Adding a Second Thread and Hiding Ends
This tutorial, with video, shows you how to add a second thread to your tatting project after you have begun tatting and how to hide the ends, including a pattern to try your new skill.
Category Archives: Absolute Beginner Tatting Series
How to Combine Rings and Chains with CTM
Tutorial gives easy to follow instructions on how to tat both rings and chains with two threads using the Continuous Thread Method, or tatting off the ball.
Reading Patterns and Making Projects, Part 1
This tutorial goes step-by-step how to read tatting patterns, focusing on ring-only patterns. Includes clear instructions to tat a daisy, butterfly and a simple edging.
How to Join to a Picot
Video tutorial shows how to join two elements together in tatting, using a picot and small crochet hook.
A First Tatting Success
My mom is learning to tat with my Absolute Beginner tatting video tutorials, and successfully managed to shuttle tat her first ring.
Tatting Vocabulary Primer
A brief explanation of several basic tatting terms. Focus is on terms used so far in the Absolute Beginner Tatting Series.
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.
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.
Your Tatting Toolkit
A straightforward shopping list of the essential tatting supplies you will need to begin shuttle tatting.
Here’s to the Lefties
Video tutorial shows left-hand people how to make the double stitch in shuttle tatting. It’s not as hard as it seems!
Spanish Translations are Coming!
Spanish translations for the Absolute Beginner Tatting Series subtitles are coming soon.
The Dreaded Double Stitch
Video tutorial shows how to make the double stitch in shuttle tatting. It’s not as hard as it seems!