Tatting is a knotted lace formed with thread and shuttle and an embellishment for all types of projects.
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A brief dialog on tatting including some history.
Ring of Tatters
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Basic instructions for winding your shuttle, learning how to hold the shuttle and thread, and practicing making double stitches.
wikiHow
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Here are some thoughts on Blocking, Stiffening, Framing and Storing your tatting.
Sharon's Tatted Lace
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How to add a bead to the half-closed ring.
Be-Stitched
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Learn how to add a bead to to picot.
Be-Stitched
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How to make blocking board in order to complete your project..
Be-Stitched
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How to finish a doily.
Be-Stitched
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The story about tatting.
ABC Tatting Patterns
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Instructions on how to tat with a shuttle.
Sharon's Tatted Lace
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Basic lesson on how to tat with a shuttle.
Be-Stitched
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A simple star project introduces a child to tatting.
Crafts for Kids
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A pleasant video showing how to close a ring when needle tatting.
You Tube
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A video on needle tatting technique for double stitch.
You Tube
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A video on how to make a picot when needle tatting.
You Tube
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Here is a video that shows how to wind the shuttle with thread.
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Instructions and photos.
Mimi Dillman
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When a new piece starts with a chain, work first ds over a paper-clip or safety pin to give a firm anchor - remove it a bit later.
The Ring of Tatters
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Count before you close! As beginners soon learn, that is because it is very difficult to open a closed ring once you have spotted a mistake.
The Ring of Tatters
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The terms used in shuttle tatting are shared by needle tatting. However, the movements used in needle tatting are different from the movements used in shuttle tatting.
ABC Tatting Patterns
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You Tube
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Instructions on how to add a new thread when tatting with a shuttle.
Sharon's Tatted Lace
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Learn how to hide thread ends when starting a project.
Be-Stitched
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More Categories Below
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Ideas for finishing tatting projects.
Basic information on needle tatting.
Basic information on shuttle tatting.
More tatting techniques - rings, leaf, etc.