Sculpting recycled wood into a tatting shuttle-1
My husband’s dad built a desk when my husband was a wee little guy. Sadly, the desk fell apart last winter. BUT!
The desk lives on in all manner of ways!
I have made bag handles and a heap of bracelets from the bottoms of the drawers.
And, today, I made myself another ‘Lady Hoare’ (I pronounce it Lady Harr, as the other possible pronounciations are slightly ‘ahem’-ish) tatting shuttle:
The Lady Hoare style of tatting shuttle is a very old version of shuttle and I absolutely love it. It’s my favorite style of tatting shuttle.
Why? Because it allows me to load it up with a ton of thread, so I don’t have a bunch of little joining knots.
AND… I can tat with thicker yarns, including handspun when tatting with the Lady Hoare shuttle.
At first, it felt a little clumsy, but I have gotten so used to them, that it is quite speedy now.
Here’s how I make them:
First of all, I like to have a template, .so I drew out the pattern on a sticky label. I stuck it to some thin brass that my son pulled out of an old amp before it went to the eco station for recycling:
Here’s the template cut out:
I have a big old pair of scissors that I paid a dollar for at a garage sale. I use it to do things like cut templates out of brass sheet!
Then, I traced the template onto the bits of old drawer. It’s hardwood, but I don’t know what kind of wood:
I traced out 2 of them, because the fiddly bits can be notoriously unstable.
Next posting: Out to the workshop!
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay
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3 opinions for Sculpting recycled wood into a tatting shuttle-1
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Jul 8, 2008 at 5:02 pm
[…] my previous posting, I showed how I got started making the Lady Hoare tatting […]
tattingchic
Jul 9, 2008 at 6:03 am
LOL. You crack me up about the pronunciation…haven’t you ever heard of “hoare frost” in the bible or in poetry…they pronounce it the good old fashioned way…you know, like the prostitute…or you could just call her lady ho…LOL! Just kidding you. Enjoy your lovely shuttle. It’s a lovely way to recycle the wood and keep the sentimentality associated with it alive.
Noreen
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:10 am
Hi TattingChic
Grinning from ear to ear!
Yep, I do indeed know about hoare frost, and it’s beautiful, and I love it when we get it here.
But, somehow, I just kind of go - erp - when I say,”
I love my Lady Hoare tatting shuttles’
and the other person’s head does a quick ‘Linda Blair’.
“You love your WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!”
ROTFLOL!~
So, I fake it and say: “I love love love my Lady HARR tatting shuttles”.
After all, English pronunciation is full of oddly swallowed consonants and vowels. So, I shall continue to enjoy hoare frost in February and Lady Harr all year round!
:o) Grinning madly all the way home! :o)
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