April 1, the day many tatters around the world tat (maybe even in public!), eat chocolate, and enjoy a beverage of choice. Though we may not be close physically, we are close in spirit, sharing our joy in tatting by doing it intentionally today, together, on International Tatting Day.
Today, my sister, Elaine, and I tatted in the front area of the local YMCA after finishing our water exercise class. We enjoyed a few M&Ms and a beverage – she had water, and I had coffee – and tatted Muskaan’s E28 Heart, a derivative of Pattern #28 from Eleonore Endrucks’ “Die Schiffen-Spitszen’ (1920). I had seen Muskaan’s suggestion on Facebook that we should all try to tat a pattern from the Endrucks Project, #28. My sister and I had already agreed to tat there but it was to work on our current projects.
I chose two threads in size 10 and wound them on shuttles before leaving to exercise and surprised her with the idea. I brought the pattern and the shuttles, she brought the chocolate.
I think the spontaneity of working on this quick and fun pattern made the time spent together tatting so enjoyable. She’s only been tatting about a year, but she’s come a long way. Both of us finished our hearts within an hour.
I don’t always plan for ITD very far in advance. This year, I made paperclip bookmarks to give away if anyone showed interest. No one stopped by while we were tatting, so none were given away. I only had five left, anyway. I’ve been giving them away when people have talked to me about tatting for the last two weeks. At one point, I had 15. I didn’t even get a picture of all of them!
Have you tatted today?
Tatting – the art of making knots look pretty.
Ah! I actually forgot! What a wonderful idea, to tat with your sister and the tatted paperclips!
Thanks, Molly! It was a fun day. There is still time to tat today!
Such a splendid celebration of the day with vintage and modern combined! Thanks to both of you for your lovely versions and I absolutely love your paperclips!
Thanks, muskaan! And thank you for the lovely heart pattern and suggestion for ITD.
I should say happy belated tatting day, looks like you had a greaat day,
I expect you saw my post on my blog and on facebook, I did some more work on Muskaan DAL which I posted and I have been trying various next rounds, Im on my fourth one and hoping it works out, I do tat in public occasionally, either in the hospital waiting for Vernon or in the local craft and cafe shop,
I am going to try anfd tat her heart this afternoon, will post sometime during the week with my results
I am so sorry you have been feeling under the weather. I hope you are better. Your DAL is lovely, I haven’t started mine yet. It’s too bad you couldn’t enjoy ITD.
Thank you, now they have me waiting for an ultra sound, which could mean waitingh 13 to 15 weeks, we have had to cancel our holiday next month, as I wont be well enough to go.
I look forward to seeing your DAL when you start, i still have not done any hearts, is on the coffee table waiting for me to try.
Have a lovely weekend
I’m sorry to hear you are still not well. Waiting (a long time!) is hard. It is sad you are going to miss your holiday.