BIO
Georgia (known as AKTATTER online) has taught tatting at many lace making
conferences, written and edited several books, and directs the online tatting
class. She loves nothing better than a day in the sun on the porch with
her shuttles. Her motto: "Have Shuttle, Will Travel".
Basic Material Lists for Georgia Classes
Required:
a sense of humor and a smile :)
Basic Tatting Kit
- 4 colors of thread for practicing techniques
- fine crochet hook
- 1 yd each fat thread in two colors for demonstration purposes
- beads, buttons ribbons if desired
- scrissors
- shuttle/and or needle
- glue and/or heavy duty double-sided tape
- suggested:
hemostat or other clamp
The materials for the little projects will be available in kits in the vending area ranging from $1‑$10.
You may of course bring your own materials, too.
Class 1 with Georgia Seitz
Tatter's Self Improvement Workshop, Saturday, 9:00 to 12:30
Needle and Shuttle,
Beginners & UP,
Techniques
Description
In the self-improvement workshop you will be able to request the techniques that you wish to study.
The most requested techniques are:
1. Split ring
2. Split chain
3. Self-closing mock ring
4. Encapsulating thread
5. Pearl-tatted (Maltese) Chain
6. Joins, esp. avoiding the twisted picot join |
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However, Georgia will be happy to alter the workshop focus to meet the needs of the tatters present. She has found that flexibility in the focus is more productive for the students. She will have small projects which can be embellished with tatting such as pin cushions, business card cases, and sachets, so the tatter can try out and display the techniques that they learn in class.
Techniques
1. Embellishing a hat-shaped pincushion with storage for a thimble in the crown with tatting using a round motif and an edging.
2. Embellishing a miniature (not to scale) hat with all rings to create a pin holder, needle case or sachet in Red Hat Society colors.
3. Embellishing a "hanky-panky" type collage of recycled vintage hankies, new hankies or fabric pieces with tatting designed using the forms in the hankies and other tatted motifs or flowers.
Skill Level
Beginners and UP
Supplies: Basics from list above and....
1. Pincushion
- Thimble
- You may also prepare ahead a 3" long strip of tatting just slightly wider than your thimble.
- You may also bring a round mini-doily with an open center approx. 4" diameter. (Be prepared to CUT the tatting.)
2. Red Hat
- Tat strings of rings in red or purple colors. Begin each string with a ring of 20 ds. After each 20 rings, decrease the ds count by 2 or 3. Everything is random, no set amount, just start large and end small. At least 100 rings. Leave 1/4" space of bare thread between rings. More ring strings you have the larger your project.
3. Hanky-Panky Collage
- Bring hankies (Be prepared to CUT the tatting.) or fabric pieces,
- One large man’s hanky
- Quilting pins
- Paper and pencil for drawing diagrams.
You may contact Georgia at AKTATTER@aol.com before class to request a specific technique to be included in the workshop.
Class 2 with Georgia Seitz
Tatting Mini, Saturday, 1:30 to 3:00
Needle and Shuttle, Beginners and UP, Project
Description
Many a home is graced with a Victorian style dollhouse filled with tiny treasures. Little toys, tools, plates and silverware, tablecloths and clothing, all made to the scale of 1" = 1’These graceful furnishings offer an excellent opportunity for embellishment with tatted lace.. Linens and bed linens have often been decorated with knitted and crocheted lace and even used to make whole items such as coverlets for beds and miniature afghans. However, the use of finer threads such as are used in tatting, create items more in scale with doll house furniture. Most doilies and edgings will need a size 70, 80, 100 or 120 thread.
Illusion is the key to creating dollhouse accessories. Simply taking an existing pattern and using smaller thread does not always work. The tatting must be manipulated to create an illusion. Naturally, using the most delicate of threads means that even small pieces may require two hours or more.
We will study doilies tatted in several shapes, with open and closed centers, table runners, mantle pieces, centerpieces, antimacassars, table cloth and bed linens as featured in “Tatting Tiny Treasures: Miniature Tatting for Dollhouses”, Book 3 of the Ribbonwinners Series.
You may bring dollhouse furnishings so that lace can be designed to match during class.
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Project
Projects may include (as time permits): parasol, decorative hat and matching hat box, creating a miniature tatting shuttle and matching thread winder.
Skill Level
Beginners and UP. Willingness to try small threads. |
Supplies: Basics from list above and....
- Two hankies, with or without tatting
- 2-3 large gold beads, ribbons (very narrow), feathers or other trim for the hat/hatbox.
- Also suggested is wired ribbon 2-3" wide about 1' long.2.
- Very fine thread to try out the designs
- Paper and pencil for drawing diagrams for your own doll house furnishings. (I will have some furniture pieces on hand as well.
Conference Class with Georgia
Tat, Chat, Teach & Learn, Friday, 3:30 to 5:00 with Georgia and Sharren
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Saturday 3:30 to 5 with Georgia and Karen Miner
Georgia' Ideas
This session provides additional instruction for the student who wants more direction and time to complete a project begun in an earlier class. Or, feel free to join this class if you’ve been working at home on a pattern created by this designer, and would like some guidance in its’ completion. This class will be informal, so you may drop in at any time or schedule this time as a class for yourself.
On Time: As a courtesy to your teacher and your classmates, please arrive ON TIME to your scheduled classes. If you finish your project early, or would like additional time to visit, shop, or see the lace display, you may leave any class early.
Inquiries
Teacher email: AKTATTER@aol.com
General Tat Days Classes questions: teachers@palmettotatters.org
General Tat Days Questions: tatdays@palmettotatters.org
General Registration Questions: registrar@palmettotatters.org
Class Schedule | Teachers | Tat Days 2006 |
