Comments on: Sculpting recycled wood into a tatting shuttle-2

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:19:50 +0000

H iNoreen -

Your comment about shuttles hiding in the wood reminded me, and I know you experience this too, that most of the time projects decide for themselves what they want to be and not what we intend!

By: Broken tatting shuttle recycled into necklace

Broken tatting shuttle recycled into necklace — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +0000

[...] I posted about carving a Lady Hoare tatting shuttle from recycled [...]

By: Noreen

Noreen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:36:54 +0000

Hi TattingChic
Yes, sometimes, the tatting shuttle hides deep inside the wood.

It can take a long time to reveal it! )
But… oh, it is so worth it!
)

By: Noreen

Noreen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:34:38 +0000

Hi Barbara
Thank you and LOL!
If I started listing all the things that I CAN’T do, it would take all day! *G*

Thank you again )

By: Noreen

Noreen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:32:22 +0000

Hi Tammy
At first I was so ticked off at breaking it that I tossed it into the sawdust bucket for burning.

But, your note got me thinking….

I like straight edges up the sides of my inkle shuttles, so I didn’t see it as an inkle shuttle.

BUT…. I had noticed that the shuttles looked like dancers – so, I zipped out to the workshop, drilled a teeny hole in it….
and, well.. I am just about to post a blog entry about what I have done with it!

Thanks so much for the suggestion! You inspired me!
I absolutely hate wasting stuff, so I’m thrilled with the recycled recycled reclaimed tatting shuttle! LOL!
)

By: tattingchic

tattingchic — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:16:09 +0000

That is a pretty interesting process. It’s amazing how much wood has to get sanded and filed off.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:11:16 +0000

Noreen, is there anything you can’t do? LOL You certainly have been blessed with many talents. Everything you do is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Barbara

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:15 +0000

Hi Noreen –

With the broken one, perhaps you could break the other end and then have a weaving shuttle? A little small, but it might be prefect for inkle looming or some of the other smaller projects you do.