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Author: sew4u 
Date:   01-21-05 07:53

I went into some archive messages & discovered there are some links to learning to tat. Has anyone successfully learned to tat from these sites? Is needle tatting easier than shuttle? I bought a shuttle & thread from Michaels but of course I have no idea what to do--is there a good book? Also, another question--Does the thread come in a variety of colors? Years ago I saw some beautiful tatting that coordinated with DMC floss colors. TIA!

sew4u
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 Re: tatting
Author: jw 
Date:   01-21-05 11:50

I bought some tatting needles a while ago and the proprietress gave me a quick lesson. Like all new skills it seemed a bit tricky and I kept getting mixed up on if I was doing it left or right handed. I've just been thinking this week that I need to go back and let her show me again. There are a few short videos online. They seemed to make more since once I had watched someone tat "in person."
There were different colors of thread and different weights. You use a different size needle depending on the thread.
I tried shuttle tatting once many years ago, and never had any success (or interest in pursuing it).
I would like to be able to make chains of tatting to use for edging.
I have made knitted lace, but I think the tatting would go much quicker if I can learn to do it.
Jane
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 Re: tatting
Author: MM 
Date:   01-21-05 16:35

I learned from those sites and I use the cotton floss that comes in twisted hanks not sure of the name.. but you usually use 1 strand when smocking with it..

M

Have a nice day
MM
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 Re: tatting
Author: gardenmom 
Date:   01-22-05 11:39

Hi sew4u, I learned shuttle tatting from the internet and a great book I found at the library by Rhoda Auld. It demonstrated very well the one thing I couldn't get a hang of- the "clicking" of the tatting knot. A year later, I am a tatting fanatic and am still learning as much as I can. :)

Check the internet- Handy Hands has a great selection of threads which your local store may not carry- DMC makes quite a few, and yes, their colors coordinate with their floss. Our local shops here carry only a few, however, so I have gone to ordering through the mail. I am also having a wonderful time experimenting with other types of threads. BTW, HandyHands's service was prompt and friendly. There are other thread suppliers, as well, so you can shop around.

If you can get a copy of Rebecca Jones' Complete Book of Tatting, do so! It is the best overall reference book I've found.

Have fun and let us know how you are doing! :)

Gardenmom
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 Re: tatting
Author: gardenmom 
Date:   01-22-05 11:48

Oh, I forgot to mention... shuttle tatting is so portable, that is why I was determined to learn it! It is much easier to pack a shuttle than a needle, since the tatting needles are so long. I have made myself some small carrying cases which fit in my purse.

gardenmom
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 Re: tatting
Author: ToddlerMom 
Date:   01-24-05 17:20

I learned to tat from a dear lady in Edmonton Alberta Canada. She held a class and taught us all how to do shuttle tatting. I love to tat - and as gardenmom said - it is the most portable of hobbies! I tat all my buttonholes (I have machine buttonhole phobia ever since my machine ATE an heirloom garment during the final buttonhole step). And have tatted the lace on one garment (never again - 45 inches at 3 inches and hour... no matter how you do the math - it is toooo long for a yard and 1/3 of lace - roflol!)

Hugs,

Nance

PS if you can find someone to show you - it is much easier than learning from books and it only takes a little while at their knee to learn
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 Re: tatting
Author: jw 
Date:   01-24-05 20:57

If it takes that long to make trim, I think I'll not plan to do that.
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 Re: tatting
Author: gardenmom 
Date:   01-29-05 10:00

Toddlermom, what a disaster! Oh, I hate when things like that happen! But, what a neat idea about tatting buttonholes. I bet you have the prettiest buttonholes on your garments now, lol!

It does take a long time to tat edging for a garment. I usually just make edging- no specific project in mind- and then if I am making a dress and have enough, I will use it. If I don't have enough, I end up buying some! I don't understand why tatted edging is so inexpensive. I can't imagine the hours that go into the amount that I use, lol!

I also have been making tatted braids and flowers out of pearl cotton from some ideas I found in a book by Helma Siepman. They are beautiful, but I am not sure how well they will hold up in the wash. (And we do a LOT of washing, lol!) I will have to try it on a dress and see. Pearl cotton is so large, the tatting goes very quickly, so it's much easier to make enough for a little one's dress.

Gardenmom
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 Re: tatting
Author: Dorothy Wendel 
Date:   02-04-05 15:20

I bought a shuttle quite a few years ago and could never learn to use it. I tried so many times and finally gave up. A few years later I bought tatting needles and learned to tat with them. It was by that method that I could see how the actual knots were formed and what they should look like. After that, I picked up the shuttle again -- and went right along with no problems. I agree that it's more portable than the needles.

Try the needles -- they are easier to learn! Then I bet the shuttle will come naturally!
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 Re: tatting
Author: wamer5 
Date:   02-06-05 10:43

My grandmother was a tatter and I tried to learn when I was young, I didn't have the patience. lol She didn't use a shuttle, she used a pop cycle stick. lol She grew up in a different era and there was no such thing when she was young, she would just wrap the thread around the stick and tat. She made some of the most beautiful stuff, but I agree TM it is time consumming. If you are getting 3 inches to an hour you are moving. I will have to learn again someday, I thought the needle would be easier to learn on. Glad to know it works for some.
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 Re: tatting
Author: reader36 
Date:   03-25-05 01:34

Dumb question....What do you mean by tatting buttonholes? How it is done? Thanks, Diane
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 Re: tatting
Author: lib 
Date:   03-25-05 17:18

Yes, please tell about the buttonholes. Am another who failed to "get it" with shuttle tatting, but can needle tat nicely enough when I'm not time pressured.
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 Re: tatting
Author: Donna Brisbin 
Date:   05-24-05 15:28

Wow! It's good to see that there are still ladies tatting! My grandmother taught me one summer when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. I only know how to shuttle tat - have heard of needle tatting but never seen it. Gardenmom, I like your method...just work on an edging, and when you have a use for it you have it ready! I haven't done any in a long time...I'll have to dust off my shuttle and get in the swing of it again!
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 Re: tatting
Author: meagansgran 
Date:   05-25-05 09:51

I too tat with a shuttle exclusively and I agree it is very portable, in fact when space is an issue like on a long flight you can get quite a bit done and not have to have all the paraphernalia that cross stitch for example requires. The DMC 80 thread colors do coordinate with their other thread groups but you really have to watch to find a variety of colors. AC Moore (kind of like Michael's) in the Northeast keeps a good selection of DMC.

Patty
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 Re: tatting
Author: AmericanBelle 
Date:   02-01-06 08:43

Hi! I just happened on to this message board today. I am a novice of several hand sewing arts, but not really a master of any of them yet. Anyway, I noticed this string about Tatting and thought I would write.
My Great Grandmother was a tatter, and my grandmother inherited her tatting supplies. A few years ago, I attempted to learn to tat. I saw an introductory booklet at Walmart and bought it. I struggled with learning, and my grandmother approved of my learning and allowed me to use my Great Grandmother's books.
I discovered that I was using books by the same publisher that wrote my new booklet. However, the old book had more detail in the instructions, and I would have never figured out how to do it with just the new booklet. I think it's sad that the new books leave out so much information. Anyway, my suggestion is buy old books!!!
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 Re: tatting
Author: Dancer 
Date:   02-11-06 17:57

My Aunt had a friend in her park who tatted with a paper clip. I tried to learn but didn't have enough time with this lovely woman. i had to leave Florida and come home to NJ. As a going away gift she had tatted a collar and cuffs for me to put on my sweaters or blouses. I still treasure these 3 pieces. Both women are gone to the Lord and left me with happy memories. Go to it. Enjoy your skills.
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 Re: tatting
Author: ToddlerMom 
Date:   02-13-06 12:54

Sorry to be so late responding...

Tatted button holes:

Almost all of my button "loops" I make using a tatting shuttle. first I use a needle to take the tale of the tatting thread through 1/4 inch of the fabric on the back where I want the loop to be. Then I use the tail and the fabric and the tatting thread to form the ring around my hand. (The tail comes up over my hand the dress is to the back of my hand and the part of the thread between the shuttle and the fabric comes up under my hand). Then I tat a ring of ds's big enough to comfortably go over the button. Snug it up tight, bring the "tails" to the inside of the lining and tie them off and clip them.

It forms a button loop (like bridal button loops or crocheted button loops) but because it is tatted, they hold their shape better, are stronger and much prettier.

I use them all the time...

Nance
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 Re: tatting
Author: Judy Anderson 
Date:   04-07-06 23:18

I am making tatting for the bottom edge of a Christening gown. May also do the sleeves, as I don't have a lot of edging lace on hand. I am doing needle tatting. Here's an address to get a good set of books (2) for tatting and supplies:

Handy Hands
577 N 1800 E
Paxton, IL 60957

You can send a long self addressed stamped envelope for a complete catalog of tatting supplies.
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 Re: tatting
Author: gmasuz2002 
Date:   04-11-06 23:23

OK
Guess I will have to use the instructional books I have as my Grandmother passed away in 1967, over thirty years before I became interested in tatting. She did teach me to knit and I have done lots of that. I wolud really love to learn shuttle tatting. I have tried a little but need someone's expert help. Anyone out there willing to help?
Sussan
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 Re: tatting
Author: Ladygrey 
Date:   03-02-07 00:21

Nance, is there anyplace that this technique is show in pictures? Sounds like just the thing I need but cant picture how its done. Ive never been good w/printed instructions.....I need pictures! TYA!

ladygrey
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 Re: tatting
Author: SewNso 
Date:   03-09-07 20:07

I like to do needle tatting and taught myself how to do it....it's become addictive..LOL!. Here are some great instructions with pictures:

http://www.hhtatting.com/learn.html
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 Re: tatting
Author: lib 
Date:   03-10-07 18:27

It does take time to learn and get proficient, but it is well worth the time - to me, at least. If you can find someone to show you, I think it would help. I have managed to learn to needle tat, but have yet to master the shuttle - I really need someone to show me this.
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