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The Dreaded Double Stitch
Video tutorial shows how to make the double stitch in shuttle tatting. It’s not as hard as it seems!
My Life with Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome and How I am Making it Better
I’ve always been sensitive to light and had difficulty reading, writing, doing math, music, tatting, for my whole life. Now I know why, and how to make it better…
Question for Experienced Tatters
Here’s a question for experienced tatters: What does a beginning tatter need to learn to be successful? For beginning tatters: what do you struggle with, and what do you want to learn?
Your Tatting Toolkit
A straightforward shopping list of the essential tatting supplies you will need to begin shuttle tatting.
Reverse and Turn Work, an Exploration
A detailed exploration of how, when and why to reverse work and turn work when tatting a project.
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8 Easy Tatted Snowflake Patterns for Beginners
Would you like to tat some cute snowflake motifs but are intimidated by reading the patterns? Have no fear, here are 8 easy tatted snowflake patterns for beginners. Including one Christmas tree.
How to Tat a Ring
Video tutorial shows how to make the ring in shuttle tatting. This involves tatting with only one color, and describes a tip to check if all your double stitches transfer, or flip, correctly.
Reading Patterns and Making Projects, Part 2
Continuing the last lesson on reading patterns, this tutorial adds chains, very small picots, rosettes and rounds with shuttle and ball thread and two shuttles.
How to Make Picots
This video tutorial shows how to make picots in shuttle tatting. Plus a photo seek-and-find game tests your ability to spot these tatted loops and joins.
A Stupid Question
As a teacher, I have always told my students that there is no such thing as a “stupid question.” I …
Tatting Tip: Avoiding the Folded Join
Don’t want to make a folded join? Here’s how to join the last ring to the first WITHOUT using a folded join.
