Pocket Crafts Club

Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Chavonne (she/her) and I'm so excited to get started. I first got interested in tatting when I was pregnant with my second...they're 6 now and I still haven't gotten the hang of it, though I bought all the supplies back then. 😆 I ordered the physical book and also signed up for the group and virtual lessons because I'm impatient. I decided to give myself the gift of learning this while I recover from a hysterectomy. I'm a mental health therapist with two kiddos and a hubby in the States. Nice to meet you all!

I finished the heart from the advanced practice patterns and incorporated posted rings and nested chains for the first time. (Thank you Sparrow for that video of tips from a professional lace maker on YouTube!)

I forgot to post one of the rings but overall I think it turned out better than anything I have made so far, and it's not very noticeable unless you know what to look for 😂 I think after I block it I might sew it onto a t shirt or bag, or maybe on black fabric in an embroidery hoop. I can't decide yet, but I want to do something with it lol.

I also have completely stopped using picot gauges and am getting better at making them on my own yay!

I did some practice for a few different ways to add beads and prepped my shuttles for the Tamerlane choker!

I'm so…

I tried tatting a few years back when covid first started and I loved it, but had to stop due to work and school. Now that I'm done with school and have a stable job I can do hobbies again, and decided to go back into tatting. Absolutely love the tutorials and patterns.

This was my current wip but I had to stop due to the thread pulling on accident. Can't wait to try it some old tatting patterns now that I know how to mostly read a pattern

Hello everyone! I'm pretty new to tatting, I started a few years ago after seeing sparrow on tiktok I think, but got ill and lost my shuttle so never progressed passed basics. I've recently started again and am super excited to learn and hopefully start bein able to do patterns!

This is silly but it made me laugh. My hand just naturally finds itself in this position as I work. I thought 🤔 🧐 this looks like a llama! I shall call it the Llama hold now 😂

(Continental Knitter and crocheter so pointer finger tensioning seems to work best for me).

Hi, I am new here 🙂

I learned needle tatting a few months ago. Although I like it, I really wanted to learn shuttle tatting. It feels more fun for my hands and brain. My work isn't as tidy as it was on needles but I know that will come with practice.

Here are my first two practice pieces. I'm not done with attempt 2 yet but I can tell I am getting a better feel for it so I'm moving in the right direction. On the first piece I had some strange extra bit on one of my ring joins, oops 😬.

I love chokers so that is what drew me to this craft. I also have a stash of crochet cotton so I was thinking this would be a good way to use it up. But, after using a Lisbeth size 20 thread on a needle tatted piece…

Hello!! Im very new and feel like I've just been winging it when learning!! I feel like I have basics at least understood and cant wait to know that im actually understanding things correctly x

Welcome to all the new group members! It’s great to see this community growing and sharing the love of tatting 🥰

Looking for simple but cute bookmark patterns. I was trying the Priscilla pattern from Tatting by the Bay, but I was really getting turned around and confused. Hoping to find something a little easier or with an easy, labeled diagram.

Are there any members in NC? My mom is wanting to learn and is having trouble following the videos so far. Hopefully Sparrow's video will be easier to follow when we get it, but she's impatient ☺️.