Tatting on this Blue Monday

Happy Blue Monday to all!  I am sharing another photo of some fabulous tatting done by my late mother-in-law!  She was so multi talented and tatting is only one of the "crafts" she did very well.  She tried to teach me,,,but I just couldn't get the hang of it.  I blamed it on the fact that she was left handed and I am right handed! lol  However, I did manage to learn enough to use my little bits of tatting to embellish note cards that I made by the hundreds a hundred years ago!!! (More on the cards at a later time)!  The tatting thread, shuttles, and snippets of lace were inherited from her fine collection.

She made the most beautiful doilies you've ever seen!  So, dear friends, if you happen across a tatted doily at an estate sale or thrift shop you should snag it! And remember how many hours it must have taken to create it.  Tatting is probably almost a lost art!!!   To see more Blue Monday things click HERE and see what's going on at Smiling Sally's blog!