Tatting, Knitting, & Crocheting Classes with Loretta Schneider

Want to learn a new hobby and meet new friends?

Loretta Schneider is holding classes here at the library on Tuesday afternoons. She will start at 2:30pm. Classes are ongoing and projects change accordingly. Talk to one of the Librarians to sign up!

Current Tatting Project: Butterfly

If you plan to attend, please bring:

1) Tatting Shuttle (available at Hobby Lobby)

2) Size 10 thread, white or beige (available at Wal-Mart)

Current Knitting Project: Dish Cloth

If you plan to attend, please bring:

1) 1 Skien cotton yarn (Peaches & Cream yarn available at Wal-Mart)

2) Knitting needles, size 8

Current Crocheting Project: Dish Cloth

If you plan to attend, please bring:

1) 1 Skien cotton yarn (Peaches & Cream yarn available at Wal-Mart)

2) Size G hook

Never heard of Tatting?         

It is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces. The lace is formed by a pattern of rings and chains formed from a series of cow hitch, or half-hitch knots, called double stitches (ds), over a core thread. Gaps can be left between the stitches to form picots, which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect.

Tatting with a shuttle is the earliest method of creating tatted lace. A tatting shuttle facilitates tatting by holding a length of wound thread and guiding it through loops to make the requisite knots. It is normally a metal or ivory pointed oval shape less than 3 inches long, but shuttles come in a variety of shapes and materials. Shuttles often have a point or hook on one end to aid in the construction of the lace. Antique shuttles and unique shuttles have become highly sought after by collectors — even those who do not tat.

To make the lace, the tatter wraps the thread around one hand and manipulates the shuttle with the other hand. No tools other than the thread, the hands, and the shuttle are used, though a crochet hook may be necessary if the shuttle does not have a point or hook.

Source: Wikipedia