So it’s official!! I am off to Shuttlebirds! Without a doubt this is the longest trip I have ever taken! 3 1/2 days on Amtrack to Spokane, Washington to attend the 2014 Shuttlebirds Tatting Conference. Last fall when Patty invited me to attend, I thought, “Too far; too much time; too many excuses!!” With a […]
Tags: Conference, Linda S. Davies, Shuttlebirds, tatting
Filed under: 2014, April, Conferences
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
Summer brings opportunities for travel, fun and education. This Saturday there’s going to be a Heritage day hosted at a Mount Airy historic site in which tatters will be demonstrating! Too busy to go myself, but thought others might be interested from various perspectives. Historic Farm to Host Heritage Day Saturday
Tags: Heeritage, historic event, tatting
Filed under: 2012, June
There are a number of reasons to undertake any given project. Â Spring seems almost upon us – hard to say given that I was out in snow this morning, but early spring snows can come anywhere. Â March 17th is St Patrick’s day and green shamrocks rule the day. Â That day is a regular monthly meeting […]
Tags: projects, Shamrock, tatting
Filed under: 2012, March, Patterns
The Mountains of Appalachia have always been inhabited by hearty stock. Out in the woods today, members of the Swannanoa Valley Museum were locating and documenting old home sites around the valley area. Many of these homes were quite remote, even by today;’s standards. We were struck with the fact that the people who had […]
Tags: Anne Orr, historic event, tatting
Filed under: 2012, March
