Art Attack - Tatting Workshop

Hi.. Olla again...

January has past so fast that we are at the end of it already. Times flying so fast lately, dont you think so?

Cerita peram dah lama dah. Disebabkan beberapa hal yang tak dapat nak dielakkan, maka diri ini dilanda bizi sangat la kunun kan (yes yes... i am busy always kahkahkah).

Remember the art class that i went on last December yeah?? Wondering what kind of art is it?

Its call TATTING.

yup... masa first time dengar tu, i was like apakah??? memang semacam benda alien yang menusuk ke dalam gegendang telinga. First time dengar adalah semasa sedang menyendeng-nyendeng omma untuk belajar mengait. Then suddenly omma cakap, belajar tatting la... and i was like -TATTING?? Makhluk asing apakah itu? Then she showed her 30 years punya khazanah. TARAAAA.... dah lama tak buat kata dia. nak tunjuk balik pun dah kekok. And she was not that patient to teach me that i has to google how to get the right technique.

It is like making your own custom made lace. Using your own bare hands, with a little help of the thing that call shuttle, and of course thread. It use some special thread to have a very nice tatting lace.

Shuttle is in the orange thing.

Image from google.

Omma bilang, dia ingat seni ini akan hilang begitu sahaja coz macam takde anak perempuan dia yang macam minat benda girly-girly macam ni. even dia suruh aku belajar menjahit lepas habis belajar dulu pun aku enggan. sekarang baru tergedik-gedik nak pegi belajar kan? hahahahaha.... Seni tatting ni diturunkan oleh arwah Tok Cik yang jaga omma dulu. tapi omma belajar secara paksa. Hahahahaha... Malu kalau anak dara dia tak reti benda seni-seni yang dia reti - kata arwah Tok Cik. tapi mengapa omma tak paksa kami? Ini semua salah omma. Hahahhahaahahahha....

Then i went googling here n there to get more information on how to get the thread, the shuttle, the notes and the patterns. I fall in love immediately with it. It was like love at the first sight. Oh my God - benang dia mahal! buku dia mahal! seni ni mahal! most of the stuff is imported from UK or US. T__T

Terjumpa dengan the nice Kak Jon thru the world wide web yang suggest untuk masuk group tatting kat facebook. Dari situ, banyak yang dia kongsikan. Salah satunya adalah this short course yang Muzium Textile kelolakan, dan Kak Jon la yang menjadi tenaga pengajarnya. And of course la i cant wait to join in, plus its free... hihihihi...

It was Saturday,december 15. I went to the Textile Museum after i finish my morning sewing class. Tiba lambat di kala mereka yang lain dah start kelas dah. Nasib baik previously i have try to get the basic technique from the wonderfull Mr Google and Ms You Tube. So, i just try to catch up with others.

Oleh sebab datang lambat, main amek gambar dulu. :P

Me and the other student double stitch.

double stitch - term for tatting. important step to get start with tatting.

mine is peach n blue in color.

Kak Jon adalah tekun mengajar student-studentnya.

Bravo kak Jon.

kak Jon is next to the happy chinese aunty. 

A Germany tourist also stop by and join the workshop.

You should hear how i speak with her.

My english is berterabur la you know. 

Dah macam cakap german, tapi dia pun tak paham. hahahaha

Ramai jugak studentnya.

Kak Jon dah duduk dah. Dia pusing tawaf 1 pusingan tunjuk satu-satu cara nak buat.

Me and a sewing master.

This friend graduated from art school and currently mengajar menjahit.

a master sifoo...

Kelas dah habis, and we stay for a while to interview Kak Jon.

well, more to Q&A session. 

After the class has finished, i walk to my parking,

and enjoy the beautiful scenery of KL. 

Some tourist were there and taking pictures.

So, aku ambik peluang join diorang and buat-buat macam tourist gak ah.

So, i snap snap snap.

Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur.

Perpustakaan ini cantik!

Mengapa saya baru tahu perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur adalah cantik?

Nak ambik gambar depan benda ni sebenarnya.

Tapi ada banyak tourist.

So, i kasi can kat diorang la...

Ambik gambar belakang pun okay...

I went home and mengkaji nota yang Kak Jon dah bagi.

Berjaya menyiapkan seekor rama-rama ini.

PROUD of myself. 

kihkihkih....

Seronok dapat kenal lebih banyak lapisan masyarakat. seronok dapat ilmu baru. seronok dapat jumpa insan-insan baik hati. Hopefully boleh dapat peluang sebegini lagi.

More pattern on the internet. Wonderful wonderful pattern that i wish i can make once jari jemari dan sebati. Hopefully 1 day... Awesome!!!! aint it?

images ffrom google.