tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post1049314428921340851..comments2023-07-01T06:40:06.501-04:00Comments on tat-ology: Klutz-o-maticFoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-39379042578238955082010-06-25T09:20:07.931-04:002010-06-25T09:20:07.931-04:00Gina, without knowing, has avenged me! And I will ...Gina, without knowing, has avenged me! And I will share my story with you. <br /><br />My tatting pal, Sw4nkyL4c3r, teases me often that I "obsess" over my tatting. It is because I pick out stitches using a straight pin. <br /><br />I also use the straight pin to "prime" the picots that are very, very small or stitches where I want to join and have failed to tat in a joining picot ahead of time. <br /><br />Thank you, Gina! I feel so much better knowing that someone else does the same thing.IsDiharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129251975229390303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-78121009225546447342010-06-24T20:58:34.597-04:002010-06-24T20:58:34.597-04:00Thanks, Everyone, for your comments about my, hmmm...Thanks, Everyone, for your comments about my, hmmm... episode with the shuttle. I have decided to leave the hook to The Captain and use the Clovers for a while, in spite of your excellent suggestion, Gina, which I will apply when I have a very tight knot. Good idea.<br />Fox : )Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889386206601730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-58351363499302563472010-06-24T20:51:04.127-04:002010-06-24T20:51:04.127-04:00I did just think of something I do differently. I...I did just think of something I do differently. If it's a tight stitch, I get a regular needle or straight pin and work it under the bar of the stitch enough to make room for the hook. It stretches it just enough that I don't have to force the hook through and then overshoot and snag flesh! We won't say how many years it took me to start doing that on a regular basis.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127914310809216760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-68505469757986207242010-06-24T15:25:55.237-04:002010-06-24T15:25:55.237-04:00I sometimes stab myself if I am rushing. I agree w...I sometimes stab myself if I am rushing. I agree with Gina, the excitement of going to NY may have contribute to your mishap. Take care!!!Tatfully Yourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305534183847219177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-84259401663052980862010-06-24T14:36:27.900-04:002010-06-24T14:36:27.900-04:00There should be a warning to all who tat "th...There should be a warning to all who tat "this could be dangerous don't do it at home!" As for the picture of the wood, fabulous, how many shuttles could be made out of that little/big beauty? If you are becoming like me then its a case of seeing a log of wood and I wanting it, I do it all the time, its a case of "lock up your wood!"Sally Kersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689082516157330679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-25539840563479369722010-06-24T11:28:25.414-04:002010-06-24T11:28:25.414-04:00Yes, when I was first learning to tat, I was not w...Yes, when I was first learning to tat, I was not warned of the potential dangers associated with the art. They were rarer in the beginning. Experience has made me more determined. "I WILL get that knot out rather than start over!" "I WILL make a join there even though I failed to make a picot and my stitches are so tight that they seem fused!" You get the picture. I keep a bottle of that liquid bandage stuff close by for the 'occasional' mishap.Eliz Davis aka Tatknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560518278370416698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-52512961857548864302010-06-24T10:54:26.057-04:002010-06-24T10:54:26.057-04:00You know, I used to do that a lot. Just realized I...You know, I used to do that a lot. Just realized I haven't stabbed myself in a long time. Did I change something I did, or am I just not tatting enough? LOL! I remember the secondary stabs too, and for awhile, I wore my quilting thimble to protect my finger. <br /><br />We'll blame yours on the excitement of going to NY soon!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127914310809216760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-89715940063962865372010-06-24T04:46:26.834-04:002010-06-24T04:46:26.834-04:00OWWWIE I have stabbed myself with the hooks before...OWWWIE I have stabbed myself with the hooks before and I know that hurts... <br />Maybe just maybe you should use rubber cement over the bandaid rubber would cause the hook to bounce and cement wouldn't let it through, hee hee bad humor its early, i'm tired and hot lol <br />Hope that gets better soon I think we need to take your hooks away ALL of them and replace them with some sort of plastic ;) lol*♥* Heather *♥*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05684552425447183553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637401073707850632.post-59258797000659470202010-06-24T01:45:42.634-04:002010-06-24T01:45:42.634-04:00Oh Fox!!!! you really are in the wars? Hope you fi...Oh Fox!!!! you really are in the wars? Hope you finger gets better soon!Typstattinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271407293785706668noreply@blogger.com