Tatting Chic won the Lady Hoare tatting shuttle that I gave away recently on my blog.

She wrote about it: Tatting Chic and the new Lady Hoare shuttle

She was disappointed to find it slow and difficult to work with.

The Lady Hoare tatting shuttles are slower to work with, but you can move along with them at a fair clip, once you get used to them.

AND, there is a secret to working with them comfortably.

Pinch lightly on one of the openings, and have the rest of the tatting shuttle ‘float’ out in front of your fingers.   A closed shuttle will sit mostly inside your hand, so adjusting to the ‘floating hold’ does make the Lady Hoare easier to use.  It’ll seem odd at first, but it will click for you, and it’ll work beautifully.

Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay  copyright

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Last week, we were really upset when one of our neighbour’s sons was in a horrible car accident.

It’s been a wrenching time, so if you could send good thoughts to Joey and his family, I’d sure appreciate it.

When I was feeling particularly upset at one point during the week, I caught a flicker of movement from bird flashing past the window.

I thought… We need the Bluebird of Happiness to build it’s nest in our neighbourhood!

It struck me that I could make some of my  Little Bird Tatting Shuttles into Bluebirds of Happiness… and so I did!

I find that woodworking is very grounding and soothing. Making Bluebirds of Happiness calmed me down and gave me a feeling of hope…..
I hope that peace, healing and joy will unfold in our neighbourhood, your neighbourhood, and every neighbourhood that needs to have peace and joy and blessings……

Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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photo copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay

People have been asking me if the Little Bird Tatting Shuttle is available for purchasing.

I have sold out the Little Bird tatting shuttles, but do have a few of the Blue Birds of Happiness left.

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