Meta tags:

Headings (most frequently used words):

and, the, quilt, sewing, tatting, more, by, nancy, tracy, state, of, website, diversions, lap, crumb, piecing, love, this, tote, bag, first, is, done,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
and (29), #tatting (17), the (17), for (10), was (9), sewing (9), quilt (7), more (7), how (6), free (5), tat (5), shuttle (5), thread (5), about (5), read (5), that (5), your (5), links (5), policy (4), time (4), had (4), first (4), but (4), learn (4), nancy (4), other (4), march (4), 2024 (4), this (4), stitched (3), quilting (3), with (3), using (3), search (3), mom (3), projects (3), gallery (3), tips (3), patterns (3), refund (2), returns (2), privacy (2), work (2), care (2), home (2), now (2), when (2), learned (2), wanted (2), years (2), buttonhole (2), been (2), since (2), tracy (2), love (2), fabric (2), finish (2), done (2), tops (2), our (2), have (2), website (2), blog (2), section (2), many (2), own (2), make (2), double (2), entry (2), lesson (2), hobby (2), site (2), scroll, top, copyright, 2026, all, rights, reserved, pinterest, instagram, facebook, follow, social, media, weekdays, full, electrical, designer, drafter, major, corporation, spend, gardening, making, volunteering, taking, family, sleep, optional, church, temari, husband, bruce, are, empty, nesters, little, trouble, adjusting, ended, two, cats, because, apparently, need, something, take, teenager, mother, took, class, she, teach, then, wasn, interested, what, thinking, later, daughter, toddler, decided, bought, book, forgot, pulled, out, thickest, some, don, recommend, hard, persisted, taught, myself, happily, ever, name, tatter, quilter, techniques, well, fact, involves, fiber, usually, ryan, originally, thought, would, red, white, blue, addition, working, year, inherited, tote, bag, supposed, one, next, least, diversions, lap, crumb, piecing, due, recent, changes, hosting, provider, moved, state, latest, from, eye, candy, where, post, plus, you, can, add, just, send, email, photo, project, short, paragraph, child, spent, seven, running, business, dressmaker, visit, job, while, studying, textiles, college, caring, machine, specialty, fabrics, collars, curve, beautifully, correct, way, press, saving, selecting, right, interfacing, much, comprises, series, hitch, knots, call, stitches, arranged, rings, chains, ornamented, picots, sometimes, beads, worked, either, needle, tightly, twisted, threads, pages, articles, history, blocking, board, finishing, things, very, excited, won, best, pieced, category, 2008, hoffman, challenge, award, winning, cart, contact, checkout, account, arts, crafts, needlework, lace, teachers, classes, doily, premium, abbreviations, skip, content,

Text of the page (random words):
be stitched nancy s hobby site skip to content nancy s hobby site home the blog gallery tatting tatting abbreviations and tips free tatting patterns premium patterns how to finish a doily tatting teachers and classes how to shuttle tat lesson 1 how to shuttle tat lesson 2 sewing links tatting and other lace links quilting and sewing links needlework links arts and crafts links my account checkout privacy policy refund and returns policy contact me cart search for sewing tatting and more by nancy tracy my award winning quilt this was my entry for the 2008 hoffman challenge i was very excited to learn that i had won best first time entry in the pieced category read more about it in the gallery tatting tatting comprises a series of double hitch knots we call double stitches arranged in rings and chains and ornamented with picots and sometimes beads it is worked using either a tatting shuttle or tatting needle using tightly twisted threads go to the tatting pages for free tatting patterns and for free articles about the history of tatting how to shuttle tat how to make a blocking board for finishing your tatting and many other things sewing i have been sewing since i was a child and spent seven years running my own business as a dressmaker visit the sewing section for free sewing tips that i learned on the job and while i was studying textiles in college learn about caring for your machine sewing on specialty fabrics how to make collars that curve beautifully the correct way to press your projects time saving tips selecting the right fabric and interfacing and much more gallery this is the eye candy section of be stitched where i post many of the tatting sewing quilting and other projects i ve done plus now you can add your own projects just send me an email with a photo of your project and a short paragraph about it latest from the blog state of the website march 14 2024 due to the recent changes in our hosting provider we have moved our website to read more diversions lap quilt and crumb piecing march 4 2024 so i was supposed to work on one of mom s quilt tops next at least read more i love this tote bag march 4 2024 in addition to mom s quilt tops that i m working on this year i inherited a read more the first quilt is done march 2 2024 i had originally thought that i would first finish mom s red white and blue quilt read more search search about me ryan s quilt my name is nancy tracy and i m a tatter and a quilter i love other techniques as well in fact if it involves thread or fiber or fabric i m usually up for it when i was a teenager my mother took a class and learned to tat she wanted to teach me then but i wasn t so interested what was i thinking but years later when my daughter was a toddler i decided i wanted to learn i bought a book and a shuttle but i forgot thread so i pulled out the thickest thread i had some buttonhole thread i don t recommend using buttonhole thread to learn it was hard but i persisted and taught myself to tat i ve been happily tatting ever since my husband bruce and i are now empty nesters i had a little trouble adjusting at first so we ended up with two cats because apparently i need something to take care of on weekdays i work full time as an electrical designer drafter for a major corporation my free time i spend gardening tatting quilting making temari volunteering for my church and taking care of my home and family sleep is optional follow me on social media facebook instagram pinterest copyright 2026 be stitched all rights reserved privacy policy refund and returns policy scroll to top