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The ShuttleSmith is the webpage/ pseudonym for Karen Bovard Sayre and all things Tatted. Karen has been dubbed 'The Queen of Split Ring Tatting'!

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THROWBACK TUESDAY

March 31, 2026UncategorizedKaren Bovard

I received this trinket box, decorated with a tatting motif at the 2005 IOLI Convention in Denver, CO. It was a table favor given out at the end-of-convention banquet. When visiting Heidi Nakayama in her home in CA recently, I saw that she had one.

Trying to catch up with my website

March 28, 2026UncategorizedKaren Bovard

It’s been so easy to put up my content onto FB & IG that I have realized that I have completely ignored my website. Since I consider this website as part of my ‘legacy’, I am going to be putting up ‘stuff’ randomly here. I’ve been having a lot of fun creating memes of tatting and so you’ll see quite a few in the near future.

Throwback Tuesday

March 28, 2026UncategorizedKaren Bovard

Anyone know where these joining crochet hooks on a finger ring came from?

These two are different sizes.
I’m starting to use/appreciate this approach to using/having a crochet hook more easily.
The only problem with the 2 I have is that the crochet hook is not small enough for my recent tatting tasks.