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Posted by lucretia borgia on May 24, 2008, 7:11 am
opined:
>Yes, I occasionally tat. I have made edgings for antique
>handkerchiefs, a couple of collars, and a collection of snowflakes and
>stars used on the Christmas tree.
That was what I found, it's application is a little limited. I
learned from an old gaffer at the Atlantic Winter Fair which is held
in Halifax in the fall. Quite the character, his mother taught him
because he was a sickly child who spent a lot of time under her feet
lol
If you are trying to learn, he had a good trick of starting you off
with different coloured threads because the object is to get the knack
of making a knot over the other thread. The minute you get that
right, you're away.
I have seen some very beautiful shuttles, they are very collectible
and can really enlarge the stash. It is also a good travelling thing
to do, easily popped into a purse.
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