Here is the beginning of what we hope to be a long list of tatting teachers, guilds, and other groups. We hope this will be a good resource for you to find teachers and other tatters to socialize and learn with.
If you would like to be listed here, please send us an email at nancy@be-stitched.com. For individuals, we will list your email address, but not your home address or telephone number. For businesses, we will list your address and phone number.
In the hopes of reducing any spam that may result as having a listing here, we have changed the “@” sign in email addresses to “(at)”.
As always, whether you be the teacher or the student, exercise caution when meeting new people for the first time.
| Online | Teachers | Cynthia (Cyn) Stevenson at tattingaway at gmail dot com or Georgia Seitz at aktatter at aol dot com |
| Beginners’ class | Thursdays 3-4 Eastern time and 8:30-9:30 Eastern time | |
| Ongoing class | Mondays 3-4 Eastern time and 8:30-9:30 Eastern time | |
| Web site | http://www.georgiaseitz.com |
United States
Alabama
| Helena | Teacher | Pat Russell |
| Contact | Lora Lunsford 205-621-2426 lora(at)thebeadbiz.com | |
| Location | The Bead Biz 3745 Helena Road Suite 100 (downstairs) Helena, AL 35080 | |
| Florence | Teacher | Marilyn Jones |
| Contact | mgj(at)hughes.net |
Arizona
| Phoenix | Teacher | JoLene McFarland |
| Contact | jolenejmcfarland(at)gmail.com | |
| Sedona/Cottonwood | Teacher | Pam Dummermuth |
| Contact | picotchic (at) yahoo.com |
Arkansas
| Bella Vista | Teacher | Julie Rose |
| Contact | jrose4965(at)gmail.com | |
| Notes | Needle and shuttle tatting | |
| Mountain View | Teacher | Melody Conatser |
| Upcoming class in March 2014 | Ozark Folk Center |
California
| Goleta | Teacher | Julene Watson |
| Group | Creative Ladies’ Escape | |
| When | Third Thursday each month 3-5 pm | |
| Contact | julenewatson(at)msn.com | |
| Chula Vista | Teacher | Patsy A. Goodman |
| Contact | karpap(at)cox.net | |
| When | Second Sunday each month 10-2 | |
| Notes | Bring your own lunch | |
| San Andreas | Teacher | Michele Werner |
| Contact | http://www.creativeneedles-ca.com | |
| Location | Creative Needles 251 St Charles St. (Hwy 49) Calaveras County | |
Colorado
| Littleton | Teacher | Beth Kloska |
| Location | The Creative Needle 6905 S. Broadway, Ste. 113 Littleton, CO (303) 794-7312 | |
| Contact | Kloskacolo(at)comcast.net | |
| Loveland | Teacher | Donna Whitman |
| Group | Practice Tatting Group Wednesdays 10-noon | |
| Location | Loveland Public Library Erion Room | |
| Contact | stubby4710(at)yahoo.com | |
Florida
| Winter Garden | Teacher | Donna Kelly |
| Contact | tattinglady(at)cfl.rr.com | |
| Gainesville and Lake City | Teacher | Laurie Edvardsson |
| Contact | lmse8433(at)windstream.net | |
| Sarasota | Teacher | Glenna Blomquist |
| Contact | ridiculoushobbyj(at)gmail.com | |
Idaho
| Fruitland | Teacher | Cheryl Quigley |
| Contact | cheryljo412(at)gmail.com |
Illinois
| Big Rock | Location | Esther’s Place http://www.esthersplacefibers.com |
| Contact | Allison http://tattingfarmchick.blogspot.com/ | |
| When | Third Tuesday of every month for guild night 6-9pm | |
| Notes | Open to all fiber crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, felting, tatting, etc.). Bring your projects and chat the night away. | |
| Zion | Teacher | Bette Jo Ohmstead |
| Contact | gordono(at)sbcglobal.net | |
Iowa
| Ames | Teacher | Kennedy Fawcett |
| Contact | kennedykcf(at)gmail.com | |
Maryland
| Silver Spring | Group | at Panera Bread off Tech Road |
| When | Second Friday each month 7-9 pm | |
Minnesota
| Lakeville | Teacher | Patricia patricia.butala(at)charter.net |
| Group | Lakeville Tatters Open to all from beginners to advanced | |
| When | Second Friday of each month 1:00 to 3:00 | |
| Where | Lakeville Heritage Center 20110 Holyoke Ave. Lakeville, MN 55044 | |
| St. Cloud | Teacher | Sandy Videen bassetsplash(at)gmail.com |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | Group | Twin Cities Tatters north metro informal, free group |
| Teachers | Cindy and Michelle | |
| Contact | twincitiestatters(at)gmail.com Cindy at ahappybluebird(at)gmail.com | |
| When | Monthly for tatting, teaching, sharing, etc. | |
| Notes | Open to all tatters – beginners and experienced alike! | |
Missouri
| St. Peters | Teacher | Jeanette Kasal |
| Contact | jeanette.kasal(at)yahoo.com | |
New Mexico
| Tucumcari | Teacher | Linda Mageske |
| Location | Tucumcari Senior Center | |
| Contact | Tucum58quilts(at)yahoo.com | |
| When | Wednesdays 1-3 pm | |
New York
| Hector | Teacher | Karey Solomon, publisher of Tatting Times |
| Contact | ithreads(at)empacc.net | |
| Finger Lakes Tatting Group | ||
| http://www.fingerlakestatting.com | ||
| Notes | Annual tatting conference in Lodi, NY in April. See the Finger Lakes Tatting Group’s web site for more information. | |
| Staten Island | Teacher | Kathie Gimeno |
| Contact | in_stitches28(at)yahoo.com | |
| Rochester | Teacher | Peggy Marcone |
| Contact | pmarcone(at)rochester.rr.com | |
North Carolina
| Triangle Region (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) | Teacher | Anitra Stone |
| Group | Tri-Tatters | |
| Location | Cameron Village Library Raleigh | |
| Contact | madtatter(at)aol.com | |
| Notes | The group usually meets on a Saturday, but time and date varies. We have tatters from all walks of life: young and young-at-heart, right and left-handed, shuttle and needle tatters, men and women, beginners and experienced. There are no dues. We also do several public demonstrations each year including Heritage Day at Historic Oakview Park in Raleigh, and Fiberfest in Sanford. | |
North Dakota
| Wyndmere | Teacher | Jeanne Lugert |
| Contact | ladytatslace(at)gmail.com | |
Oklahoma
| Kingfisher | Group | Oklahoma ShuttleBugs Tatting Group |
| Meeting time | 3rd Saturday of the month 1-4 Central time | |
| Location | Chisholm Trail Museum 603 Zellers Ave Kingfisher, OK | |
| Contact person | Cynthia Stevenson tattingaway at gmail dot com | |
| Claremore | Teacher | Joan Thomas |
| Contact | BEBPublishing | |
Oregon
| Albany | Location | Brookdale Villas meeting room 1560 Davidson St. SE Albany, OR 97322 |
| When | Every Wed night 6:30-8:30 pm | |
| Contact | Sandra Moffet ldsm(at)comcast.net | |
Pennsylvania
| Pittsburgh | Teacher | Bobbie Clare |
| Contact | clarehbbl(at)verizon.net | |
South Carolina
| Anderson | Teacher | Marie Smith |
| Group | “Palm Frond” of Palmetto Tatters | |
| When | Every Tuesday | |
| Location | Hobby Lobby in Anderson | |
| Contact | tattingwithmarie(at)yahoo.com | |
Tennessee
| Knoxville | Teacher | Monica A. Schmidt, Ph.D |
| When | Classes September 2014 | |
| Location | Hobby Lobby on Clinton Highway in Knoxville | |
| Contact | monicaschmidt.tn(at)gmail.com | |
| Notes | Visit Monica’s site for more information http://myquiltplace.com/profile/MonicaSchmidt | |
Texas
| Boerne | Teacher | Karen Walker |
| Contact | karen.l.walker(at)gvtc.com | |
| Haslet | Teacher | Monica Braxton |
| Contact | nags3153(at)gmail.com | |
| Richardson | Teacher | Mary Jo |
| Group | Tuesday Tatters http://tuesdaytatters.blogspot.com/ | |
| Contact | knit1beadtoo(at)yahoo.com | |
| When | Every Tuesday 3:30-8:00 pm | |
| Location | Senior Center in Richardson (a suburb of Dallas) | |
| Notes | We offer free instruction. You don’t need anything except the desire to learn. We have shuttles and string! Many of us have won ribbons at the state fair and have even been asked to demonstrate Tatting there. We have both shuttle and needle tatters in our group and would love to welcome you! | |
Utah
| Kaysville | Teacher | Jeanie Schekel |
| Class | K&H Quilt Shoppe | |
| Contact | tattingjeanie(at)gmail.com | |
| Ogden | Group | Bonneville Tatters |
| Location | Pleasant Valley Library Branch 55688 S. Adams Ave Ogden | |
| When | First Saturday of every month except January 1:00-4:00 PM | |
| Pleasant View/ | Teacher | Teri Sawyer at Teri’s Tatting |
| North Ogden | Contact | tmstls86(at)gmail.com |
| Salt Lake City | Group | Bonneville Tatters |
| Location | West Valley Library 2880 West 3650 South West Valley City | |
| When | Third Saturday of every month except December 1 :00-4:00 PM | |
Virginia
| Remington | Group | The Piedmont Lace Guild of Virginia |
| Location | Remington United Methodist Church 150 W Bowen Street Remington, VA 22734 | |
| When | First Saturday of the month 10:00 am | |
Washington
| Seattle/Bellevue | Teacher | Jessica Spaulding |
| Contact | jessica(at)snapdragonlace.com | |
| Puyallup | Teacher | Brianna Evanger |
| Location | A Novel Idea Used Books | |
| When | Call for dates and times 253/840-2665 | |
| Contact | evanger(at)me.com | |
Wisconsin
| Milwaukee | Group | Greater Milwaukee Tatting Guild |
| When | Second Monday each month 3-7 pm | |
| Location | Mayfair Mall Food Court 2500 N. Mayfair Rd. Milwaukee, WI | |
| Contact | Marilee Rockley and Ana Taylor yarnplayer(at)yahoo.com | |
| Clintonville | Teacher | Pamela Holbrook |
| Contact | dannpam(at)frontiernet.net | |
Wyoming
| Lander | Teacher | Lacy Knots |
| Contact | wyoming.buckeye(at)hotmail.com | |
| Laramie | Teacher | Deborah J Darnell |
| Contact | tattnkate (at) yahoo.com | |
| Torrington | Teacher | Kimberly |
| Contact | amethyst_fx(at)yahoo.com | |
Australia
Queensland
| Ipswich | Teacher | Madge McLellan |
| Contact | http://sewhappylace.blogspot.com.au/ | |
Canada
Ontario
| Earlton | Teacher | Gloria Nelson |
| and surrounding area | Contact | sparklinglight.creationstudio(at)gmail.com |
| Note | Needle tatting | |
| Port Colborne | Teacher | Pauline Richard |
| Contact | PC Lighthouse Stitchers 280 Barrick Rd mprichard40 (at) yahoo.ca | |
| Note | Tatting group meets January 9, 2016 in Ridgeway at the church hall on Prospect Point Road. All are welcome. We stitch and chat with refreshments. | |
| Shelburne | Teacher | Bill Jeanes |
| Location | Woollys Yarns 138 Main St West | |
Alberta
| Calgary | Group | Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts |
| When | Tuesday 9-12 | |
| Location | Spruce Cliff Community Hall | |
| Contact | http://chinookguild.ca | |
Chile
| Teacher | M. Eliana González aka Memé | |
| Contact | melianag(at) vtr.net |
Egypt
| Alexandria | Teacher | Rania Bahaa |
| Note | Teaches needle tatting | |
| Contact | raniabahaa.rb(at)gmail.com |
Ireland
| Cork | Teacher | Maura Kiely |
| Group | Traditional Lacemakers of Ireland | |
| When | First Saturday of every month | |
| Location | Nemo Rangers Club | |
| Contact | mtkiely(at)hotmail.com |
Panama
| Boquete | Teacher | Clyde Page |
| Contact | cepage1ca(at)yahoo.ca 507-6451-1476 |
United Kingdom
| Coleford nr Radstock, Somerset | Teacher | Margaret Davies |
| Contact | margaret.davies534(at)btinternet.com | |
| Notes | One on one or small group teaching sessions | |
| Trowbridge Wiltshire | Teacher | Julie Holmes |
| Contact | jcjaycee2423(at)hotmail.co.uk | |
| Notes | One on one or small group teaching sessions | |
| East Yorkshire | Group | Wolds Lacemakers |
| Contact | http://www.woldslacemakers.co.uk/ |
Singapore
| Teacher | Joyce Lim | |
| Contact | melodyjl(at)ymail.com |
Switzerland
| Teacher | Calame Josiane | |
| Contact | j.calame(at)ractif.com http://www.frivolite.ch | |