The position of the little finger marks this pursuit as suitable for Ladies.
You don't have to be born in the USA for this one, but apparently it helps
as the source of the instruction sheet:-
http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/collectTatting.html
and this:-
http://www.victoriana.com/Embroidery/tatting.htm
(from which the following illustration is taken),
demonstrate ...
Y'all have a fine time now!
2 comments:
What a hoot. I'm a 'mad old bag' in the UK who's been tatting for well over 50 years!!! I'm proud of being mad and also of being a tatter!!!
BUT I'm not a 'lady'!!!!
If you want to see modern tatting then please visit my blog and web site.
Thanks for visiting and leaving your comment, Jane, thereby netting yourself the official (virtual) Inaugural Mad Old Bag Recognition Award
Did you see the older post on Yarnbombing? - Could tatters perhaps embellish teeny little landscape features?
Perhaps the explanation for this whole blog can be found in my English origins- there must be SOME explanation ....
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