For people who love to tat or people who want to learn, this group will include discussion about books, patterns, problems, and hints about the art of tatting.

Q: What requires six pairs, but is not bobbin lace?
A: Look at the photo to the right. I call this my "Rainbow Sherbet" doily. The thread used to tat the edging is not variegated, but actually six different colors of thread, for a total of twelve shuttles, all working at the same time. It was a lot of fun, but I don't plan to do it again, thank you <grin>.

I was recently asked for the pattern for this doily. There is no reall pattern, per se. It was a lesson taught in Georgia Seitz's online tatting class. I just elaborated on it. The only thing I did was to make the inside rings a bit smaller than the outside ones and weave the chains through each other before making the next ring. Here's the URL for the lesson:

http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/1896/1896.html