Karen’s Keltic Tatting | The ShuttleSmith

When I was going through my own website(s) (yes, I have several!) I realized that my ‘Karen’s Keltic Tatting’ page had alot of views. Thus I started thinking about how I really haven’t showcased my form of Celtic Tatting here.

I call my version of Celtic Tatting: Karen’s Keltic Tatting. It is based off those ‘tattoo necklaces’ that were popular in the 90’s and are enjoying a comeback a little bit lately. I just did a Google search and found that you can buy a simple one from Spencer’s. (Spenser’s was my favorite store to shop in when I was growing up and lucky enough to get to go shopping at a mall in Omaha.)

Probably 10-15 years ago, I was looking at my tattoo necklace collection and realized that ‘it was tatting!’ and thus Karen’s Keltic Tatting was born!

Inspiration for creating this technique came from the ‘tattoo choker necklaces’ of the 90’s

An ‘attempt’ at a cross—the bottom, vertical staff is not long enough

I have more designs sketched out that need to be tatted up. This form of design work is alot more time-consuming than my Split Ring Tatting designs. These Karen’s Keltic Tatting designs require alot more ‘trial & error’ to get right.