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eedle Tatting can be traced back to the 1850s when the ball over the forefinger of your left hand, front-to- Na Mlle Riego described the use of a common darn- back. Pick up the loop with the needle, held in the right ing needle to work tatting previously worked only with hand, as illustrated so a half hitch is formed. a shuttle and complicated hand manipulations. Further 3. To make the second part of the stitch, loop the thread instructions can be found in a article in MODERN from the ball over the forefinger of your left hand back- PRISCILLA, April 1917 where modern needle tatting to- front. Pick up the loop with your needle from behind is described. your forefinger as illustrated, forming a half hitch the Needle tatting is not only easier to learn, but permits a reverse of the first hitch. much faster tatting process. The size of the needle as well as the thread, will determine the scale of the work. LACIS TATTING NEEDLES are available in four sizes of which the largest three are included in this kit. Theses needles are designed for use with lace threads and crochet cottons ranging in size from the finest threads (size #140 sewing) to the heaviest crochet cottons (#5 Cebellia) The three needle lace set consists of: The two hitches thus formed are considered 1 tatting stitch (ds). SMALL NEEDLE (#7 Needle): #50 - #100 4. A Picot in tatting is used as a decorative element and MEDIUM NEEDLE (#5-0 Needle): #10 - #50 as a means to join the work to itself as it progresses. LARGE NEEDLE (#3-0 Needle): #5 - #10 To form a picot, simply leave a space on your needle Not included in the set, the following extra fine needle between two adjacent stitches. When the finished stitch- can be ordered separately: es are pushed together, a loop, referred to as a picot, will EXTRA FINE (#9 Needle): #80 - #140

be formed. The greater the space on the needle between the stitches, the larger will be the picot. 5. Tatting patterns are typically described in terms of number of stitches (ds) between picots. The tatted ring is the basic tatted configuration. The thread is carried eedle Tatting is worked directly from the ball of of from ring to ring as an exposed thread (typical of shuttle Nthread, the stitches made directly on the needle in tatting) or as a chain (typical of needle tatting). The the following manner: diagram illustrates a simple tatted trim, a series of rings 1. Thread the needle, leaving approximately 2 feet of joined by chains. The short straight line indicates a picot thread extending. Hold the thread from the ball over (or joining), each separated by 3 stitches. the center of the needle, pinching the thread and needle 6. To make the tatted ring, form the prescribed number together between the thumb and second finger of your of stitches and picots for the ring on the needle. right hand, so a 12 inch loop forms between this point and the needle eye. 2. The tatting stitch (ds) is a double stitch consisting of 2 half-hitches, made on the needle in the same manner as the casting-on stitch is made in knitting. The first stitch will be made on the needle where the thread and needle are being pinched together.. To work the first half of the stitch, lay the thread from 7. slide the stitches off the needle by simply holding the tail can now be cut off close to the work. stitches lightly in the right hand while pulling the needle 10. A connecting chain can now be made. With the cen- slowly through them. Be sure not to pull the loop closed. You should now have the soup of stitches over the thread which extends from the needle eye, referred to as the carrying thread, with the needle on one end, extending approximately the full 2 feet, and a small loop at the other and a short tail thread. Note: The carrying thread which is left in the loops can be either a single or double strand depending on the thread and needle size. it is suggested that you ter of the needle held against the knot just formed, work work a small test ring to determine which is more your chain stitches on the needle adjacent to the ring satisfactory. knot. When the prescribed number of stitches is made, simply pull the needle through the group of stitches formed, completing the chain. 11. The second ring can now be formed. Begin as you did for the chain, making the new stitches as close as possible to the last stitch of the chain. The first picot of

8. Now pass the needle through the small loop on the opposite end, pulling the thread through and forming a closed ring of stitches. Gently pull so the loop closes and a tight ring is formed.

this ring is omitted and instead, a sewing or joining is made to the last picot of the first ring. To make the sew- ing, pull the ball thread through the picot of the first ring using the point of your needle. Run your needle through this loop and pull the ball thread taut. Continue with the rest of your stitches as for the first ring. Note: If a double thread is used as the carrying Should you make an error while tatting, simply back thread, the small loop will consist of two threads. up the needle, letting the faulty stitches fall off and open. For ease of working, a wrist ball holder is recom- mended. With this device, your working ball of thread is suspended and supported by your wrist as you work, eliminating any possibility of thread tangling.

For Further information on needle tatting, refer to: In closing the loop, pass the needle, in this case, through only one of the loops. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF TATTING, Rebecca Jones 9. Finally knot the ball thread and the needle thread at LEARN NEEDLE TATTING, Barbara Foster Note:. Thread lengths on illustrations have been short- ened for clarity. © 1991, Lacis Revised 2017

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