How to make a point

In several of my recent posts I’ve talked about using a SSSCh to make points in chains (LWML Logo, Practice points, and Still on Point). I’ve shared the motifs and earrings I’ve made with them both here and on Facebook and had a lot of requests about how I did them. Ninetta Caruso has done a photo example on her blog ninettacaruso.blogspot.com from 7 June 2019 about making them, which is where I went to learn how to do them.

In light of all the requests, I’ve decided I’ll try something new and do a video of how I’ve done them. In the video I use a second shuttle to make the SSSCh but it can be done with finger tatting if you’d rather.

This video has no audio except for the click of the shuttle, so no sound is needed. I’d love to hear from any who watch it on how it played, if there were any problems, and if it was helpful. This is my first try at this and I’m hoping it goes well.

This is also the first time I’ve tried anything on Youtube. Look at me, doing something new and scary, LOL!

‘If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.’ John Wooden

Tatting demonstration

Yesterday my husband and I were cleaning before re-arranging the living room when I came across one of my daughter’s old school newspapers from 1993 with my picture in it. My youngest was in second grade that year. Her teacher, Mrs. Val Graber, had the students invite parents or other family members to come in to share their skills and hobbies. My daughter asked me to share tatting with her class. I remember trying to come up with a presentation for 7 & 8 year olds. I talked about the different names tatting goes by in different countries and had them help me try to pronounce them, then shared some of it’s history. We had them sit on the floor close by and I tatted a few rings and chains for them. Each child received a 3″ x 5″ note card with some little bit of tatting on it, a butterfly, a caterpillar, or flowers I had made, the backgrounds made with markers. They were very pleased to get them, as I was very pleased to do them.

This was the first time I had gotten up in front of people to demonstrate or talk about tatting. Since then I have given other demonstrations, most to people of a slightly more advanced age, but all built on the confidence I found in sharing my enthusiasm about tatting with second graders.