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    Learn to Tat
    Learn to Tat
    Learn to Tat
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    Learn to Tat

    By Janette Baker

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    Learn the beautiful art of tatting with the step-by-step instructions and interactive DVD presented in this book from American School of Needlework. 48 pages
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnnies
    Release dateNov 1, 2014
    ISBN9781573676168
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      Learn to Tat - Janette Baker

      Information

      Abbreviations

      Patterns abbreviations vary somewhat from 1 pattern to the next, listed below are some of the more common abbreviations used.

      beg .... beginning

      CH .... Chain

      CTM .... continuous thread method

      DNC .... do not cut

      DS .... Double Stitch

      JR .... Josephine Ring

      PR .... previous Ring

      rep .... repeat

      RW .... reverse work

      SH .... shuttle

      st(s) .... stitch(es)

      T .... turn

      UTS .... unworked thread space

      – .... picot

      - - .... long picot

      + = join

      ± a relatively new abbreviation that means to make a picot the first time and join in subsequent repeats

      Digits in patterns stand for the number of Double Stitches.

      Pattern Styles

      Tatting patterns vary in the style in which they are written. Some patterns are more detailed and others are simplified. If desired, detailed patterns can be read through and then rewritten in a simpler method before tatting.

      For example, a detailed pattern could be written as follows:

      Make a Ring of 3 DS, picot, 3 DS, picot, 3 DS, picot, 3 DS, close Ring, turn. Turn in general means to turn the Ring downward as we have learned in reversing work.

      This detailed pattern written in a simpler style would be written:

      R 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 RW

      Another example of a detailed pattern could be:

      Make a Ring of 12 double stitches evenly divided by 3 picots, close Ring, turn.

      This detailed pattern written in a simpler style would also be written:

      R 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 RW

      When tatting a new pattern, always review the pattern to become familiar with the written style, abbreviations and new techniques presented.

      Tatting Overview

      STEP-BY-STEP PROGRESSION

      Ring of Double Stitches

      Ring of Double Stitches with picots

      Row of joined Rings with picots

      Unworked thread space between Rings of Double Stitches

      Double-sided rows of Rings with picots

      Unworked thread space between Rings of Double Stitches

      Reverse work between Rings

      Consecutive Rings

      (3 Rings of Double Stitches with picots)

      Row of joined Rings with picots

      Chains of Double Stitches with picots

      Double shuttle tatting

      Row of Split Rings

      Reference Guide

      Tat with high-quality, tight-twist thread. Use 2 balls of thread: 1 for tatting, 1 to refill the shuttle.

      Size of thread relates to thickness. The higher the sizing number of the thread, the finer it is. Size 20 thread is finer than a size 10 thread.

      Wind the shuttle counterclockwise, with the thread coming from the bottom right of the shuttle. Wind the shuttle for the traditional method of tatting by pointing the shuttle tip up with the tip pointing left. Wind the thread from the front (closest to person) up and over toward the back of the shuttle. Wind to the outside edge. Over-winding the shuttle can force the tips apart, which allows the thread to unwind if the shuttle is hanging loose.

      Rings are the color of the shuttle thread, and Chains are the color of the ball thread in a simple Ring and Chain 2-color pattern.

      The length of thread between 2 double stitches makes a picot when the double stitches are slid into position. Use picot gauges to create uniform picots.

      Close all Rings completely. To prevent gaps, tat the first half hitch of the double stitch very close to the previous element. Snug the Double Stitches of the Chain to the left to keep

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