![]() ![]() and they are so georgous that it is a crime. I sent charms and earrings to Randy to set into 4 of my shuttles. If seems so fiddly to loosen the screw to let out thread and tighten. and love them-but have not found the time to learn to use them and be comfortable with them. Hope Green, Miami, Florida, USA writes:. ![]() I love the bobbin feature because I'm constantly changing thread colors and this makes it so much easier. I LOVE my GR-8 shuttle it's made beautifully and there is something about a smoothe wood shuttle that just doesn't compare to anything else. ![]() It is very very tiny (which I requested)-only 2 1/2 inches long. Mine is made from black walnut and has my name inlayed in Abalone shell. It was a birthday gift to me from my husband. I have only one (sob) of the great GR-8 shuttles. I have quite a few, including one of the first ten made (without the "8" on it!0 and use and enjoy each and every one of them for their uniqueness. I'm not biased, I just happen to love the GR-8 shuttles a lot. I have pictures of these shuttles on my web page and also a few GR-8 Shuttles from other tatting friends. He used Honeysuckle Burl wood and I had my initials and year carved on the sides. I bought some gemstones of all our birthstones and had Randy set the gemstones in the shuttle. I also had him make me a shuttle I call my Mother's Birthstone Shuttle. I had Randy make me one out of Elk Antler with a Coral Heart inlay and on the sides I had him scrimshaw my initials and the year. Sometimes I'll stop tatting and will just look at and admire the GR-8 Shuttle that I am using. The shuttles feel great in my hands and are also like a piece of art work. The bobbin makes loading the shuttles quick and easy. The GR-8 shuttle has become my favorite to use. I just love my two GR-8 tatting shuttles that Randy made for me.
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