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Class Room Candy Cane Demo for Changing Colors Links in this Lesson: Snow Flake Pattern - for the brave
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Lesson 2 This weeks class we will be working with the ring = R. For this lesson we will only need the ball thread to load our shuttle or needle and then we'll be cutting our thread and only working with what is on our shuttle or needle. Once you are comfortable with the ring we will work on a very old pattern called Hens and Chickens that can be used as an edging for many things such as hankies, bonnets, sleeves, it can even be made into a snowflake. Hens and Chickens pattern and other patterns that are done with shuttle only are known as Mignonette tatting. Rings are done in the same manner as the MR we did last week with one exception.... when starting shuttle tatter will wind the working thread around their hand to form a ring to work over. Needle tatters will use their needle thread to tie the DS to make up the ring. Turn the chain upside down so that the curve is facing downwards, and towards your left hand. The thread coming from your shuttle (or threaded through your needle) will be at the top (currently it's the core thread of your chain), and the ball thread will hang down from the bottom of this chain. Hold the chain at the point from which the shuttle and ball threads are coming, between your thumb and index finger in your left hand, at a point a couple of stitches before the end of the chain.
Shuttle tatters: Take the SHUTTLE thread over the backs of your fingers in exactly the same way as you did for the chain but do not wind it round the little finger. Instead, continue round your hand, then take the thread up between the thumb and index finger to lie next to the end of the chain. At this point the core thread is pinched between your thumb and first finger in 2 spots with a wind around your hand between. Video demo of a ring for shuttle tatters
Needle tatters: After your complete your chain, do SLT to reverse the work. your chain should now be curve downwards. Holding your needle in your right hand you will use the core thread (the one threaded through your needle) to wrap your DS. For diagrams to make it easier to view this please check handy hands tutorial on rings Start to make your double stitches just as before, taking care to snug the first stitch as close as you can to the base of the end of the chain. Shuttle tatters keep your fingers as widely apart as possible when you start the ring because that will give you more thread to work with - tatting stitches use up a small amount of thread with each stitch and the ring round your fingers will get smaller. It will feel awkward at first and you may find that the ring of thread falls off your fingers from time to time. If you find your ring of thread gets too small to work with, pull on the thread that lies under your hand - this will enlarge it (the shuttle thread will get shorter and you may find you have to unwind some more thread from the shuttle) and give you more room to work. Once you have made the desired number of stitches, take the stitches and thread off your hand. Pinch the stitches of the ring between your index and thumb fingers. This will give you some control if the ring starts to twist as you close the ring. Pull carefully on the thread coming from your shuttle/needle and you will see the ring begin to close(if it doesn't you probably have not flipped a stitch correctly). Pull until the ring closes completely, and the stitches lie flat in a neat oval.
Two Color Tatting This sounds more difficult than it trully is. In order to tat with 2 colors you will need a shuttle/needle loaded with the color you will want your rings to be (your core thread) and a ball of the color you will want your chains to be. Simply tie a knot (a reef knot or square knot is best) and begin tatting as close to the knot as possible.
For Home Work:
A pattern by Debbie Drake for a beautiful Communion Cloth... Find yourself a nice napkin and try this one... you can always add extra repeats to make the cloth larger for other uses. Measure your cloth so you know how long to make your lace first, the lace can be sewn in place with a matching thread at the end. Please note, for more information on Debbies patterns or to contact her you can go to her site.
Snow Flake Pattern - for the brave
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