This Thursday evening marks the beginning of the Palmetto Tatdays.  This is a weekend of tatting and fun that is organized by the fabulous Palmetto Tatting Guild.  Last year I ran out of time and didn’t end up sending a kit for the grab bags.  This year I’m lucky that Ginny Weathers and Deana MacKenzie are taking my kits in their car.  I’m happy I was able to get the kits down there in time.  My big issue was getting a good picture of the project so I wrote on the pattern to come to this blog for a picture.  The pattern itself is very simple but it always helps to ..read more

 Happy 4th of July!!!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day full of fun and family!!! Its a strawberry!!!! A 4th of July Tat-a-long 2024 Day 3 Vicki Clarke         victats@gmail.com Terms R- ring C- chain SCMR- self closing mock ring lj- lock join lp- long picot mp- mock picot rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work SLT- shoe lace trick CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle + join (where to join is indicated in brackets) tw- turn work, to tat back ..read more

 A 4th of July Tat-a-long 2024 Day 2 Vicki Clarke         victats@gmail.com Terms R- ring C- chain SCMR- self closing mock ring lj- lock join lp- long picot mp- mock picot rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work SLT- shoe lace trick CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle + join (where to join is indicated in brackets) tw- turn work, to tat back in the direction you just came from you will turn the tatting like a page in a book   Materials Shuttle or ne ..read more

 Welcome to the 4th of July tat-a-long 2024 For the next few days leading up to and ending on the 4th of July I will post a small section of tatting.    A 4th of July Tat-a-long 2024 Day 1 Vicki Clarke         victats@gmail.com Terms R- ring C- chain SCMR- self closing mock ring lj- lock join lp- long picot mp- mock picot rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work SLT- shoe lace trick CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle + join (where to jo ..read more

 Happy Canada Day!!!! I just want to let you know that I've been giggling to myself over this pattern.  I can't find a picture but there are often Canada Day Hats where the top is a maple leaf, its kinda felt like and its kinda like the "cat in the hat" hat.  That's kinda what this gnome is wearing.  I couldn't get my hands on a letter C bead this weekend but I'm planning on making a few gnomes with a C going between the 2 large SCMRs in the hat.  In the bottom picture the SCMRs in the beard are 2 p 2 and  I added braids to the picots.   Like I said I ..read more

Hello and Welcome to Day 2! A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 3           Vicki Clarke 2024                 victats@gmail.com   Terms R- ring C- chain SCMR- self closing mock ring lj- lock join lp- long picot mp- mock picot rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work SLT- shoe lace trick CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle   Materials Shuttle or needle Red Thread   Wind 1.5 yards on shutt ..read more

 Hi everyone! Every year I do a quick tat-a-long for the days leading up to Canada Day.   I have been doing this since 2018 and every year it it seems to work out.  The project is not meant to tat you all day to tat and is just a fun quick project.  There will still be plenty of time to go watch fireworks and parades.  The Canada Day Tat-a-long will be followed by a 4th of July Tat-a-long.  This will occur over the days leading up to the 4th.  I hope you enjoy these projects! A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 1 Vicki Clarke 2024 victats@gmail.com Terms R- r ..read more

 Do you remember the Quaker Pumpkin pattern from last year?  I also made an edging for this pattern.  There is a slight change in the pumpkin at the top to make the edging.  I make the pumpkins first and then the vine and stem. As always we are working together on these free patterns so any mistakes that you find please let me know.  While I have test tatted the pattern it doesn't mean its perfect.  Cheers! Quaker Pumpkin Edging by Vicki Clarke 2023 Terms R- Ring C- Chain Vsp- very small picot Lj- lock join + join Prev-previous p-picot mp- mock picot tw- turn wor ..read more

 Happy Fall Everyone!   The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that we all need to have in our pattern library.  This pattern is a simple interpretation of the acorn. Keep this pattern in mind, we may be using this in a future pattern.  Of course this all depends on how much share time I have this month lol. Acorn Motif  Vicki Clarke 2023 victats@gmail.com Material Size 20 thread in green and brown (or brown and brown) Shuttle or tatting needles   Acorn Motif Vicki Clarke 2023 Terms R ring C chain SCMR  self closing mock ring P picot ..read more

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!! Day 3 Materials Size 20 thread in blue Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of blue thread on shuttle CTM Needle tatters normal tail.  Start by joining to one of the points on the star motif from yesterday.  C             12 R             3 + (next point on star)  3 C             8 R             3 + (same point on star) 3 C ..read more