Do any of you seniors Tat? Men or Women?

Question

Tatting is so much fun, you can take a hand shuttle full of thread with you to your doctors office and get quite a lot done.
I am asking the men too, because men sometimes like to have something to do. My Grandfather, was 6'4" and he could embroider beautifully. This is almost a lost art.

Well, outta here I wish I could teach you, and at no charge. I googled Learning the art of tatting and got some good sites. Tatting is really not that difficult, basically it is two stitches that you do over and over again in different ways, I learned in vacation bible school when I was 8 years old. I would like to pass on my peicing and quilting skills also. I piece at 40 stitches to the inch, and I quilt at 14 stitches to the inch. so many people now have their tops quilted on machines now, and they are just not as pretty. I still like the old feathers. The Amish in Pa do beatutiful work too.

Answer 1

My grandmother was a tatter. I was always fascinated watching her hands fly and beautiful things came as a result. I have so many of the lovely doilies and linens she tatted. I wish I would have let her teach me how when she was alive. She tried - but at that age, I wasn't interested.

I have looked all over trying to find someone to teach me but most people don't have a clue what I'm talking about.

If you were close enough, I'd PAY you to teach me.

I do embroider and love to do it. Try to complete 2 projects a year, one for each of my kids at Christmas.

Answer 2

I have never learned how to tat. I have had instruction on embroidery, knitting and crochet. I'm just not good at it. I would be interested in finding out more about tatting though. You are right about it becoming a lost art. I think that I will keep an eye out for classes in my area. Do you know someone who could teach me the basics online?

Answer 3

My mom taught me to embroider, crochet and use a sewing machine, but not to tat.

But, I do make some really big and beautiful macramé things (way to big to bring in an office to work on). And that's almost like tatting.

Oh, Justme, Tats are tattoo's here also. But it is also a way to make lace.

Answer 4

I never learned to "tat" but as a youngster, I used to watch an aunt of mine, do it. She made it look so easy & to this day, I have some doilies & pillow cases that she did for me. She is gone now, & I have some real treasures in my cedar chest.

Answer 5

Love to embroider, knit and crochet but have never tatted.

Answer 6

I'm lost.? Tats in Australia are tattoos

Answer 7

I'm an avid knitter. I do some crocheting too. My late aunt
tatted beautifully, and when she passed, she left me her
tatting shuttle. I treasure it even though I don't know how to
tat.

Answer 8

Yeah, just the other day I taught I taw a puddy tat.

Answer 9

I've done some embroidery but it was just small stitching. Nothing elaborate.

Answer 10

Oh Anne... both my grandparents could tat lace... wonderful things... the cuffs on my little blouses and collars around the little necks of my dresses and sweaters... Thanks... for helping me to remember....