My Tatted Tea Pots

It has taken me almost a year to complete this project of designing and placing Tatting on my Tea Pots. It all started in our backyard flower garden. After a move 14 years ago we had a number of Tea Pots that had no place in our home. Then further to that we had some left over from a garage sale that we “cute” – my wife said. I responded by suggesting that perhaps these old tea pots would look great in among her flowers throughout the backyard. During the last few years we started getting more and more Tea Pots that each had a distinct character of their own. I was looking at one and felt that it needed a face of sorts and that perhaps the Tatting would be a way to add more character to the Pot. Anyway… the more I tatted tea pots – the more I found. They generally are Tea Pots that have little or no life left in them… they are chipped or perhaps even cracked. But some are Brand New – like my Camel Tea Pot. But when you add Tatting to the Tea Pot it all goes away. The pots are all different sizes and shapes as you can see. “Are they for sale?” I have been asked that many times and my reply has been, “No they are just for ‘show’.” The next question is, “If you were going to sell them, how much would they be?” My answer is simple, “Count the number of rings and chains in each design… then multiply by 75 cents. You do the math…” Their response is almost always the same, “Wow! That would sure cost a lot!” However one Tea Pot Collector offered a little more than $200 and she really wanted that one. I suggested that I could teach her how to Tat for less and she could do her own. Enjoy my Gallery of Tatted Tea Pots…. ~ Murray Lincoln ~

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