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Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces. more...

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The lace is formed by a pattern of rings and chains formed from a series of lark's head (or half-hitch) knots, called double stitches (ds), over a core thread. Gaps can be left between the stitches to form picots, which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect.

Tatting dates to the early 19th century.

Technique and materials

Shuttle tatting

A tatting shuttle facilitates tatting by guiding thread through loops to make the requisite knots. A tatting shuttle is normally a metal or plastic pointed oval shape less than 3 inches long, but shuttles come in a variety of shapes and materials. Shuttles often have a point or hook on one end to aid in the construction of the lace.

To make the lace, the tatter wraps the thread around one hand and manipulates the shuttle with the other hand. No tools other than the thread, the hands, and the shuttle are used, though a crochet hook may be necessary if the shuttle does not have a point or hook.

Needle tatting

Tatters may also use tatting needles instead of shuttles to make lace. A tatting needle is a long needle that does not change thickness at the eye of the needle. The needle used must match the thickness of the thread chosen for the project. Shuttle and needle-tatted lace look almost identical, but they differ in structure. Shuttle tatting is tighter and finer, while needle tatting can appear thick and loose. This is due to the fact that both the needle and the thread must pass through the stitches.

Materials

Older designs, especially through the early 1900s, tend to use fine white or ivory thread (50 to 100 widths to the inch) and intricate designs. Newer designs from the 1920s and onward often use thicker thread in one or more colors. The best thread for tatting is a \"hard\" thread that does not untwist readily. DMC Cordonnet thread is a common tatting thread; Perl cotton is an example of a beautiful cord that is nonetheless a bit loose for tatting purposes. Some tatting designs incorporate ribbons and beads.

Patterns

Older patterns use a long hand notation to describe the stitches needed while newer patterns tend to make extensive use of abbreviations and an almost mathematical looking notation. The following examples describe the same small piece of tatting (the first Ring in the Hen and Chicks pattern)

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1914 Bridal Bag Purse Antique Tatting Pattern 019 US $4.75 TATTING AND CROCHET EDGING & INSERTION PATTERNS BOOK US $8.95
1953 Baby Christening Bonnet Tatting Pattern 094 US $4.75 1949 Tatted Cross Bookmark Vintage Tatting Pattern 207 US $4.75
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Priscilla Tatting Book #1 c.1909 - Edwardian era Laces US $14.95 Priscilla Tatting Book #2 c.1915 - Collars Purses Edges US $14.95
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1953 Tatted Pansy Doily Vintage Tatting Pattern 167 US $4.75 Learn To Tat Tatting Pattern Book Over 20 Patterns US $5.99
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HOW TO DO TATTING SHUTTLE TATTERS GUIDES LEARN PATTERNS US $9.57 Tatting - A Potpourri of Patterns - 80 Pages of Pattern US $9.50
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