THANK YOU for a WONDERFUL weekend!
Mark your calendars and come Join Us at the
5th Annual Tat Days, September 7 & 8, 2007,
at White Oak Conference Center
(just north of Columbia, SC)!
2006 Tat Days
Competition Special Awards
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Best of Show
to
Lori Dunlap |
Best of Theme
to
Carol Lowe |
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Judges' Choice
to
Abby Small |
Picture CD: Ready in a few weeks, before November 1st.
Video/DVD: Ready by Christmas. Thanks for your patience!
Important Dates for 2006:
- Today: Help distribute flyers in your neighborhood. Printable flyers here.
- Registration is OPEN for Tat Days Classes & Lodging
- May 20th: WORK DAY at the library
- May 20th: Local tatters, please BRING your competition pieces (and entry forms) for judging at the Saturday meeting at the library.
- May 28th: Close Tat Days Registration until Friday at Tat Days
- June 2-3: FUN TIME!
Tatting
for Tat Days (Imagine that!)
1) Tatting for Teachers: Each year we present our teachers a small token of our appreciation and thanks for participating in Tat Days. This year the teachers are getting a blank canvas for a teachers bag that we are asking YOU to help decorate. Any tatted piece that you would like to contribute to a teacher’s bag, or maybe something for each of your teachers, will be appreciated. Perhaps a completed class project (this year or a previous year), a special thank you for a teacher, an original design or an animal/bug/beauty. It’s all up to you! The teachers can add their own tatting if they would like. During the Fun & Games & Prizes time Saturday night, June 3, 2006, two prizes will be awarded for the best decorated teachers’ bags.
2
) Butterflies,
Bugs and Beauties
(Hats) for Sharing: How many
can you make with your left over ends for our
SC State Fair Sharing of Tatting project? In 2005, we had 4000 small tatted pieces to share. Please help us make a GREAT start towards that number again this year. What about your completed practice Tat Off Hats? We would LOVE to have your little beauties! And the person who turns in the most beauties WINS a $30 gift certificate to use in the vending area. You can see pictures of our 2005 SC State Fair Tatting Booth here.
3) How about a Tatted Lanyard for your
name tag? Probably about 30" long.
Ideas: a) split rings in Altin Basak 50 or DMC 20, b) elastic encapsulated
with a Josephine Chain, c) something with beads, d) Decorative Cords from Gina Brummett's class last year, or, of course, e) your
own creative creation. Have FUN!
4) Competiton & Show 'N Tell including
"HOTT" HATS
Possible Hat patterns:
2006 Tat Days "HOTT!" Tat Off pattern
Bowler Hat by Teresa Woods 2006
Celtic hat pattern by © Jane Eborall 2001: http://www.e.n.e.btinternet.co.uk/hat.htm
Celtic Knot Red Hat by © Rozella Linden Tatting 2003 (donated to PTG)
Queen Mom memorial crown by © Gale Marshall 2002: http://www.tatsall.ca/patterns/HMElizabethcrown.htm
Red Hat by © Gina Butler 2003: http://members.cox.net/ginabea/docs/TatREDHat.pdf
 Red Hat by © Mark Myers 2004:
http://www.tat-man.net/patterns/redhatpat.pdf
Top Hat by Teresa Woods 2006
Witch's Hat (fancy) by © Gillian Buchanan 2003: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14295.asp
Witch's Hat by © Gillian Buchanan: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13836.asp
Sherry Townsend's web site: http://celticdreamweaver.com/images/2004/P1150165_b.jpg
http://www.frywolitka.slupsk.pl/?id=czapeczki
And looking forward to all of your creative ideas!
5) Homework / preparation for your classes. Check your class information to see if there is a homework assignment including getting your shuttle(s) ready. If pattern needed, contact the teacher to receive instructions.
What
makes this Tat Days unique?
• Classes will be held for beginners, intermediate and advanced tatters
(needle, shuttle, hooks, and fingers)
with a roster of International Teachers.
• Palmetto Open
Tat
Competition and
Exhibit
• Show 'N Tell Exhibits
• Vendor and Lots of STUFF!
• Exciting games, including a Tat Off! Here is the Tat Off! pattern so you can practice! 
Where is
Tat Days 2006?
We will be on the Campus of Columbia International
University in Columbia,
South Carolina. Dorm rooms will be available for lodging and all meals
will be provided in the dining hall, buffet style. (No Smoking or Alcohol
allowed on campus.)
How do I get there?
Columbia Metropolitan Airport, MAP to TAT DAYS 2006 at CIU,
MAP of Campus, Tour of Campus, Colored Map of Campus
Need
a Ride?
If you are flying
into town, we the Tatters
Shuttle Service ready
to provide transportation from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport to the college (or return)
for
$15 per
trip. If you will be using this service, please make arrangements with
our drivers, Judy and Milton. They are ready to make
sure tatters have a smooth trip from the airport to the university.
If
you have any questions or concerns, such as "Now that I'm at the
airport, which door do I go out to meet the shuttle?" or "Yikes!
My plane was delayed! Are they still going to be able to meet me?" don't
hesitate to call them on their cell phones at 803-237-1764 or
803-237-1765. Remember to be curtious and call Judy and Milton if your
plans change
- delayed flight, missed flight, caught an earlier flight - so they
do not make a trip to the airport looking for you and you are not there.
And so we do not worry about you.  They
will have to charge you for 2 trips if they make 2 trips for you when
you did not call ahead to change
your
plans.
(Sorry.)
So, please take their numbers with
you, on your person. Also, when leaving, please be ready to
leave 2.5 hours before your flight since it takes 35 minutes to get to
the airport from the university.
Emergency Numbers/Family Contact Numbers
Let's do HOPE no one has any problems or emergencies while in Columbia
for TAT DAYS! However, it is always nice to have a phone number to call,
just incase. And your family might feel better about you "running
off"
if they have a number that can reach you. In the age of cell phones,
most of you will have a phone close by but just in case you do not,
you may give your family the number for Donna T., 803-530-0356,
her cell phone, or try
her husband Jeff at home at 803-755-2024. Or Karen's cell number is
803-238-6497.
What's the Schedule?
Here's the Class Schedule and
the FULL
Schedule. You will not
want to miss a minute! We will have classes Friday afternoon and all day
Saturday. Wonderful
banquet
Friday night. Vendors/shopping Friday and Saturday. Fun and Games and
Fellowship. And of course a tatting display all day Saturday!
Who
are the Teachers & What are they teaching?
Our
list of International Teachers is UP! In our 31 class sessions,
we will
cover
many
techniques and varied projects.
Beginners: New Tatters Workshop - if you want to learn to tat, we'll teach you the stitch & flip, and then you will be able to enjoy the rest of the weekend in beginner classes, tatting with the rest of us. Please email Lori if you wish to attend. For new tatters unable to attend on Friday, new beginner classes are also available on Saturday.
Conferences: Included in our sessions will be "conference" classes.
Have you always wanted to learn more about a certain topic? Maybe you’d
like to learn split or mock rings; or maybe those split chains need a
little work? Sign up for a "conference" class or just drop by! In this class,
the students select the topics to be taught! You may send an email to the teacher if there is a topic you would like to learn, or just let the teacher know at the beginning of the class time. The teachers will present an individualized lesson based
on your interests! (Go ahead! Try to stump them! If they don’t
know ... we are dedicated to finding someone who does!)
What
is the Palmetto Open Tat Competition?
(Registration is closed for 2006 entries.)
We welcome your tatting for our Competition. Pre-Registration of your piece(s) is required before May 18th. We ask that you complete the online form and then print it to include with your piece(s). If local,
please bring your pieces and entry forms to the May 20th meeting.
If MAILING
your entries, please do so to arrive in time to GET TO
COLUMBIA BY May 31st . We
will pick up the mail on Thursday the 1st. Or bring them to Tat Days Thursday evening, June 1, between 6:30 and 8:00 or Friday
morning, June 2, between 8:30 and 11. See our Complete Guidelines here. Check out the NEW categories!
Will
there be a Tat Days Show 'N Tell?
Of Course! Tatting is Always Welcome at Tat Gatherings!
We expect and want to see all sorts of show and tells - whether judged
or not - whether displayed on fancy boards or pulled out of a pocket.
Do please bring
tatting of all types! If
you want your pieces that are not a part of the judging/competition, displayed
in the display room, please bring them by the display room in the Rossi Student
Center on Friday before Noon.
Can
I get tatting supplies there?
Shuttles, tatting needles, threads, instruction and pattern books,
and more than
you can imagine, can
all
be
purchased on site.
See last year's vending room.
If you are interested
in bringing items to sell, please contact Teresa about
our consignment
table in the vending room. (10%
fee to the Palmetto Tatters Guild based on total sales.) All items sold at Tat Days must
be
pre-approved by the Tat Days Committee so as to not interfere with any of
the other vendors. Thank you.
Commemorative
Items
T-Shirts ($15)
Pastel Green with the HOTT! logo.
 Palmetto
Tatters 2006 Shuttes: Shuttles with Hat and Theme ($20 or $25)
and Winders ($5 each or 3 for $10) made by the The
Shuttle Shop. Ordering is closed for this item. There may be a limited few at Tat Days.
Tat Days 2006 Pattern CD: Get a copy of ALL of the patterns from Tat Days 2006! Maybe you wanted to attend 20 out of the 25 classes! Now you can have all of the handouts from ALL of the classes! Just $10 if order when you register to come for Tat Days. If you cannot attend Tat Days (we will MISS you) but would like to purchase the pattern CD, after Tat Days we will link up an order form.
17.00 (normal US postage, check or MO payable to Palmetto Tatters Guild)
$20.00 (US Priority mail, check or MO payable to Palmetto Tatters Guild)
If you elect to use PayPal to remit; prices will be $17.80 and $21.00.
(Out of the USA orders will be handled individually.)
Commemorative Picture CD - just $5. You may order when you register or later.
Commemorative DVD or VHS - just $10. You may order when you register or later.
FREE Postcards to
mail back home. Bring addresses and stamps.
How much is the Registration?
Early Registration On or Before May 14
Entire Conference: $60.00
Friday only: $30.00
Saturday only: $45.00
Registration May 15 to May 28
Entire Conference: $75.00
Friday only: $35.00
Saturday only: $50.00
Walkup Registration
Entire Conference: $85.00
Friday only: $40.00
Saturday only: $60.00
You will be able to pay online with credit card through Pay Pal or use your Pay Pal account. There will be a $5 charge for this service. Or you can mail in a check with no fee.
REGISTRATION: It is "first
come - first served" for
classes. Be sure to look over our "HOTT!" ("Hats Off To Tatting!") list of teachers
and their offerings.
Registration Questions? Write Donna T.
Payment Questions? Write Teresa
Who
is coming? HOPEFULLY YOU! See our list!
How
much is the Lodging on Campus?
1 per room/per night: $32.00
2 per room/per night: $22.00 each
Staying on campus is optional and solely up to you. The dorms
are "old style" with the bathrooms down the hall. If this is
OK with you, then we would LOVE to have you. But if you prefer a local
hotel and all they offer, then go for that.
On Campus, participants may check in after 6:30p.m. on Thursday.
Linens
are provided (sheets, pillows, pillow cases, towels, washcloth - one
set for
the weekend).
There are laundry facilities in the dorms. Folks
may bring their own phones and plug into the phone lines in the rooms
for outgoing
calls. (Do not have to dial 9 to get out.) No incoming calls. There
is a refrigerator and microwave on each floor in the dorms. Due to electrical
system limitations, CIU asks you not to bring private refrigerators,
ice-less coolers, microwaves, or TVs /VCRs, for your individual rooms.
The Computer
Center will be open
- next to
library
- for
those
who
need
to
do research
or check
emails. Final
checkout is Sunday before 10a.m. Checkout is VERY IMPORTANT so that
we get your room key returned or there will be a $40 charge to you by
CIU
since
they would have to replace the door lock. There will be a place on
the registration form to select a type of dorm: women's
hall, men's hall, or
married couples' hall.
If you want a roommate, please email your request to Donna T. If you have any
preferences like no perfurmes or no snoring (ggg), include that, too.
Note: Because this is a college campus, if you will
have children with you (or do not wish to stay on campus), you
may want to check out the
other lodging options below. And remember NO smoking and NO alcohol
allowed ANYWHERE on campus.
Special Needs on Campus:
Please note on your registration form any special needs you have.
The campus is "wheel chair" accessible except for the second floor of the classroom building.
Scooters:
If you wish to rent a scooter from a local shop, see the information here. Check your insurance;
it may pay for
it. Donna T. would like to know if you decide to rent a scooter. Thank you.
Lodging: Will you need a wheelchair accessible
room, can't do stairs (3 story dorm without an elevator), special
bathing needs, etc? Questions? Ask Donna T.
Food: If accomodations are needed for diabetes, allergies,
etc., please let us know.
Packing
List (Updated for 2006): (THANKS Ladies!)
Christina's Packing List: DOC or PDF
Riet's List:
- A bag with Sunshine
- A bag with Big Smiles
- A bag with Patience
- A bag with Humor
And maybe bring
addresses of Family and Friends. There will be FREE Tat
Days postcards for you to mail back home. (Bring stamps, too.)
Other Lodging Options
Hotels
near CIU
Note: CIU is exit #68 off I-20.
MAP
to TAT DAYS 2006 at CIU
Campgrounds
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SESQUICENTENNIAL
STATE PARK
This 1,419-acre park, situated in the middle of the sandhills region, features
a beautiful 30-acre lake surrounded by trails and picnic areas. |
Camping:
Each site is packed sand and has individual water and electrical hookups.
Seventeen sites accommodate RV's up to 35 feet, others up to 30 feet. Eighteen
sites are pull through. The campground is convenient to restroom facilities
with hot showers. 87 sites with electricity and water and rent
for $16-18/site/night plus applicable taxes.
15 to 20 miles from CIU.
Contact Information:
9564 Two Notch Rd.,
Columbia,SC 29223, (803) 788-2706
Driving Directions:
On US 1, 13 miles northeast of Columbia and 3 miles from I-20 and 1.5 miles
from I-77. or Barn Yard RV Park
Each site is $22.00 (tax included) per night for two people.
Each additional person over 12 years of age is $1.00 per person per night.
Note from Webmaster: "My brother says this is a really nice place!"
Give them a call at 1-800-633-6351 for Reservations or 803-957-1238.
It is about 25 miles from Columbia International University.
Where will we eat?
Our meals will be served in the dining hall in the Rossi Student Center on
campus.
$5.50 Breakfast, $6.00 Lunch, $20 Friday Night Banquet, $6.50 Saturday
Dinner
There will be COLD bottled water, courtesy of PTG, available all day, both days. And there will be snacks served in the dining hall between sessions on Saturday at no extra charge.
What else can we do in Columbia while
we are in town?
Click here and check it out!
What will the weather be like?
|
kNOT! |
In Columbia, SC, June 4th has an average high of 90°F, average
low of 66°F, making the mean 78°F. Usually HIGH Humidity. The
record high for June 4th is 102°F set in 1985 and the record low
is 53°F
set in 1988. The sunrise will be at 6:13 and sunset will be at 8:32.
(Courtesy
of
weather.com.)
The dorms, dining hall and classrooms are air-conditioned. |
(watch out for the ads) |
Flyers
/ ADs
Flyer 1 - Large Tat Days logo
Flyer 2 - More information on page
Announcements
Around the Country
Arts Daily at http://www.artsdaily.org
Country Living magazine
Low Country of South Carolina: Michaels store window, and AC Moore tatting teacher.
Midlands of South Carolina: The Needler
The State newspaper (Columbia, SC)
The Star & Beacon of Ninety-Six and Greenwood, SC
Sun News of Myrtle Beach, SC
Photos and Video
You may bring your cameras to capture your special times. There
will also be an "official photographer"
taking photos and video for The Palmetto Tatters for our archives and the Commemorative Picture CD and DVD.
Fund
Raisers
Butterflies Migrating:
A Flock of Lace Flutteries, our butterfly book.
Personalized Business Cards shaped
like a Shuttle. Order by May 26th for delivery at Tat Days.
T-Shirts ($15) Light Green. Adult Small to 6X
Video on DVD for $10 and Picture CD for $5 of Tat
Days events.
Tat Days 2006 Pattern CD: Get a copy of ALL of the patterns from Tat Days 2006! Maybe you wanted to attend 20 out of the 25 classes! Now you can have all of the handouts from ALL of the classes! Just $10 if ordered when you register for Tat Days.
See you there!
General Questions? Write Teresa
Registration Questions? Write Donna T.
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