Oh, my gosh! The classes I took were phenomenal! The teachers were knowledgable, patient, friendly, encouraging... how many positive adjectives can I list? I thought of taking less advanced classes so that I could spend my time visiting, but I decided that this was my golden opportunity to get help with techniques, so I nervously signed up for classes that seemed like advanced techniques to me.
My first class, Ankars Stacked Rings Tree, was with Erin Holloway Moseley. I have admired many Ankars pieces, but I couldn't quite understand the technique. I'm so happy I took this class! I know that it will take me a while to feel at ease with Ankars tatting, but I do like the look.
This was my table, with J.B. Lock and Wanda Salmans. We had a lot of fun sharing our progress and laughing at our mistakes!
I knew that J.B. was from Lower Alabama, or as my mom says, L.A. What I didn't know, is that she lives within an hour of Mom's retirement village! I hope to get together with here when I visit Mom again.
Sue Hanson was in our class as well. Although she wasn't feeling well, I did get a glimpse of her wicked sense of humor.
Erin is on the right. She's a very knowledgable and patient teacher.
I took pictures of every table so that I could prove I took the class!
Yes, this is a staged picture of J.B. and me comparing our progress. Thank you for taking the picture, Wanda!
I had my camera on the wrong setting, so I didn't get a clear picture of this beautiful piece. Many of the ladies in class managed to get this far, with two out of three sections completed.
Unfortunately, I did not get as far. I joined rings to the incorrect picot too many times! I understand the technique now, and I hope to finish this project soon. The shuttle on the left was one of my purchases from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. Her new acrylic shuttles are a dream!
My first class, Ankars Stacked Rings Tree, was with Erin Holloway Moseley. I have admired many Ankars pieces, but I couldn't quite understand the technique. I'm so happy I took this class! I know that it will take me a while to feel at ease with Ankars tatting, but I do like the look.
This was my table, with J.B. Lock and Wanda Salmans. We had a lot of fun sharing our progress and laughing at our mistakes!
I knew that J.B. was from Lower Alabama, or as my mom says, L.A. What I didn't know, is that she lives within an hour of Mom's retirement village! I hope to get together with here when I visit Mom again.
Sue Hanson was in our class as well. Although she wasn't feeling well, I did get a glimpse of her wicked sense of humor.
Erin is on the right. She's a very knowledgable and patient teacher.
I took pictures of every table so that I could prove I took the class!
Yes, this is a staged picture of J.B. and me comparing our progress. Thank you for taking the picture, Wanda!
I had my camera on the wrong setting, so I didn't get a clear picture of this beautiful piece. Many of the ladies in class managed to get this far, with two out of three sections completed.
Unfortunately, I did not get as far. I joined rings to the incorrect picot too many times! I understand the technique now, and I hope to finish this project soon. The shuttle on the left was one of my purchases from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. Her new acrylic shuttles are a dream!
