Dyeing Tatting Thread

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Marilee Rockley (Yarnplayer) shares her technique for dyeing thread for tatting in her posts:

      A Dyeing Art

      From Messy to Beautiful

Catherine Wheel Join - Tatting

Tatting Bobbin Shuttle Review

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Marilee Rockley (Yarnplayer) reviews the new Clover Bobbin Shuttles and Cases 

If you tat or are interesting in tatting, you might want to read her review of this product.

Tatting with One Hand

Inspired by the book “Tatting With One Hand” by Helen A. Chesno, Marilee Rockley demonstrates the technique - a method of tatting for people who have the use of only one hand. She said it may also help others to understand the “flip” of shuttle tatting.  

Marilee published also published a post with still photos:  one-handed tatting a ring


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Tatting Patterns

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Since Sue O. gave a demonstration on needle-tatting at the August Guild meeting, some members have purchased supplies and have started tatting.

A good source of free patterns is Mariya's Tatting.

Let's Talk Tatting

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Sue O. is going to demonstrate needle tatting at the August guild meeting. She is bringing extra tatting needles so members can try the technique. Please bring a size 0, 1, or 2 crochet hook, if you have one.

The Twist Collective provides a bit of information on the three types of tatting: needle, shuttle, and cro-tatting.

Plan to attend the Guild meeting this Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the REACH foundation in Riverton, to try needle tatting.

Guild Library Display

Cinde P., Rachel B., and Cheryl O. prepare
 the Guild display in the Riverton Library
March 2017

Rachel B. adds name tags to the display items

The display preparation crew
Cheryl O., Rachel B., Nancy S. and Cinde P.

Forty-eight items were carefully arranged in the display case and labeled. Items include: weaving, knit, crochet, hand-spun, dyed fibers, sewing, quilting, basketry, needle-felting, wet felting. The variety of projects reflects the impressive talent of our members.

The Guild's display will remain in the Riverton Library 

for the next two months (April and May)

Tell your friends to go check it out.

Tatting Patterns

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Over 300 free tatting patterns and projects can be found on the All Crafts website.

Patterns offered are for both small and larger projects.

Don't know how to tat, check YouTube for instructional videos.

Tatting Patterns

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Tatting is a craft of tying knots to create decorative and useful items. A PDF of  butterfly bookmark, shown above, can be found here.

Other free tatting patterns can be found on Martha's Tatting Blog.

Vintage Tatting Patterns

Tatting shuttle and Tatting sample

Our Guild has a few members who create beautiful trims by tying knots, a craft known as Tatting. 

Tatting may have originally developed from netting and decorative ropework as sailors and fishermen would put together motifs for girlfriends and wives at home. According to Wikipedia no documentation of or example of tatted lace that dates prior to 1800. All available evidence shows that tatting originated in the early 19th century.

Modern-day tatting can be done with a shuttle (shown above) or with long needles (shown below). 

The original Priscilla Tatting Book, published in 1909 and containing 68 pages of tatting patterns is available online. The book is free and can be read online or even downloaded in several different formats. (Once on the linked page, scroll down for download options.) 

Even if you do not know how to Tat, the book is worth scanning, as the stitch samples are beautiful and intricate. Please share the book link with someone who may be interested in trying some new Tatting designs.