About Us
About Us
Tatters Guild of Australia New South Wales Branch Incorporated is a not-for-profit community group formed to promote the art of tatting, preserve the craft, and to teach.
The Guild was formed in 1995 with a foundation membership of nine with the first meetings held at West Ryde.
We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Epping Creative Centre, Dence Park, 26 Stanley Road, Epping.
We regularly demonstrate at craft shows including the Royal Easter Show and at other venues when requested.
Our Mission Statement
To promote tatting as a craft throughout Australia and to bring together people interested in lace making; to provide a forum for the exchange of information on tatting; to establish and maintain standards of excellence in the craft of tatting; for personal and public education.
Our Aims
- Bringing together tatting lace makers and lace enthusiasts, by encouraging them to join the Guild and become aware of the history of tatting in Australia and internationally
- Providing information through newsletters, library, and a website which guides people to teaching resources
- Supplying tatting resources (cottons, shuttles and crochet hooks) at a discounted rate for members
- Offering training and support to all members so that they are competent to enter competitions or sell their tatted items commercially
- Extending the capabilities of all members by enabling them to enter competitions and exchanges and to complete an accreditation course
- Supporting members so that they have the capabilities to modify or redesign ideas and tatting patterns in order to comply with intellectual property regulations
- Encouraging the incorporation of tatting into education of younger people as well as mature age students