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i was so happy when i discovered shuttle tatting, which eliminates both issues and is actually not that hard to learn. The stitches are structured pretty much like macrame knots and the patterns/diagrams are easy to follow. Even for me, and i can't stand reading patterns 
this is a free pattern i found online, originally meant to be attached as edging on a handkerchief. 
A new tatting book arrived from https://www.learnshuttletatting.com/ and I think it’s a great guide for beginners learning how to do shuttle tatting. I’ve written a review https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/2025/02/reviewing-book-frivolite-by-sparrow.html?m=1 #tatting #shuttletatting #howto #lacemaking #newbook
I’ll be teaching a project which has pearl tatting, self-closing mock rings and floating rings at Finger Lakes 25th Tatting Conference, April 4-6, 2025. More info at http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/2024/12/finger-lakes-tatting-2025.html #tatting #shuttletatting #fiberarts #tattingclass
Final round in progress on my original collar design that I will submit to the Finger Lakes Tatting Seminar organizers when finished. They look at photos and written instructions and then choose which items to schedule classes for. No problem if they don’t select my design, I could still go there to sell hand dyed thread! The event is April 4-6, 2025 but deadline for class submission is Oct. 6. #tatting #shuttletatting #designing #fiberarts #lacemaking #crafts
Round 3 is going better now. I’ve adjusted the stitch count in my design. #tatting #shuttletatting #designing #lacemaking #WIPWednesday #fiberarts
I was invited to submit a proposal for teaching a new, original design for a tatting class at the 25th Tatting Seminars in the Finger Lakes. Submission deadline is October 6 so I’m frantically preparing a simplified version of a crazy collar idea I’ve been tinkering with since 2022. This is only the start of round 1. 
#tatting #shuttletatting #pearltatting #frivolité #designing #fiberarts
I’m still tatting leaves. #tatting #tattinglace #shuttletatting #fiberarts #handmade #lacemaking
The fact that the RNC is in my city (Milwaukee) this week is depressing, so for comfort tatting I started making leaves 
. The pattern is vintage and in public domain, from Priscilla Tatting Book number 5. I modified it slightly by adding an extra ring repeat in the center and putting beads in the chain picots. #tatting #shuttletatting #fiberarts #milwaukee #lacemaking #crafts
Shuttle tatting with size 3 thread is pushing it to the max for me! But loving the effect. My PDF pattern is at https://www.etsy.com/listing/1711982438/tatting-pattern-steampunk-belt-pdf #originalpattern #shuttletatting #tatting #knotwork #handmade #steampunkstyle #fiberarts
I have made a video of tatting the menorah pattern and the link to the PDF is there too. https://youtu.be/8mR94S5-GFk?si=CH5YhHyy3Hcx_Qgi #tatting #shuttletatting #lacemaking
So sieht ein ICE doch gleich viel wohnlicher aus <3
Thanks to @yarnplayer's suggestion to use a lock join, my scalloped edge looks so much more scalloped now <3
One question remains, though: the pattern says to work this round with one shuttle and the ball.
So normally I'd have to work the little 10 st ring pointing to the outside of the arch with the ball thread, right?
I fudged it by switching threads, worked the ring with the shuttle thread and then switched back. Is that correct?
My scalloped edge looks all weird :-(
It doesn't arch at all, and there is no v-shape where I connect to the picot of the previous round.
What am I doing wrong?
#NeedleTatting wasn’t my cup of tea so I tried #ShuttleTatting instead. That works for me! This is my second attempt at a simple bracelet. The first still had a lot of mistakes, but I think this one is good enough to wear. #tattinglace #handmade #fiberarts #yarn #lacemaking
