Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Dave cut and carved this 2 1/2 inch Royal Blue celluloid side tatting shuttle to bring out the beautiful patterns within. No two can come out the same. Change the angle of the light and you get dark and pearly blues accented with a threading design through the shuttle. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This tatting shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view the auction, please click on the link below.

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Carved Antler Magnetic Sewing Needle Holder

Dave carved this needle holder from the base part of a shed deer antler. It is commonly referred to by various names including the antler bur, antler button or antler rosette and it is located right at the growing point on the deer head. During the shedding process this rosette calcifies cutting off blood to the antler causing it to dry and eventually fall off after the mating season.

This carved rosette needle minder is approx 1 ½ inches in diameter and has a Rare Earth magnet hidden within. The second part backing piece is turned from purpleheart wood and also has a Rare Earth Magnet inset.

Dave uses shed antlers which naturally fall off the animal each year after the breeding season. They grow back during spring and summer and are fully developed again by the fall breeding season. After that, they are shed and the process repeated again for the next years growth.

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Carved Antler magnetic Sewing Needle Holder

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Depending on how the light strikes this shuttle, it sometimes looks more black and then a bright silver pearl color. The bright burning thread pattern makes this shuttle look like its at work even when it is resting.

Dave cut and carved this 2 1/2 inch celluloid side tatting shuttle to bring out those beautiful patterns within. No two can come out the same. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. Please click the link below if you would like to visit that auction.

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle Ebay Auction

Patchwork Quilted Lace Bobbin Tatting Shuttle

Dave hand crafted this 2 1/2 inch lace bobbin tatting shuttle out of a patchwork of woods including birdseye maple, lace wood and granadillo. It has a #14 steel picot hook inset in the nose. The bobbin is a common plastic Singer bobbin available in a 4 pack at Walmart or most other sewing suppliers. The brass bobbin axle has a bushing that rides against the bobbin providing drag to prevent freewheeling. You can back off the screw to adjust the drag on the bobbin. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This item is up for auction on Ebay.com. Please click the link below to view the auction.

Patchwork Quilted Lace Bobbin Tatting Shuttle Auction

Magnetic Needle Minder

Dave turned this needle holder from various woods including walnut, holly and purpleheart and inlayed a disc of TRUESTONE TURQUOISE in the top. Truestone is crushed turquoise mixed with resin and then recast so it can be turned on a lathe or carved. A Rare Earth Neodymium Magnet is hidden within. The holder is 2 inches high. This is a lovely and novel piece for your work space!

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Magnetic Needle Minder on Ebay.com

Hand Crafted Spalted Maple Tatting Shuttle

This 2 3/8 inch tatting shuttle does not need any extras! No carving, burning, ivory inlay or scrimshaw!! It's a natural beauty! The spalting patterns are actually caused by fungi infection in the wood. As each micro fungi colony grows through the wood it leaves natural ring and line patterns or tracks. This wood has been stabilized under high pressure with resin which goes into ever wood cell making it extremely hard and waterpoof. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This tatting shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay. Please click the link below to view the auction.

Hand Crafted Spalted Maple Tatting Shuttle

Hand Carved Wood Spirit Bobbin

Dave turned this 4 ½ inch Continental style lace bobbin out of white ash with purpleheart accent rings and hand carved the jolly wood spirit. It is drilled for a spangle and initialed and dated by me. This bobbin is currently up for auction at Ebay.com. If you would like to see the auction listing, please click the link below.




Hand Carved Wood Spirit Bobbin Auction

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

If cobalt blue is your favorite color, then you need to go check out Dave's latest tatting shuttle! It is a 2 1/2" side tatting shuttle that he carved from celluloid. This is a one-of-a-kind shuttle! If you'd like to bid on this item, please click the link below.


GMA Hand Carved Blue Swirl Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Magnetic Sea Heart Pin Cushion Needle Minder

This is a 2 inch Sea Heart (Entada gigas), a member of the family of nomadic sea beans that fall into the sea in the tropic regions and float around the world.

Dave hand carved this one and turned it into a unique magnetic needle and tool holder for your sewing table. He split this Sea Heart , removing the inside bean, and embedded a strong Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet in resin, then bonded the two sides back together. It is initialed and dated on the bottom.

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Magnetic Sea Heart Pin Cushion/Needle Minder

Scrimshaw Tatting Shuttle and Sailors Ditty Box

The first sailors ditty box was so popular, Dave decided to make another one! This one features a 3 inch carved ancient mammoth ivory whale on the top of the 4 ½ by 2 ¾ inch midnight blue bentwood box.

Dave carved the 3 inch tatting shuttle from walnut and scrim'd the inlayed ancient mammoth ivory with a lighthouse scene.

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GMA Scrimshaw Tatting Shuttle Sailor Ditty Box