Tatting: a beginner's guide
Lace from knots.
- Tatting makes durable lace from knots and loops.
- It's made of rings and chains of double stitches.
- Gaps between stitches make picots.
- Use a shuttle or a needle.
- The 'flip' is the hardest part to learn.
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Shuttle Tatting for Beginners - Transferring the Knot (8:44)
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