Tatting for Beginners

Saturday, April 19, 9am-1pm

Class level: Beginner

Age requirements: 14 and older (under 16 must register with an adult)

Registration fee: $70

Teaching artist: Carolyn Lipke

Tatting is a type of traditional lace making using a series of knots and loops. Lace edgings, doilies, and collars are traditional applications, but you can also fashion motifs into jewelry or stationery for a modern take on the craft.

In this course, students will learn the basic tatting knots, how to read a pattern, and will make a sampler of simple laces and motifs. No experience is necessary. All materials and tools will be provided for students to use in class and to take home! Expand your handicraft repertoire with a new craft, perfect for traveling since the materials needed take up very little space.

All Supplies Provided (for use in class and to take home!):

• tatting shuttles

• cotton crochet thread

Note: If you use reading glasses or other vision aids (like magnifiers or task lights) for doing small detailed work, bring them.

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Bio:

Carolyn has spent the last 20 years experimenting with handicrafts while living in remote Alaskan camps, onboard ships in the middle of the ocean, and at Antarctic research stations. Creative re-use of materials is necessary when you are in the middle of nowhere, but is also a fun and sustainable practice here at home in Wisconsin. She has two decades of experience teaching knitting, sewing, mending, and science.