Post date: Apr 08, 2016 1:51:6 AM
Come join us for our exciting May workshop!
Saturday, May 14th, 2016; 10am-4pm
at Our Lady of Peace Retirement Community, 751 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville 22901
$15 for Members; $40 for Non-members (Children must be 12 years old or older.)
Participants provide their own lunch and beverage.
Pictures and recording are allowed.
Tatting is a handcrafting technique used to make simple yet beautiful lace. Tatted lace is used to embellish garments, collars, jewelry, holiday ornaments, home decorations, bridal presents and more!
This is a shuttle tatting beginners class, each student will learn the basic stitches in the technique, foundation for larger projects: single and double knots, picots, joins, tatted rings and chains. At the end of the class each student will be able to create a beautiful tatted motif that can be used alone or as a foundation for larger projects.
Supplies each participant needs to bring:
1 or 2 Tatting Shuttles
2 Balls in contrasting colors of
Red Heart Fashion Crochet Thread Size 3 or
DMC Petra Crochet Cotton Thread Size 5.
Scissors
Sewing Needle
Crochet Hook Size 5
Needle Threader
1 4x5-inch Index Card
Ruler
Pencil
Notebook
Please download and/or print the following booklet and bring to class:
DMC Library Tatting (Available for free download at:
https://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/dmc_tatt.pdf)
Email cvillefiberarts@gmail.com for additional information and to register to attend!