Needle tatting Needle tatting in progress. No tools other than the thread, the hands and the shuttle are used, though a crochet hook may be necessary if the shuttle does not have a point or hook. To make the lace, the tatter wraps the thread around one hand and manipulates the shuttle with the other hand. Antique shuttles and unique shuttles have become sought after by collectors - even those who do not tat. Shuttles often have a point or hook on one end to aid in the construction of the lace.
Historically, it was a metal or ivory pointed-oval shape less than 3 inches (76 mm) long, but shuttles come in a variety of shapes and materials. A tatting shuttle facilitates tatting by holding a length of wound thread and guiding it through loops to make the requisite knots. Tatting with a shuttle is the earliest method of creating tatted lace. Technique and materials Shuttle tatting Vintage tatting shuttles from the early twentieth century. In German, tatting is usually known by the Italian-derived word Occhi or as Schiffchenarbeit, which means "work of the little boat", referring to the boat-shaped shuttle in Italian, tatting is called chiacchierino, which means "chatty". Gaps can be left between the stitches to form picots, which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect.
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The lace is formed by a pattern of rings and chains formed from a series of cow hitch or half-hitch knots, called double stitches, over a core thread. Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, accessories such as earrings and necklaces, and other decorative pieces. Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops.
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