thank you on explaining the differences on the lace, and i didn't see
that there was a slight opening, but my eyes aren't that good. that
makes more sense.
i will buy one of the books you mentioned and start with some old
crochet thread i have. it is big and bulky, but it can be used to
practice tatting. right now i am going to use a card to wrap the
thread around until i make a shuttle. thank you for your help, and
today i am off to the hardware store to get my paint and varnish for my
bobbins and some pieces of wood for my shuttle. thank you!
--- Jane Partridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> susan
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> > it is just a flat oval with pointed tips, one
> >end near the top has a small half circle cut out of it,and on the
> other
> >side on the opposite end there is another small half circle cut out
> of
> >it. it looks easy to unwind and easy to make.
> >
> I have used one of these, but found it awkward - the thread forming
> the
> ring on my left hand kept catching on the slits in the shuttle. I
> also
> worried as to keeping the thread clean in use - it comes into contact
> with the hands more. Unfortunately, one of the two I had was made
> with
> the grain of the wood running diagonally across the shuttle and it
> broke
> between the slits. If you make one, watch out for this possibility.
>
> >i don't really understand the tatting shuttles, but i have never
> seen
> >one. i saw how to make them, and i understand the directions, but
> how
> >does the thread unwind from in the middle?
>
> You unwind it as required - so it doesn't matter whether the thread
> is
> on a moveable spool or not - it is easier to control if it cannot run
> off too quickly! Basically, you take the thread from the shuttle,
> hold
> the end between finger and thumb of left hand, take the thread over
> the
> back of that hand and under back to between your index finger and
> thumb,
> forming a loop. You then need to have about 10-12 inches of thread
> between your left hand and the shuttle. (This is if you are making a
> ring) With your right hand, hold the shuttle between your index
> finger
> and thumb, I prefer to have the thread coming off to the right,
> clockwise, at this point. Move your right hand so that the shuttle
> thread goes under your (right) hand, round on top of your hand,
> forming
> a large loop. Bring your right hand with the shuttle to the thread on
> your left hand, between index and (raised) middle finger. Pass the
> shuttle over the thread (but don't let go - the thread forming the
> ring
> on your left hand passes between the shuttle and your thumb) between
> index and middle finger of left hand, and then bring the shuttle back
> under this thread (so the thread moves round the back of the shuttle,
> in
> the arc between your right thumb and index finger, and slides between
> your index finger and the shuttle). At this point, let the loop of
> thread from your right hand come off, so the shuttle comes back
> through
> the loop, forming the first half of the double knot - you need to
> slightly lower your raised left middle finger, and pull the shuttle
> thread taut to get the knot to transfer from one thread to the other
> -
> this takes practice (and nearly drove me up the wall when I was
> learning!) but as Mom said, is a knack and once you have it you are
> off.
> The second half of the knot is worked similarly to the first, except
> that you catch the thread with your right little finger forming a
> loop
> below your right hand, and the shuttle goes under and then over the
> thread on your left hand, and at the last you drop the thread from
> your
> little finger to form a downwards loop for the shuttle to pull
> through.
>
> It is difficult to describe in words, and I found the leaflet that
> Rosemarie Peel produced (she is Lacet Publications) "Learn to Tat
> with
> Lacet" - I think Susan Wenzler carries them, but I'm not sure - I
> know
> Rosemarie personally as she only lives about fifteen miles away from
> me
> here in the UK. Copyright rules being different in the US to the UK,
> I'm
> not sure if she sells to the US or not, but if she does, the diagrams
> are very clear and the sheet is very cheap. I get my students to buy
> their own copy of this. It is a lot easier to teach when you can see
> what someone is doing, because I can usually spot the errors that
> stop
> the knot transferring. Basically, it is important to keep the shuttle
> thread between your left thumb and finger, and the shuttle,
> absolutely
> straight (no bends!) when you pull it taught. Use a very thick thread
> (crochet cotton number 5 if you can get it) in two colours (one for
> the
> shuttle thread, one for the ball if you are making a chain - you tie
> them together and the knot goes between your left finger and thumb.
> With
> a chain, you work the same except the thread going back to the ball
> goes
> over your left hand, and is tensioned between little and third
> fingers -
> it does not complete the circle.
>
> > how does the thread come
> >out of the shuttle when you need to unravel it?
>
> You "walk" (as Rosemarie Peel put it) the shuttle along the thread -
> ie
> you turn the shuttle to unwind the thread, hence the need for the
> tips
> to be close enough together to click when the thread unwinds - and
> why
> the ends of the shuttle are separate, not joined.
> >
> >thank you for the directions on the difference between tatting and
> >needle lace.
> No problem - I only hope you can understand what I've tried to
> describe
> here!
> --
> Jane Partridge
>
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