Long Picot (lp): A long loop between stitches. With practice you can make the picots uniform in length. In all tatting directions, the stitch that follows the picot is not considered part of the loop, but is counted as a double stitch. Then when you close up the stitch the picot forms naturally (fig. To make a picot, leave a little space between the last half of the completed stitch and the first half of the following one. Picot (p): Picots are loops between stitches and are used for ornamentation and also as means of connecting different parts of the work. When "r" appears at the beginning of directions, it means to get the thread in position around the fingers of the left hand to start the ring. Ring (r): When the desired number of stitches is made, draw up the shuttle thread so that the first and last stitches touch, making a circle or ring. Hold the shuttle with which you are working in the right hand and proceed as if using only one shuttle.ĭouble Stitch (d s): A combination of the two half stitches. The thread with which you are not working is passed over the second finger of the left hand and wound around the little finger, leaving the shuttle or ball hanging (fig. When using two shuttles, or a ball and shuttle, tie the thread ends together. Rings can be made only with the shuttle, and chains are made with the shuttle on the ball thread. Two shuttles are used when working with threads of different colors. Two shuttles, or a ball and shuttle, are used when rings or scallops are not to be joined at the base by a thread, or when you wish to conceal the passage of the thread to another group of stitches. Working with the Two Shuttles or a Ball and Shuttle: This completes the double stitch which is the basic stitch for all tatting (64a). Immediately when this stitch is made, stretch the shuttle thread as before-by extending the middle finger of the left hand-and hold the stitch firmly between the left forefinger and thumb (fig. 63) and bring it back towards you under the same thread, and over the thread extending from the left thumb and forefinger to the right hand little finger. To make the second half of the double stitch slide the shuttle over the thread between the forefinger and middle finger of the left hand (fig. The stitches must be made so they will slip easily along the circle of thread in the left hand. Before going on to the second half of the double stitch it is well to practice making this single stitch (62a) until you can make it with ease. Immediately after this stitch is made, stretch the shuttle thread tightly and then, by extending the middle finger of the left hand, slide the stitch down the stretched shuttle thread and hold it firmly between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand (fig. 60), and without turning the shuttle bring it back over the same thread and under the thread extending from the left thumb and forefinger to the little finger of the right hand (fig. To make the first part, hold the thread in position as explained above, slide the shuttle under the thread between the forefinger and middle finger of the left hand (fig. The tatting stitch is made in two parts and is referred to as "double stitch". With the left hand, pick up the end of the thread between the thumb and forefinger and encircle the spread middle, ring and little fingers-crossing the thread over the end and holding it firmly between the thumb and forefinger (fig. With about 18 inches of thread hanging loosely from the bobbin, hold the flat sides of the shuttle between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand -with the thread passing under the middle and ring fingers and over the little finger. If you wind the bobbin full, be sure that the thread does not project beyond the edge. It is easier to work with the bobbin wound only half full. For coarser work a longer shuttle is used.įasten the thread by a knot to the little bobbin inside the tatting shuttle, and wind the thread evenly around the bobbin, row over row. A tatting shuttle 2½ to 3 inches long is used for fine or medium work. Size 20 or 30 Mercerized Crochet is excellent for this purpose.
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