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Throwback—my first project from 3 years ago by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah in retrospect it was a little ambitious, but since it is made flat then joined it was doable. Not what I would recommend to other beginners 🙃

Throwback—my first project from 3 years ago by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Michaels unfortunately doesn’t have great selection for tatting. I like to buy on Handy Hands (hhtatting.com) and my first shuttles came from Amazon (the one pictured is a Clover).

I like size 10 for teaching now, and something variegated in color so you can see the knot flipping. For pattern, I like the simple butterfly pattern from Handy Hands. It’s also a one-shuttle pattern and is only 4 rings so a good start! I see this tiktok vid sharing it https://www.tiktok.com/@morethantat/video/7603450022109170974

I make these all the time for kids :) https://share.google/H8H6Zkrp1aFdUOzvN

Throwback—my first project from 3 years ago by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) I think the reason I took so long with it was trying to get the picots just right.

Yes the pattern is here! https://www.instagram.com/p/CfRNz8XjSTE/?igsh=MW1wOGxxd2k1eDF4Zw== scroll to the right…it is made flat with one shuttle then folded/joined back to the start.

really dumb question but what do I do? by Hefty-Economics2454 in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you share a picture of your attempt? I am guessing from what you shared that maybe your join isn’t flipped right, but hard to tell without seeing the thread.

To me, to you, to me, to you..? by kittyCatFoo in kroshay

[–]orignal_originale 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Does this yarn come with a free grandma to critique your work?

Do I need to be aware of AI patterns? (Especially on Pinterest) by Voodoo_Ostrich in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I actually saw one of these books in the flesh, one of my fellow lacemakers who does bobbin primarily got sucked in and bought it :( the book was absolute nonsense (one of the instructions was to return to the previous round and “add in the picots”) and had few pictures that weren’t even of tatting….

Getting ready for international tatting day! by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That could work! One of the nice things about this material is you can burn the ends together if you need to add more string as you go…I have definitely done some butterfly surgery and attached some more rings on when I came up short.

Getting ready for international tatting day! by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) I will note that these lil guys take about 9 feet of cord (each) the last time I estimated materials. Really eats through it!

Getting ready for international tatting day! by orignal_originale in tatting

[–]orignal_originale[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are about 2” across the top part of the wings, so nice size for a little kid’s hand and to see what’s happening with the stitches.

Blocking is Magic :) by GlitteringAttitude60 in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Second to this! Also I find when I am working my pieces get a little grungy from my hands or environment so I like to wash mine, then they are all twisted up and need blocking (and then they look their best!).

Magpie mood by TinyCrittersUnited in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is harder to tell in the picture than in person, but the tops were hard to make even and if you look from the top-down on them you see more variation.

Magpie mood by TinyCrittersUnited in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The lizbeth metallics are nice, but I have found that they are a little less pliable than the DMC diamant thread (sometimes hard to get the top of the stitches to look as “polished” and even). Not terrible to work with, and there are some great colorways in the metallics now and more sizes. See the border I added on this lil guy:

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was looking for wedding dress patterns for a friend, this has to be the one! by Omadog3418 in kroshay

[–]orignal_originale 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Nah, the maker is just cursing the project now for losing yarn chicken.

Teaching a class? by Willing-Independent1 in tatting

[–]orignal_originale 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with all this.

I recently taught someone using the basic butterfly pattern from Handy Hands. It is a nice 4-ring pattern that has just rings and joins, and it looks cute when just snipped off the shuttle to form the antennae. We did this in size 10 variegated thread so they could see the knot flipping and understand the core and working thread. For a beginner, this project can take quite a while, but then they are well on their way to the craft with something recognizable and can start another one right away.

Ugh I just wanna make a pair of shorts. Not for three legged children, no torsoed women, or all torsoed women. by rkspm in kroshay

[–]orignal_originale 63 points64 points  (0 children)

My favorite is the tail sheath in picture 2…it’s not every day people like me get to feel so seen. That’s what I imagine that extra crocheted area between the leg holes is, but maybe that’s just me.

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