really was a wonderful weekend. I hope we will be able to get together when you are down this way visiting your mom.
ReplyDelete