they were knotting shuttles prior to tatting shuttles... and they were much larger, the knotting shuttles I have seen do not meet at the points..I baught one to try and learn how to do knotting, but can't find any instructions on knotting...
Faye in Drumore, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Duckles" <s...@duckles.co.uk> To: "Jane Partridge" <jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk> Cc: hottl...@neo.rr.com, lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, August 8, 2010 1:22:46 PM Subject: Re: [lace] tatting detail in French painting, floor stand & lace I can remember attending a lace meeting where there was a lady from the Sealed Knot showing the costumes in the time of the English Civil War (late 1700's)... she also showed us some knotting, from memory, the knots were tied with a tatting shuttle, a very short space apart (similar to shown in the photo/painting), and then couched down onto fabric, to create intricate designs in a raised pattern. However, I can't remember more than that. Sue in EY On 8 Aug 2010, at 16:04, Jane Partridge wrote: - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
