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Beginners Tatting Instructions and Techniques
*Tatting Terms:
Basic, and advanced
*Learn to Shuttle Tat- Rings & Chains Method:
Learn to do the flip/transfer of the thread to make a double stitch. The Picot and Closing of the ring.
*Shuttle Tatting: Rings Only Method
Rings only, using the Shuttle and thread cut off the ball.
*Chains:
How to reverse work, and make chains off the ring.
*Joins:
Joining the next ring, to the first ring made.
*Joins:
Different types of joins in Tatting.
*Avoiding the Twisted Picot:
Some small center motif are hard to join the last picot without it twisting, here is a little on how to avoid that.
*(JK) Josephine Knot:
This is making a ring or chain just using the first or second half of a double stitch.
*Node Stitch/Ruffle Stitch:
This stitch has also been called the rick rack stitch. It gives your chains/rings a zig zag effect.
*Pearl Stitch: Pearl Tatting
This technique is working with three threads. Two Shuttles/ball thread and also could be done with two ball threads and only one shuttle.
Nice for a braided effect. There is also a couple small patterns listed using the technique, one for an edging and a cross.
*Hiding Thread Ends:
Some information is off site.
*Adding New Threads:
This will show you a couple different ways of adding new threads. One is a way that I do mine. And a link off site to Paradise Treasures, where Bina has another great way to add threads. Advanced Techniques
*Split Ring: Advanced
*Split Ring- Two Colors
*(SSSR) Single Shuttle Split Ring
*Split Chains
*Mock/False Picots
*(SCMR) Self Closing Mock Ring:
Some information is off site.
*Two Shuttle Two Color Tatting:
*Double Picots: (Advanced)
Some off site information. How to make double, triple and quad picots.
*Inward Facing Picot: This technique can be used to make a chain look like a ring on the chain, by folding the chain back.
*Inverted Picot aka Dutch Tatting Stitch:
This is a different technique, but also can be used to fold a chain back on itself.
*Block Tatting:
Using Chains to make a square or even a rectangular element in your tatting.
*Onion Ring:
This is a advanced technique, but a very easy one to do if you really take your time to learn it. There is a Off Site Link to the On line Tatting Class.
*Cluny Leaf:
This is in two parts, as the pages are long. But it will show you how to make the loom on your hand. Page two will continue with how to close the Cluny.
*Floating Ring/Thrown Off Ring
Small Tut. on how to make Rings off of a Chain. The Piece is actually tatted on a 2" 5 Cm Paper Clip for marking your pages.
*Mignonette Tatting Stitch:
Mignonette gives you a netting effect. Sometimes can be confusing as it gives the appearance that it was done using the Rings only method.
* Bead center of a ring/On Site Tut: Two ways to add a bead to the center of a ring. You will also find a great link on the page to go check out Gilma's ingenious idea how to use a flask/bead container to use.
*Beading and Tatting-Off Site: Online Tatting Class featuring Saundra Hameed's Guide to Beaded Tatting. (off site)
*Hairpin Lace and Tatting: Also information on using Bruges/Tatting and Rick Rack/Tatting. Odds and End
Pattern Guide
Derivatives/Altering a pattern
Tips and Tricks
Pinkie Wrap Suggestions for making the chain.
Traditional Tatting vs Front Side/Back Side Tatting
Threads/Thread Sizes.
Members Shuttle Collections.
Members Web Sites and Photo Albums with Eye Candy.
Members Original © Designs:
Pattern Guide Keeper, to mark your place in a pattern.
Tatting and Testosterone-Men Who Tat.
Shapes and Terms in Tatting- More will be added soon. This is a program that was started with the On Line Tatting Class by Georgia.
Alison Oskam's Tatting Index - This is a great index of web site across the web.
Alison has put a great deal of work into this index, so enjoy and have fun. |
