Tuesday

Rosewood Tatting Shuttle with Fine Silver Inlay


Dave crafted this 2 5/8 inch post tatting shuttle from dark East Indian Rosewood. JoAnna made the 99.99 fine silver disc for him to inlay on one side. It has a satin hand rubbed bees wax finish. This tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave.

Please click here if you would like to visit the Ebay auction for this fiber art tool.

Cedar French Spool Knitter with Bone Hook


Here’s a super fancy spool knitter for your collection! Dave handcrafted this 4 ½ inch spool knitter out of Cedar wood and adorned it with pyrography artwork on all sides. Dave really likes to use cedar for pyro-art because it burns easy and smells good while he's working on it.

It has 4 framed stations, each with a different framed motif of artwork and it comes with a carved bone needle. The four knitting pins are solid brass that will not rust.This one of a kind fiber art tool has been initialed and dated by Dave.

If you would like to view more photos of this item, please click here to visit the Ebay auction.

Sunday

The Stylized Swallowtail Butterfly Tatting Shuttle


Fresh out of the studio is another of Dave's upcycled tatting shuttles. This shuttle is 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick, and has been adorned with a stylized Swallowtail Butterfly using pyrography (burn etching). Beeswax was used to finish each shuttle.As always, this tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave.

More photos of this tatting shuttle can be found in our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy shop.

Thursday

The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Tatting Shuttle


Sometime back we fitted new wooden blinds in our house and we ended up with slats left over. Since we often like to “re-purpose” things we find, Dave made some lightweight tatting shuttles out of the extra blinds.


This shuttle is 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick, and has been adorned with a graceful Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly using pyrography (burn etching). This tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker. Beeswax was used to finish each shuttle.

More photos of this tatting shuttle can be found in our Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy shop.

Wednesday

Handcarved Cherry Wood Cord Braiding Lucet


Dave hand crafted this palm size lucet out of Cherry wood and has adorned it with a rose and leaf carving. It is 4 inches long by 2 inches wide and has been initialed and dated by Dave.

This smaller lucet is just right for small hands and finer cord braiding. A lucet fork is an ancient tool dating back to the Viking era. It is used for braiding cord. Lucet cord can be used for draw-string such as for bags or purses, decorative edging, and any other use where strong cord is needed.

Please click here to visit the Ebay auction for this fiber art tool.

Sunday

Handcrafted Mushroom French Spool Knitter


Here’s a neat little novelty spool knitter! Dave has handcrafted this 4 inch tall spool knitter using spalted maple for the mushroom cap and cedar for the barrel with burn etched mushrooms around the base. The companion needle is made from a joining of olive wood, walnut and mesquite. The four knitting pins are solid brass which will not rust. This unique set has been initialed and dated by Dave.

More photos of this spool knitter can be found at the Ebay auction and at Flickr.com.

Friday

Super Size Bobbin Tatting Shuttle


Need a large shuttle for heavy duty projects? Dave recently made another SUPER size bobbin shuttle for a customer by special order and thought that some customers might like to see one offered here on Ebay. It is a 4 ¼ inch super size bobbin shuttle made from lightweight cedar wood. Since Dave could not find commercial bobbins to fit this large size shuttle, he custom made plastic bobbins for it. Three bobbins are included with this shuttle. He has also accented it with a burn etched design and inlayed the butt end with true stone malachite. This unique tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave.

If you would like to view more photos of this tatting shuttle, please click here to visit the Ebay auction.

Saturday

Carved Bone Embroidery Thread Laying Tool Stiletto


Dave handcrafted this 4 3/8 inch laying tool out of buffalo bone. This tool has been adorned with a tiny acorn finial. This piece has been initialed by Dave. To view an additional photo of this item, please click here to visit the Ebay auction.

Thursday

Handcrafted Acorn French Knitting Spool


Dave handcrafted this acorn spool knitter using olive green poplar wood and burn etched a oak leaf design around it. It is approx 2 3/4 inch overall length and he used brass knitting pins that will not rust. Dave also hand turned the accompanying 4 1/4 inch knitting needle from the same olive green wood and also adorned the end with an acorn finial. Both the knitter and needle have a hand rubbed bees wax finish. The knitter has been initialed and dated by Dave.

If you would like to view more photos of this item, please click here to visit the Ebay auction.

Monday

Seven Handcrafted Grab Box Lace Bobbins


Brighten up your lace pillow with these colorful bobbins!


Dave calls these “grab box bobbins” because he throws bits, pieces and ends of turnings of previous tools into a box, and while making these bobbins, he just randomly grabbed pieces out of the box to join and turn. The stems are made of birch wood and the lowers ends are joined from a variety of woods and colored celluloid rings. These are a total of seven Continental style bobbins about 4 inches long.

These "grab box bobbins" are currently up for auction on Ebay
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