Tatting by Dagmar Pezzuto. Theme by Martha Ess.
Thank you!

"Our mission is to promote the craft of tatting and spread it like kudzu across the South!"

Membership and Newsletter Info: Email Melinda or write us at Palmetto Tatters Guild, P.O. Box 1597, Lexington, SC 29071. Membership Dues: 1 tatted butterfly annually. Samples. Questions? Email Pam and Donna.

Site Last updated May 20, 2013

We are SO EXCITED! Here is our list of WONDERFUL teachers for 2013! Another GREAT list! Thank you!

A few class projects. See more here.

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SCHOLARSHIP Fundraiser: Georgia Seitz has put together another WONDERFUL project as a fund raiser for our 2013 Tat Days! Here is a link to the information. Any help is appreciated! One dragonfly or many!

Tat Days Volunteers-Sign-up here: http://www.SnappySignUp.com/14295

Tat Days Silent Auction Donations-Sign-up here: http://www.SnappySignUp.com/14296

To use these sign-up options, you will need to create an account and login. If you do not want to create a login, look over the lists and then write Donna at tatdays@palmettotatters.org.

PICTURES from Blast from the Past Tat Days 2012

VENDOR for Tat Days: We are excited about having the Tatting Corner/Zig Zag Corner as our vendor in 2013. You can sign-up for their Newsletter at their site. http://tattingcorner.com/

NEXT MEETING is May 18: We will meet at the Lexington County Museum (directions). Melinda will be teaching us one of Nina's Tri-Color beaded patterns. Also, bring a Show 'N Tell-we always love to see your tatting!

CALENDAR for 2013

Sharing our Tatting-Opportunities for great causes! Please help out if you can.

Items for PTG Quilt. Georgia will let us know soon what we need to be working on.

Items for Fringe Tatters. Items due July 30. This is a request from the Fringe! fringetatters@gmail.com
This year for the Cambridge tatting event we are planning to create a wall hanging of all 4 Seasons to be auctioned off as a fund raiser for the Fringe. Tatting for All Seasons is their theme. If you are willing to tat items that can be added to the wall hanging, please let them know at fringetatters@gmail.com. They want to collect items for all 4 seasons. Donated pieces need to be on the smaller size (probably about 2 - 3 inches). Write about colors. Thinking there will be pale blue behind the winter square (about 10 inches), green for Spring, yellow for Summer and orange for Fall. Looking for snowflake, heart, leaf, flower, pumpkin - any seasonal item. All tatting will need to be in their hands by July 30.

THANK YOU to our Tatting Community that is so very generous with their time and talent.

South Carolina 2012 State Fair Winners
Best Double Stitches and Picots – Grace Scurry (Christmas Ball)
Most Innovative Tatted Design – Barbara Hevener (initial on canvas bag)
Judge's Choice – Barbara Hevener (Ineke's Christmas tree in size 80 thread)
Best Youth Entry – Meagan Donohue (blue and white original design necklace)

Orangeburg, SC, County Fair Winners
Jenette Jeffreys - 3 blue ribbons
Dot Shirer - 1 blue ribbon
Holly Thomas - 1 blue ribbon
Barbara Usher - 2 blue ribbons

All other Tatting Entry Winners

Thank you to ALL that made Tat Days 2012 possible by working, volunteering, attending and enjoying yourself. Have a GREAT year! See you in 2013!

A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to the Southern Belles of Tennessee! They support us in so many ways! This year, among other things, they created our Welcome/Goodie Bags and they have requested that instead of being paid for their expenses, we donate that $200 to our Scholarship Fund! So GENEROUS! Thank YOU ALL!

2012 Tat Days Pattern CD

Tat Days 2013
September 6-7
"Tatting Takes Wing"

Tat Days 2010 Picture

REQUESTS FOR TATTING

South Carolina State Fair in October: Each year we collect butterflies and other small tatted items to share with the thousands of fair goers.

Items to sell at craft fairs: We love to share our tatting and make more folks aware of this wonderful art form and craft shows are one way we do this. It also brings in a little cash to help support our teaching efforts throughout the year. Craft show goers are looking for unique items and we can provide just that. Items like, but not limited to, jewelry, bookmarks, decorative things, etc. School colors of Maroon and Black for Univ. of SC and Orange and/or Purple for Clemson sell well, too.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU for your generosity!

TEACHING and LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

At a public library near you. Sign-up to help teach by emailing Karen at sctatter@gmail.com.

At Richland County public library Craft Demo days. Many meet weekly doing all kinds of crafts. Check their web pages for details.

Monthly Meetings, Tat Days and SC State Fair!

Teaching tatting in the summer of 2012 in Florence.

And anywhere you show off your tatting can be an opportunity!

Palmetto Tatters Guild is recognized by I.O.L.I for volunteer demonstration hours. Read more here.

Tatters Across Time Inc. shuttle Tatting Proficiency Program© is a non-profit organization formed to help all tatters everywhere improve their proficiency in shuttle tatting skills, techniques, and/or knowledge. The goal of the program is to promote high standards of quality workmanship and to further the appreciation of shuttle tatting through education, teaching and communication.

Palm Fronds: Is there a Palmetto Tatter local neighborhood contact or group near you? Look here at our list to see. If you have a group or would like to be the contact for your city, please write Donna to be added. Thanks!