A list of all my tutorials & experiments. Click on each to reach the post &/or download the pdf. Most are presented as step-by-step pictures of actual tatting, but for many, I hope to diagram & convert to pdf ... some day. Please note that these are what work/have worked for me. Hopefully they will work for you, too. Feedback & Input is Always welcome. If you would like me to do a specific tutorial, please email me (in my profile), &/or leave your contact email.
Happy Tatting, Always :-)
last entry : Jun 20, 2017
DIRECTION of Tatting : This Way or Tat? (TWoT) Series :
How and why tatting changes direction ; how to adapt and customize our tatting by referring to a compilation of diagrams. The series is divided into sets which include diagrams, instructions, exercises, practice patterns.Preface : Quo vadis
Introduction - an overview, who and how it can help, snowflake patterns, observation table pdf file
Set I - Rings Only - diagrams, patterns, questions, exercises, ... pdf file UPDATED pdf link
Left-handed Tatting - a comparison of right- & left-handed tatting by Eliz Davis
Coming next : Set II - Chains Only
CHAINS in Shuttle Tatting My ready-reference sampler list of numerous chains in shuttle tatting, pdf file
PADDED DOUBLE STITCH ( pds)
All about pds - term , use, characteristics ....,
Pictorial showing 3rd way of Padding the stitch,
A table of comparison between pds, BDS, DDS. pdf file
Padded Double Stitch
CLUNY TATTING
12 Cluny Tatting Tips
Hanging & Split Cluny Leaves
Broad Cluny Leaves multi-Warp Cluny Tatting. And Introducing "ONE SMALL STEP" to make the closing of tallies Easy !
Warp Four Cluny Tatting Tutorial - 2 Versions. pdf file
Warp Five Cluny Tatting Tutorial - pdf file
ABOUT JOINS
How to Unlock the Lock Join - a stepwise pictorial . Also published in "Tatter Chatter" Sept 2015.
Joins in Shuttle Tatting Part I - Demystifying Joins
Joins in Shuttle Tatting Part II - Shuttle 2 to the Rescue
Equidistant join
CURLED RINGS (Ninetta's Curled Rings)
Concept, description, comparison
Some Effects & how to
More Possibilities
Final Options / effects
ABOUT STITCHES : Comparison/Characteristics
Padded Double Stitch - Discussing & showcasing the potential of the self-padded DS or BDS or DDS - much beyond straight chains ! First Trials.
Folded Rings & Curled Rings
Comparing Folded Rings and HMSR pdf of table
Half Moon Split Rings (HMSR) & Folded Rings . pdf of table
Inward & Outward facing rings - explained by comparing ring to a fish. pdf link .
Twist Work in Reverse Stitch (TwW)- a stepwise pictorial. This is also how stitches are wrapped in Daisy Picot
INTERLACED SPLIT RINGS BRAID
How to Start Interlaced SRs
Over & Under Interlaced Split Rings .
Under & Over Interlaced SRs
ABOUT EFFECTS
Perpendicular Concentric Josephine Rings - how to make 3D Onion Josephine Rings !
Padded Tatting Solutions. Part 1 - Starting with an auxiliary thread! Especially handy in 3D tatting.
Padded Tatting Solutions. Part 2 - Ending with auxiliary thread from the shuttle itself !!!
Corina's Fringe (a spot adaptation) - Adapting Corina's fringe
Twisted Picot (Floating) (TwP)- stepwise pictorial, & variations.
Rings Enrapt / Wrapped Rings - an experimental new effect, which can also be used in bare thread or mignonette tatting to reinforce or to make 2 colour tatting possible as applied here.
Overlapping Split Rings - A quick & simple way to achieve a Celtic tatting effect using only SRs.
Tatted Cotter Pin Links with a Double Twist - taking off from Marilee's original tutorial, some possible directions
Ikuta Picots Method 3 - pictorial in pdf Overlapping picots and variations
Josephine Ring Cluster - pictorial included in pdf
Chain around ring how-to : Row 9 of Renulek's Wiosna 2015. Lots of other ways to tat same motif.
Layered Onion Rings
Tatting over Tails - the middle path. PART 1 & PART 2. pictorial in pdf
Starting with a chain (& starter picot) in 2-colour tatting. pictorial in pdf
MAKING IT EASY
Winding Thread CTM
Winding Shuttles CTM
Making Skeins from Hanks (or Balls)
Magic Circle/Ring in tatting
Adding Findings Atop Beads Jane McLellan's solution to adding findings/hooks to beads in a diamond formation
How to Block Lace Using a Rolling Pin - A pictorial in pdf included
Gapsosis can be good ... sometimes - situations when a little 'gapsosis' or bare thread space between elements can be desirable.
Avoiding gapsosis in trefoil and thrown ring clusters - a pictorial
Large Ring Options - 4 different ways of working a large ring.
Different Ways of Closing Rings Experiment (a pdf with model of 13 rings & table)
When to Post A Shuttle ! - 13 scenarios discussed.
Hiding End Tails without a Knot - vast compilation of links and tips. diagrams-only pdf .
Bobbin Shuttles - How to firm up a loose/running bobbin
How to estimate length of central picot that has many rings joining to it.
COMMON THREADS ...trying to tease out the common factor(s) in seemingly different techniques. These are presented as Sets.
Set I : Overhand Tie - this movement is common in SLT, CKP, Puncetto knot, Pointed chain.
Set II : Rings on Ring - thrown/floating rings off a central ring can be done by SQDR (or R on SR), RR, SCMR, LTROR. (Central Ring with Multiple Thrown Rings) pdf with table, pictorial, practice pattern
moved to Tatting Patterns & Designs
GRAPHIC DECONSTRUCTION OF STITCHES
An attempt to graphically represent various stitches & techniques in shuttle tatting. An ongoing series.
FS/BS Tatting or when to use DS & RODS pdf file
Hanging & Split Cluny Leaves
Broad Cluny Leaves multi-Warp Cluny Tatting. And Introducing "ONE SMALL STEP" to make the closing of tallies Easy !
Warp Four Cluny Tatting Tutorial - 2 Versions. pdf file
Warp Five Cluny Tatting Tutorial - pdf file
ABOUT JOINS
How to Unlock the Lock Join - a stepwise pictorial . Also published in "Tatter Chatter" Sept 2015.
Joins in Shuttle Tatting Part I - Demystifying Joins
Joins in Shuttle Tatting Part II - Shuttle 2 to the Rescue
Equidistant join
CURLED RINGS (Ninetta's Curled Rings)
Concept, description, comparison
Some Effects & how to
More Possibilities
Final Options / effects
ABOUT STITCHES : Comparison/Characteristics
Padded Double Stitch - Discussing & showcasing the potential of the self-padded DS or BDS or DDS - much beyond straight chains ! First Trials.
Folded Rings & Curled Rings
Comparing Folded Rings and HMSR pdf of table
Half Moon Split Rings (HMSR) & Folded Rings . pdf of table
Inward & Outward facing rings - explained by comparing ring to a fish. pdf link .
Twist Work in Reverse Stitch (TwW)- a stepwise pictorial. This is also how stitches are wrapped in Daisy Picot
INTERLACED SPLIT RINGS BRAID
How to Start Interlaced SRs
Over & Under Interlaced Split Rings .
Under & Over Interlaced SRs
ABOUT EFFECTS
Perpendicular Concentric Josephine Rings - how to make 3D Onion Josephine Rings !
Padded Tatting Solutions. Part 1 - Starting with an auxiliary thread! Especially handy in 3D tatting.
Padded Tatting Solutions. Part 2 - Ending with auxiliary thread from the shuttle itself !!!
Corina's Fringe (a spot adaptation) - Adapting Corina's fringe
Twisted Picot (Floating) (TwP)- stepwise pictorial, & variations.
Rings Enrapt / Wrapped Rings - an experimental new effect, which can also be used in bare thread or mignonette tatting to reinforce or to make 2 colour tatting possible as applied here.
Overlapping Split Rings - A quick & simple way to achieve a Celtic tatting effect using only SRs.
Tatted Cotter Pin Links with a Double Twist - taking off from Marilee's original tutorial, some possible directions
Ikuta Picots Method 3 - pictorial in pdf Overlapping picots and variations
Josephine Ring Cluster - pictorial included in pdf
Chain around ring how-to : Row 9 of Renulek's Wiosna 2015. Lots of other ways to tat same motif.
Layered Onion Rings
Tatting over Tails - the middle path. PART 1 & PART 2. pictorial in pdf
Starting with a chain (& starter picot) in 2-colour tatting. pictorial in pdf
MAKING IT EASY
Winding Thread CTM
Winding Shuttles CTM
Making Skeins from Hanks (or Balls)
Magic Circle/Ring in tatting
Adding Findings Atop Beads Jane McLellan's solution to adding findings/hooks to beads in a diamond formation
How to Block Lace Using a Rolling Pin - A pictorial in pdf included
Gapsosis can be good ... sometimes - situations when a little 'gapsosis' or bare thread space between elements can be desirable.
Avoiding gapsosis in trefoil and thrown ring clusters - a pictorial
Large Ring Options - 4 different ways of working a large ring.
Different Ways of Closing Rings Experiment (a pdf with model of 13 rings & table)
When to Post A Shuttle ! - 13 scenarios discussed.
Hiding End Tails without a Knot - vast compilation of links and tips. diagrams-only pdf .
Bobbin Shuttles - How to firm up a loose/running bobbin
How to estimate length of central picot that has many rings joining to it.
COMMON THREADS ...trying to tease out the common factor(s) in seemingly different techniques. These are presented as Sets.
Set I : Overhand Tie - this movement is common in SLT, CKP, Puncetto knot, Pointed chain.
Set II : Rings on Ring - thrown/floating rings off a central ring can be done by SQDR (or R on SR), RR, SCMR, LTROR. (Central Ring with Multiple Thrown Rings) pdf with table, pictorial, practice pattern
QUICK DESIGNING IDEAS - Numerous paths to designing
GRAPHIC DECONSTRUCTION OF STITCHES
An attempt to graphically represent various stitches & techniques in shuttle tatting. An ongoing series.
FS/BS Tatting or when to use DS & RODS pdf file
Somewhere in your blog I saw a comment concerning cutting out mistakes. I think you were just cutting out a section; if so, could you provide a tutorial on how to reattach threads on both sides of the section? Plus, a tutorial on joining in new threads would be nice. I've had to dig through the internet (especially Georgia Seitz' and Jane Eborall's sites) looking for different methods).
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Hi Susie :-)
DeleteAve you checked some of the resource/tutorial links I've listed here : http://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.in/p/tatting-resources.html . Scroll down ; after the Cluny Tatting section is a section on Hiding Ends. See if you like any of those.
Jennifer Williams aka cariad also has tutorials with very clear diagrams : http://www.cariad-tatting.co.uk/page3.html
In case you still face difficulties, let me know & I will happily prepare a pictorial. Feel free to contact me by email. If not, leave comment here about your progress.
Happy tatting :-)
Can you please give a tutorial on split chains?
ReplyDeleteOnly just saw your comment, Lofty Notions !
DeleteWhat exactly are you looking for ? Do you want stepwise pictures? You can email me with details, so that we don't simply repeat stuff that is already online.