A couple of weeks ago we had our monthly Tuesday Tatters get together, at my place this time. It gave me an opportunity to use several dishes I rarely get out or even think about. All of these pieces are from either my grandparents or my husband’s grandparents. They made for a pretty table with lemon wafer cookies and assorted M&Ms with coffee. I had hot water ready for tea but decided coffee was just fine.
Becky was the only one that was able to make it this time. That’s okay, we had fun anyway. She had some questions that I had plenty of time to answer with no distractions.
Becky brought this beautiful infants dress to share. It was obviously worn, as there were a few stains on it. Washing it took most of those out.
Look at the fine tatting on this! All the way around the neck and the sleeves holes. All that tatting and then sewn on. The thread must be size 100, don’t you think?
Besides the tatting on the neck, sleeves, and hem, there was also an insert. Someone spent a lot of time tatting all this and then stitching it on the dress – wow! All that time and effort in such small thread! Sad that it ended up in a thrift shop/flea market selling for a couple of dollars. It is of heirloom quality. Becky was glad to snatch it up!
It is wonderful to get together with other tatters, though sometimes not much tatting gets done, we’re so busy talking! Come September I’ll be getting together with a lot more tatters – I’m going to Palmetto Tat Days! I’m so excited!
“Heirloom” is knitting code for “This pattern is so difficult that you would consider death a relief. ~Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit’s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
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