Saturday, December 05, 2009

Tatting in Melbourne

This beautiful tatting was displayed in a shop in Melbourne. I went in there to buy a pack of clover shuttles, not because I needed them, but because if I see shuttles anywhere I collect them. The girl working in the shop, (?Jones? in Collins Street) was very friendly and I was able to show her my tatting, because she is taking lessons with the lady who did this work.



I also found a shop selling silks, and I went in to look at the different materials. There were some reels of thread, in bright colours, and as I have enjoyed tatting with LadyShuttleMaker's silk I decided to risk buying a reel and see if it would work. It isn't the easiest thread to use, but I love the result. My computer is downstairs so I can't scan the motifs that I have done so far, but I will as soon as I can.

7 comments:

Elisadusud said...

Hello! Very beautiful tatting .. Kisses from Cannes

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...

Those are beautiful tatted pieces! Isn't it fun to look for tatting treasures?

Unknown said...

How cool that you got to go to that shop! That tatting is exquisite! Thanks for showing us the picture here on your blog! What a treat.

I cannot wait to see your tatted motifs in silk. I'll bet they are beautiful!

Fox said...

How amazing to see that beautiful tatting displayed in a shop!
Fox : )

Tatskool said...

I can't wait to see your silk motifs either. Lucky you to find that shop.

castats said...

Wow, I live in Melbourne (ok, the suburbs) and I've never seen this place.... Will have to hit the yellow pages and see if I can find this place....
If you want to meet some local tatters next time, drop me a line, a bunch of us meet up every other month (roughly). (Google "Vic Tatters Guild" and you'll find us.)
Happy tatting,
Cas. =)

Katherine said...

Hey, Cas, that is such a pity, I would have loved to meet when I was there. The supplies shop was in the city centre...I will have to ask Rosie the name and street.
Rosie lives in a suburb called Fitzroy, full of pretty buildings and shops selling vintage stuff.