There are those who believe that tatting derived from netting, done by
the sailors with a netting needle. It is possible that needle tatting
came first. It is also possible that they developed about the same time.
Lauren in windy Snohomish WA
On 9/25/2011 3:44 PM, Janice Blair wrote:
Yesterday I was demonstrating at Pioneer Days in Belvidere, IL, and the
question was asked - which came first, needle tatting or shuttle tatting? I
always thought it was the shuttle, but does anyone know the correct answer?
I came home tired and smokey as I was sitting near a very smokey open wood fire.
My costume has gone through the wash and I am hoping my pillow and lace will
soon lose the smell. We were very busy with lots of good questions and, of
course, the comment that "Oh they are tatting". My companion Brenda was needle
tatting, so I always pointed that out.
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