It’s not been that Thread Bears hasn’t been here, but our web hosting service has been moving things around their servers and so for the past 3 weeks, access to this site has not been available. Â But HOORAY!!! Â Things resurfaced just after Christmas Day and things have been better, now that I have the […]
It has taken until now to catch up with all the goings on since Tat Days. I greatly appreciate all the hard work that goes into such a conference. The number of details can be almost overwhelming for a small group of people, but the leadership at Palmetto Tatters pulls off everything with skill and […]
It’s almost time to prepare our Yule Tree for the lobby of the Monte Vista Hotel. Our tree is only 4 feet tall and we don’t have the largest amount of tatted ornaments to go on the tree. But some years ago, our Senior member Leigh Jones, an avid crafter, had a kit of […]
Tags: beads, bling, Christmas, decorations, Other Crafts, Yule
Filed under: 2013, November
As coordinator for the Thread Bears Tatting Group, a lot of what I revolves around troubleshooting other tatters problems in the tatting world. Â For the past 2 sessions we have concentrated on tatting the Self-Closing Mock Ring. Â This is a technique that has been refined by the Shuttle Brothers, Gary & Randy Houtz. Â Like a […]
Tags: Bookmark, needle technique, SCMR, Tat Days
Filed under: 2013, September
The 2013 Mountain State Fair proved to be quite a banner event for Thread Bears! Â Of the membership, 3 chose to enter a total of 5 tatted pieces. Â Four of these were entered in the Tatting Category and the fifth was entered into the Senior Crafts Category. Â Here you can see all the Tatting Entries. […]
Tags: Fair, Mountain State Fair, tatting
Filed under: 2013, September
Autumn means time for the fair! Â For the past 20 years, the Mountain State Fair has been held in celebration of life in Western North Carolina. Â The Fair means carnival rides, games, music, competitions, farm animals, food and all the sights, smells, demonstrations and fun that you can have! For the second consecutive year, Thread […]
Tags: competition, doily, Fair, test tatting
Filed under: 2013, August
