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St Ives Show 2014

St Ives Agricultural Show (Show) was held last weekend (18th May and 19th May 2014).

The Craft section of the Show now has many glass display cabinets so you can all be guaranteed that your pieces will be displayed well and are away from dust and dirt.

Entries for the Show are done on line around the end of April so you need to do this via the internet to print off two forms (exhibitors and office copy). These forms are used for entry and collection. Should you enter into this competition please keep the receipt and exhibitors copy to collect your entries.

Only two entries were allowed per person.

I entered two pieces in the Open Category H4 and won 1st and 2nd prize.

Open Section – 1st Prize

Open Section – 2nd Prize

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Clare, Reply

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Posted on March 29, 2014 by Clare, Reply

St Ives Show 2013

This year I decided to enter a piece in the St Ives Show. It was very well organised and the Arts & Crafts showed exquisite works. I was lucky enough to win first prize in the open category.

1st Prize – Open Section – Clare Banks

I left one of our flyers beside my work to advertise the Guild and I had enquiries from the doll group to talk about tatting at one of their group meetings in the future.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Clare, Reply

May 2013 Meeting

We had a new visitor attend today, Josephine, who was learning how to tat and was going very well.

After the Spring tatting exchange with Denmark and Canada at the end of June 2013 we are thinking of starting a continuous doily. This means that each person takes the doily and adds a row either following the pattern or follows a pattern of their choice. The last person to put on the last row gets the doily! This was suggested by Judith Merlin and sounds like a bit of fun. Below is an example of a continuous doily that Judith was lucky enough to receive.

It was lovely to have Mavis visit us today, even though she is not faring very well at the moment.

Happy tatting day for all.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Clare, Reply

March 2013 meeting

We were delighted having the chance of a closed look of some of the winning pieces of tatting presented at the Castle Hill Show 2013. We congratulated once more to Bev for her achievement as Grand Champion this year.

We had welcome three new members to the guild Naomi, Ann and Marie; we hope they will enjoy tatting as much as we do.

We also had a wonderful display of tatting pieces donated to the guild by Mavis, as well as some patterns and displays of with ideas for Easter and Mother’s Day.

March 2013 meeting

Display of some of the winning pieces of tatting from Castle Hill Show 2013

Our President congratulating Bev for her achivement as Grand Champion at the Castle Hill Show 2013.

A shuttle was given as to Bev with our congratulations.

New member of the guild

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Clare, Reply

Castle Hill Show 2013

Tatting entries at the Castle Hill Show 2013

CASTLE HILL SHOW RESULTS 2013

E12 – A DOILEY, CENTRE PIECE OR RUNNER

Beverly Pedder 1^st place

Judith Merlin 2^nd place

Beverly Pedder equal 3^rd place

E16 – HANDKERCHIEF EDGED IN TATTING

Beverly Pedder 1^st place

Judith Merlin 2^nd place

Rhonda Chamberlain 3^rd place

E18 – LACE TO WEAR IN TATTING

Georgina Yan 2^nd place

E19 – BOOKMARK/MOTIF IN TATTING

Beverly Pedder 1^st place

Beverly Pedder 2^nd place

Lynette Watkins – Commended

CHAMPION RIBBON – TATTING

E12 Beverly Pedder

Congratulations to all entrants! We are so delighted to see so many of our members winning prizes but are ecstatic that Bev Pedder was awarded the Grand Champion prize this year. Keep up the great work ladies. We hope to see more entries next year.

Members having fun at the Castle Hill Show 2013

Members demonstrating tatting at the Castle Hill Show 2013

Members had fun interacting with the public in the Castle Hill Show 2013

Members had fun interacting with the public demonstrating tatting at the Castle Hill Show 2013. We had enquiries from schools and individuals so we are looking forward to being able to share our craft with others. Thank you so much to all the ladies who volunteered to make this weekend a success!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Clare, Reply

February 2013 meeting

There was a great buzz in the camp at our recent meeting as Judy Locke’s family has kindly donated a huge amount of craft materials including lots of tatting/crochet cottons and shuttles. We were all like “kids in the lolly shop” ferreting through all the boxes.

Judy Locke's Craft Donations

Our library also benefited from receiving a historic tatting dictionary as well as many other welcomed editions of books some of which will be shared with our Newcastle branch.

In addition, we also donated quite a few boxes of Turkish cottons to the ladies in the Lace Study Centre at the Power House museum and the remainder of craft items to Crowle Home (Achieve).

There was something for everyone so I hope you all managed to bag a bargain.

The Tatters’ Guild would like to thank Judy Locke’s family for their kind donation! Thank you for thinking of us. From the sale of goods we managed to raise over $300 for the Guild.

For those who weren’t able to attend our February 2013 meeting there will still be lots of cottons and shuttles to choose from when you next attend.

We had a lovely visitor – Ann, an experienced tatter, visit us for the first time and show us her accomplishments. Ann has completed some lovely pieces and was welcomed by all members.

Shirley looking for volunteers for Darling Harbour exhibition 2013

The Darling Harbour Craft and Quilt Fair will be on around the long weekend in June 2013 so if you are able to volunteer to demonstrate tatting we would appreciate members assistance. Would you kindly get in touch with Shirley, Show Director, if you are able to volunteer.

Members enjoying tatting

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Clare, Reply

Castle Hill Show 2012

Tatting Competition

at the 126^th Castle Hill Agricultural Show

16^th – 18^th March 2012

Castle Hill Show_2012_Prizes_Website Upload

Congratulations to all our members on their winning prizes in not only tatting but including knitting and smocking! It was lovely to see some of our newer members entering the competition for the first time.

E12 – A DOILEY, CENTRE PIECE OR RUNNER

1^{st –}Emma Smith

E16 – HANDKERCHIEF EDGED IN TATTING

1^st –Clare Banks

E17 – ORIGINAL DESIGN IN TATTING

1^st –Judith Connors

2^nd –Judith Merlin

E18 – LACE TO WEAR IN TATTING

1^{st –}Rae Ranc

2^nd –Rae Ranc

E19 – BOOKMARK/MOTIF IN TATTING

1^st –Judith Connors