Blue and Yellow Tatting Doilies, or vintage shuttle and modern meaning.
Hello everyone!🌸
Do you enjoy receiving gifts? You’ll probably say it’s a silly question — because who doesn’t love presents? 🎁 Oh, I truly adore them!
✨ Look at this absolutely amazing tatting shuttle that my dear friend Edna sent me as a gift! 💌 It has the name James Lees & Sons engraved on it.
The James Lees and Sons Co. was an American textile manufacturer founded in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. The company operated from the early 20th century and specialized in producing yarn, carpets, fabrics, and accessories for handicrafts. In 1956, it was even listed in the Fortune 500, ranking 409th with a revenue of $71.3 million and 3,500 employees. 🧵🏭
But whether these tatting shuttles were made in very small numbers, or whether it was just too long ago, I couldn’t find detailed information about mine. 🤔
👉 If you know anything about tatting shuttles produced by James Lees & Sons, please share in the comments!
Of course, I couldn’t resist trying this shuttle in action. ✨ It feels so light, comfortable, and pleasant to the touch. Working with beautiful tools is pure joy — it turns every process into true creativity! 🎨🧵
The name of these Blue and Yellow Tatting Doilies
By the way, at the request of my dear friend Edna, I made three doilies with blue and yellow threads. You know that these are the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Two doilies are made according to my own pattern. 🧵Guess what I called this pattern? Of cource, I named it after a wonderful talented lady with a big heart, who constantly helps and supports me and my country in these terrible times. 🌷
Finally, I invite you to watch a short video where I demonstrate this shuttle: 🎥🧵 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MbDO7qvsxB0
You can also purchase the Edna doily pattern and make not only Blue and Yellow Tatting Doilies, but also your own color version of this pattern! 🧶https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/product/doily-edna-tatting-pattern/
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Happy tatting! 🧶✨
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Hello Dear Elena,
Your new shuttle is just beautiful, and the doilies that you made with it are BEAUTIFUL!! You are SO talented and I admire all of your work.
Bless you and your family, and ALL of Ukraine for a victorious end to that stupid war!
Nancy
Привіт, люба Олено!
Ваша нова річ від Едни просто чудова, а серветки, які ви з неї зробили, ПРЕКРАСНІ!! Ви НАДЗВИЧАЙНО талановита, і я захоплююся всією вашою роботою.
Благословляю вас, вашу родину та ВСЮ Україну з переможним завершенням цієї дурної війни!
Ненсі
Dear Nancy! Your kind words in comments and letters always warm my heart! You know how much I appreciate your support! You are wonderful!
There is no evidence that a company named “James Lee and Sons” produced tatting shuttles. Instead, your search may have confused two different vintage craft companies with similar names: James Lees & Sons and the Boye Needle Company.
James Lees & Sons
James Lees & Sons Co. was a well-known yarn and carpet manufacturer, not a producer of tatting shuttles. They created numerous vintage knitting and crochet pattern books, including:
Minerva Knitting Book #18 (c. 1923)
Minerva #46 Crocheted Afghans in Color (c. 1936)
Minerva Stitches & Styles #2 (c. 1938)
Boye Needle Company
The Boye Needle Company, an American manufacturer, is known for its tatting shuttles.
Patents: In the early 20th century, James Boye received patents for his designs:
1917: A nickel-plated “swing-arm” shuttle.
1923: A nickel-plated shuttle with a removable bobbin, a version that became widely produced.
Plastic versions: Boye also produced plastic shuttles in the mid-20th century.
Collector interest: Vintage tatting shuttles from the Boye company are common finds among collectors of lacemaking tools.
this is all i found, but there must be a connection…
Wow! Edna, this is such a complete information! Thank you so much for the detailed excursion into history. And I think such knowledge is very important!