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Tat Days Scholarships
THANKS to our many supporters, we have a few scholarships available for attendees of Tat Days. If you wish to apply for a scholarship or nominate someone, please complete the application linked here. The application process is strictly confidential.
Applications are due August 4th.
Questions? Write scholarship@palmettotatters.org.
Class Teaser - Sneak Peek
Meet our Teachers
Class Schedule
We are EXCITED! How about you?
Flyer/Publicity
Help us get the word out about Tat Days. Here is a flyer for you to share with friends, print and post around your town, etc.
We would love to know how you are spreading the word about our Tat Days. Just drop a note to Bonnie and Joanie.
What makes this Tat Days unique?
• Classes will be held for tatters that are just getting started; for intermediate tatters; and for advanced tatters (shuttle, needle, and fingers). We have a roster of local, national and International Teachers.
• Palmetto Tatting Exhibit - Show 'N Tell Exhibits
• Vendors and Lots of STUFF!
• The location-White Oak Conference Center-beautiful, quiet country setting.
• Exciting games, including a Tat Off! Here is the Tat Off! pattern so you can practice! 
When?
Beautiful beginning of Fall, just as it is beginning to cool down, September 5 & 6, 2008. The average high in September is 83. The average low is 62.
Where?
We will be on the beautiful campus of White Oak Conference Center, Winnsboro, South Carolina. Lodging is in motel style rooms. The rooms will have one or two double beds and a private bath. We encourage you to buddy up! (We can help with the roommate selection-write Sally.) This is a GREAT time for old friendships to be renewed and new friendships to be formed. Meals will be served buffet style in the dining hall. Linens are provided. The rooms are not equipped with a telephone, TV, microwave, coffee pot, refrigerator, hairdryer, internet service, radio, or a clock. There is a microwave in the break room, which is located in the classroom building. Internet service is also available in the classroom building. There is no ice machine. Teachers may check in after 2:00 pm on Thursday. Participants may check in after 4:00 pm on Thursday. (If you arrive on Thursday, volunteer to help set up for tat days!) Final checkout and key return is Sunday before 10:00 am. (If you wish to stay off campus, you may wish to check out the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce web page for other options. There are some very nice Bed & Breakfast places there.)
How Much?
Estimated Costs
Trying to keep the costs to our participants close to the same as last year.
Arriving Early Friday and Departing Sunday morning:
- Registration/Classes - 2 days: $75
- Motel Room (per person/per night): $60 single, $42 double
- Meals: $7 each (6 meals-Friday lunch, 3 Saturday, 1 Sunday)
- Banquet Friday night: $18
- T-Shirt: $15
- Pattern CD: $10
Total for Double (2 in a room): 75+(42x2)+(7x5)+18+15+10=$237
Plus spending money  for class kits and the vending room....thread, thread, thread, etc.
Adding Thursday night = $237+42+(7*2)=$293
SAVE $40+ with a roommate. If you are coming by yourself, we will be glad to help you find a roommate. Just write Sally. If you have specific conditions, like no perfume, prefer hot/cold room, you may want to consider a single room or find your own roommate. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences, but we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet all requests. If you know someone with whom you would like to room, please add their name to your registration.
OnSite Registration Fees:
Friday & Saturday = $85.00
Just Friday = $45.00
Just Saturday = $60.00
Visitors: If you just want to just drop-by and visit, shop and see the tatting display on Saturday, that would be GREAT! LOVE to have you!
Payment
By check: Make checks payable to Palmetto Tatters Guild and mail to c/o Gail Hitchcock, 104-4 Gully Branch Lane, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 USA (US Dollars, please.)
By PayPal. If using PayPal, please check the box at the bottom of the registration to add the fee that PayPal will charge us to use this service. It is 3% + 30 cents. On $300 that would be $9.30. Thank you.
Insurance: White Oak charges us $5 for everyone that comes to Tat Days -tatters and spouses and friends. We are including that $5 in the registration fee for tatters, but we need to charge the $5 for the spouses/friends. Thank you for understanding.
Need a Ride?
If you are flying into town, the Tatters Shuttle Service is ready to provide transportation from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport to White Oak (or return) for $30 per trip. Please make arrangements with our drivers, Judy and Milton Tabor. Email them at tabo7298@bellsouth.net or call them at 803-237-1764 or 803-237-1765. Questions?? "Now that I'm at the airport, which door do I use to meet the shuttle?" Or, "Yikes! My plane was delayed! Are they still going to be able to meet me?" Call them. They both carry their cell phone. Also, be courteous 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. 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 55 minutes to get to the airport from White Oak.
Cancellation policy
All cancellations must be in writing, either by email to Bonnie and Joanie, or to the Palmetto Tatting Guild, PO Box 1597, Lexington, SC 29071.To receive a full refund, a cancellation must be received on or before Aug 5, 2008. For cancellation notices received from Aug 6 through Sep 5, all paid fees, excluding half of the registration fee, will be refunded. Commemorative items, tee-shirt, pattern CD and class kits are not refundable. These items will be mailed following the conclusion of Tat Days.
Emergency Numbers/Family Contact Numbers
We HOPE no one has problems or emergencies while in Columbia for TAT DAYS! However, if needed, here they are!
Donna T. 803-338-1384
Jeff T. 803-755-2024
Bonnie Geiger 803-261-4727
White Oak Conference Center 803-635-4685
Beginners
If you are a brand new tatter (if you want to learn to tat), we recommend you first come to our PTG meetings, usually the 3rd Saturday of each month. And it is FREE. See our Calendar.
Commemorative Items
T-Shirts ($15) (Black with red logo)
Palmetto Tatters 2008 Shuttles: Heart logo shuttles and Winders made by the The Shuttle Shop. There may be a limited supply available in vending. If you want a shuttle/winder, email Bonnie. You will need to specify cherry or tulipwood for both shuttles and winders, and point or no point for shuttles.
$20 for shuttle, no point
$25 for shuttle with point
$5 for thread winder
Shuttles must be ordered from Bonnie no later than July 25, 2008. Unfortunately, the shuttle was not inlcuded on the registration page (oops!!!). You will have to pay for the shuttle/winder at Tat Days when you register; either check or cash. No credit card or debt card please.
Logo Shuttles made by Georgia Seitz for Tat Days 2008 will also be available.
Event shuttle $11 plus $1 for personalized = $12 (White shuttle with red heart logo).
Special Inlay shuttle $18 plus $1 for personalized = $19
The inlay shuttle has a special sapeli wood veneer on both sides, plus the inlay piece itself is made from beech wood.
Personalized shuttles must be ordered no later than August 17, 2008. If you want a shuttle, email Bonnie. Unfortunately, these shuttles were not inlcuded on the registration page (oops!!!). You will have to pay for the shuttle at Tat Days when you register; either check or cash. No credit card or debt card please.
Tat Days Pattern CD: Get a copy of ALL of the patterns from Tat Days! Maybe you wanted to attend 20 out of the 29 classes! Now you can have all of the handouts from ALL of the classes! Just $10 if ordered 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.
Palmetto Tatters Guild Denim Shirts: These will be available in vending at Tat Days. They come in short and long sleeves. We recommend you try one on for size before you purchase. If you want to wear it as a shirt, the "normal" size you order would probably be correct. If you want to wear it like a jacket, then you will probably want one size larger than your "normal" size. Questions? Email Marie.
Tatting Display/Show 'N Tell
NO COMPETITION – Due to the number of volunteers it takes to run competition, we chose not to have competition this year. For those of you who have been working on pieces to submit, PLEASE ENTER them in the SC State Fair which will be held Oct 8-19. Information regarding entries can be found at www.scstatefair.org. If you are not a resident of SC, enter your tatting in your local/state fair.
TATTING DISPLAY – In lieu of competition, this year we will have a lace display. Bring your tatted lace with you and put it on display. We will have, as a minimum, a People's Choice Award. Other details will be forth coming.
GIVE ONE - GET ONE!!!!
Listen Up. We are going to have a Heartfelt Swap Hour this year. We are swapping hearts and thread. Tat some hearts and bring them to swap. Got a favorite thread? Wind about 10 yards, or whatever you like, and label it with your name, thread size, thread color/color number, and where you bought it. Bring to the Heartfelt Swap Hour to share. Give one - get one!!
Special Needs
Please write Sally if you have a special need pertaining to a room. Or, send a note to Pam if your need pertains to special diet or a wheel chair.
Scooter Rental
We have contacted several companies about scooter rentals and here is the one we believe to be the best choice for this year's Tat Days. They will deliever the scooter to White Oak and retrieve it. You need to contact them to reserve your scooter and make all of the payment arrangements. Check with your insurance company to see if they will cover the costs. They only have a limited number of scooters so it will be a first call/first served.
All Medical, 2011 Hampton St., Columbia, SC. Contact person Christopher, 803 779 2011. Will deliver and pick up for $129 + tax.
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 Guild for our archives. We hope to post lots of pictures on the website after Tat Days. Hope you will share your photos, too.
Standard Tatting Notation for our Tat Days
Tour of White Oak Conference Center
Questions? Write Event Coordinators at tatdays@palmettotatters.org
Wondering about the next Tat Days theme? "Tatting Bugs Me"
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