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

Membership 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 Jeanette and Donna.

Site Last updated March 2, 2014

TAT DAYS 2014 - "Tatting, Tea, and Toffee" - September 5-6

CALL for Logo Tatting: DOC PDF Due Monday, March 10. Email to tatdays@palmettotatters.org

CALL for Teachers: DOC PDF

Teacher Application: DOC PDF DUE Friday, April 4. Email to teachers@palmettotatters.org

2014 QUILTS: ADOPT A SQUARE SOON! See Georgia's notes. THANKS, Georgia and ALL!

Next meeting will be March 15 at the Lexington Museum. (Directions)

Our lesson will be Vicki Clarke's Nowhere Maze. (Taught by Donna T.) We will have a Shamrock Exchange. (Optional.)

Click HERE for more samples. Thanks, Wanda T.!

Elegant winding chain with beads. Skills Required: Chains and joins. Methods or Techniques: One long chain with lock joins and beads. Materials and Preparation: 30 beads, size 10 seed beads (Vicki suggests Delicas), 8 x12mm puff oval. 1 shuttle and ball. 4.5 yards size 20 or 40 thread with 1.5 yards wound on 1 shuttle CTM (do not cut from ball), and a paperclip. All beads are added as you tat. We will have a variety of center beads and size 10 beads to select from.

This pattern can be found on the Tat Days 2013 pattern CD. NOTE: If you were in the Early Bird class for this pattern at Tat Days, maybe try it again without the paper clips. Make the picots for the beads the width of the bead plus a little more for joining. Add the bead just before you join. To add the bead, use a very small crochet hook putting your bead on the hook and then pulling the picot through the bead. Then join. Also, depending on the size of your center bead, the center circle may be around the bead or under the bead. Both look just fine.

CALENDAR for 2014

THANK YOU for another GREAT weekend at Tat Days 2013! Pictures will go up one day.

Tat OFF! Winners and Tatting Display Winners.

2013 Tat Days Pattern CD is NOW online for ordering! $15 plus shipping and handling.
See the class projects here and patterns you will get on the CD here.

Recorded Video from Tat Days. Not the best but we had fun. More info here.

PICTURES from "Blast from the Past" Tat Days 2012

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

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!

If you know of any craft fairs that PTG should look into, please let us know.

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: (Updated Sept 2013) 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 at web@palmettotatters.org to be added. Thanks!