For all you lefties, do you feel left out of instructional videos? Left behind on pattern pages? Left in the lurch when buying scissors, crochet hooks, can openers? Then here is a little relief from the right-hand dominant world: How to tat the double stitch for, you guessed it, lefties!
I’ll admit up front, that I’m not a leftie, but please don’t hold that against me. In a tatting class recently I discovered that I can nevertheless tat left-handed. With a student sitting in front of me, trying to mirror my movements and getting frustrated, I decided to try something new. I switched hands, and though it took some extra concentration, I could still pull off a decent set of double stitches. Voilá, she got it!
So, here is a video tutorial just for you:
This post is part of a series of Absolute Beginner Tatting Lessons. Go back to the previous lesson, How to Make the Double Stitch, or jump ahead to the next lesson, Your Tatting Toolkit.
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I am one of those lefties, and I say THANK YOU! I have often learned things like knitting and crocheting, by facing someone. It is so much nicer just to be able to follow along!
Deb
Deb, you are very welcome.
im a leftie tatter also , i feel so alone, im glad there is another leftie. do you shuttle or needle tat?
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I have to add my “Thanks!” to this for incorporating instructions for us lefties in your tutorial series! I am new to tatting and just could not figure out how to tatt with a shuttle – even with left-handed written instructions – but you’re tutorial helped me figure out what I was doing wrong and while it’s not as easy to pick up as needle tatting, I am on my way! Thank you, once again for this wonderful series of tutorials!
I’m so glad you are getting the hang of it. Hang in there, it will get easier with practice.
Hi there,
As a lefty I have taken some time to do the double stitch. Still having the odd problem though. I have not found that after the double stitch video I can fathom out making the ring. I seem not able to pull the stitches into a ring. Watching the right handed method is picking my brain!!
Help. Pulling the stiches into a ring is a real no no at the moment. I crochet left handed with no worries.
A lefty in trouble.
Lesley
Try watching my video on making the double stitch for lefties. Hope that helps.
Thanks for this video.
Something I had problems with was the second half of the double knot.
It was a long time before I realised you weren’t wrapping the thread around your hand on the second half.
It wasn’t made clear in the video.
Thank you for the left handed instruction, I wish more instructors were so thoughtful! In one of your tutorials you mentioned we always tat in a clockwise direction. I have just learned to make chains, can I assume that as a leftie I will tat counterclockwise? That seems to be the direction my chain and rings go! Or, am I doing something wrong in my reversals?
Yes, I thing the chains and rings would go counterclockwise. Good luck!
Being a lefty, I really appreciate a visual lesson for left handed beginners. Thank you very much!
roclans@comcast.net
Yes, look at the video for lefties.
Thank you for this video!! I am a leftie who has tried to crochet with no luck at all. I can cross stitch and have always wanted to do something like this. I came across an article about tatting and I was immediately drawn to the delicate beauty of it. I don’t think I know anyone who does this so these videos will be my teacher. I have held off on purchasing supplies until I found a video I was certain would help me. Thank you very much..Now off to the craft store.
July 2017–I learned to tat 20 or more years ago and have not tatted for a while. Great review as I want to pick it back up.
Could you provide written instructions for lefties?