Tatting, the word if recognized at all, typically conjures up one of three quick thoughts for the average person: Tattoos (which is a good guess), a lost art (a very commonly used term), or something delicate and difficult that their grandmother made. But is tatting more than a pretty lace?
Read MoreA collaborative effort, hat pattern and tatted strap/clasp pattern with tutorials. This is a fun and very adaptable project that will help you achieve a more functional, durable, and modern twist on traditional caps and tatting.
Read MoreFun and quick thread dyeing at home, using simple supplies from your kitchen. Create radiant colors with non-toxic, basic, and easy to find ingrediency. Free dye recipes.
Read MoreTatting challenge collab project. Includes full tutorial and “Free” pattern!
Read MoreLearn how-to make a tatted snowflake, great for holiday décor and/or Christmas ornament. Free tatting pattern and video.
Read MoreLearn how-to make an adjustable tatted cover to fit most round Christmas ornament balls. Quick, fun, and festive! Free Pattern and video.
Read MoreQuick and fun double layer tatted edging that is both kid friendly and easy to wash. Great for beginners and veteran tatters.
Read MoreMany modern patterns provide a diagram of the tatting design as supplemental instructive aid. There are also numerous tatting patterns out there, especially free online patterns, that rely solely on a diagram with no written directions. So at least a basic understanding of how a tatting diagram works is very helpful.
Read MoreFollow along as my friend, Sarah, makes plush pumpkins and I (Katy) embellished them with custom tatting, in this series of instructional tutorials.
Read MoreI love this quick and easy tatted medallion. Great for beginner tatters and experts alike. Very versatile, with endless uses. Let your imagination run wild, and your creativity guide you.
Read MoreTangled thread is all too familiar of a sight, how can we "STOP" it? There are a few basic things you can do to cut down on, and possibly remove all together, this problem.
Read MoreAs lovely and delicate as tatting, and especially picots, can be, they can also be frustrating at times. If you have ever had to wash your tatting, stored it long term, or inherited tatting, you know that those lovely lace loops can get twisted every which way, and be nearly impossible to iron out flat.
Free pattern and tutorial included (pattern suitable for shuttle and needle tatters). Enjoy, learn, have fun, and happy holidays!
Read MoreReversing work determines the way your tatting will lay, and the direction in which the work will go
Read MorePicot, is the space that is left between double stitches, to form a loop. It is helpful to remember that a ds (double stitch) is always counted as a stitch, even when it appears to be part of a picot.
Read MoreThe following are basic, commonly used, abbreviations and symbols used in shuttle and/or needle tatting.
Read MoreWhen you run out of thread on your needle, before your project is completed, you need to add more thread. Learn how to tie off, hide thread ends, and add more thread easily, in needle tatting.
Read MoreKaty's secret "Special Step" in Needle Tatting. Learn this simple step to make your tatting smoother, flatter, and stronger.
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