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Tips
for Learning Tatting
- Learn on thread
that is around a number 8 or knit-cro-sheen and muilt-color. Pastels
color #165 is a good one in the J&P Coats cotton knit-cro-sheen. The
larger thread made it easier to see the stitch and the muilt color thread
makes it easier to see the flip. (Tip courtesy of Ms.
Heart.)
- This is a really
simple tip, but one that helped me greatly! When I learned to tat, the
teacher told us to use size 80 thread. After many tries with this size,
I switched to a size 10. This is much easier to see the knots and, if
necessary, to unravel. I wasn't successful with the smaller thread,
but really enjoyed the larger thread! (Tip courtesy of
Pam.)
- My tip is about
holding your tatting. If you crochet as well as tat you must be careful
when switching between crocheting and tatting. You hold your work differently
for each and you will get very frustrated. Work on your crocheting and
tatting projects at very separate times. (Tip courtesy
of Karen T.)
- I had problems
with not being able to close rings because by stiches just would not
slide. I would try to remove the stitches and begin again, but it was
frustrating. The solution was very simple. I was not keeping my index
finger on the first half of the stich and it was not staying flipped
correctly. It was a simple solution, and one that saved my sanity. (Tip
courtesy of "D.")
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