Subject: The Tat-Pic
To: David Reed Smith
…By the way, I found the brass spike shuttles way a little bit too heavy for me, as I have a small hand, though I loved the shuttle itself.
…By the way, I found the brass spike shuttles way a little bit too heavy for me, as I have a small hand, though I loved the shuttle itself.
So, the shuttle got re-invented for me, for un-tatting.
Thought you might be interested to see the neat tool for tatters I have created with your shuttle.
I applied a properly angled tap to the centre of the shuttle with a hammer and chisel, sanded the rough spots and applied clear nail varnish. Looks great, feels silky and works perfectly for in-tatting. I would not be without it!
If you are interested in supplying this tool to Tat-land, I would be happy to talk about it on my blog.
With apologies to you, the creator of these lovely tools...
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From: David Reed Smith
Date: September 3, 2011
To: Fox
You're welcome to show pictures of the
holly tat-pic on tat-ology.
While I'm not sure I'll list it on my site,
I'm pretty open to special requests.
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From: Fox
Subject: Mail From Tatting Fool
Date: September 15, 2011
To: David Reed Smith
Hi, David,
Just received this from Tatting Fool:
"I just received the tatting pick from David Reed Smith. Wow, what a neat concept! I think it will be very handy, as it will get into some tight places where the wooden picks on his regular shuttles don't quite fit…."
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YESTERDAY
From: Fox :
Re: Shuttle- thanks!
To: Tatting Fool
Re: Shuttle- thanks!
To: Tatting Fool
Can I post this? I have asked David if I could tell Tat-land about my idea and he said yes, that he will sell them if folks want.
I was hoping you would like yours, and seeing as you do, I would like to post about it. I do not get a kick-back by the way! I am happy to do this for David as I think he does lovely work and I think tatters would really like this tool.
Shall I write it up?
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From: Tatting Fool
Subject: Re: Wow, thanks!
Date: September 15, 2011
To: Fox
Of course you can post it!
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There you have it.
The Tat-Pic is now available!
David's email:
DavidReedSmith@Comcast.net
After reading today's post, I sit at the keyboard aghast. AGHAST, I tell you! You took a hammer and chisel to a David Reed Smith shuttle?!? The horror!
ReplyDeleteI feel faint...
Is'Dihara, I know, I know.... But I could not use the ones with pewter - too heavy for me and I use this tool ALL THE TIME! I do know what I would do without it. i love it. So, all is well....
ReplyDeleteFox : ))
Fancy you could have distroyed the shuttle, but at least no harm came to it and you have come up with a new idea.
ReplyDeleteI hope Lord and master is Ok and enjoying the weekend.
Margaret