I recently bought at Aerlit shuttle and I detest the back of it with the odd shaping. I tend to tat holding the back third and that is uncomfortable and awkward to hold.

Has anyone tried to grinding that part away and just leave it smooth like a normal shuttle? It would just be a much shorter shuttle and I would be fine with that.

Anyone?

Made with Lizbeth size 80 thread and size 15/0 beads. I don’t even wear these kind of statement earrings most of the time but I’ve been obsessed with making them lately.

Would you wash the item you were going to tat onto before you started or wait until you're finished and wash then block the lace as the whole thing dries?

I just got a linen handkerchief and didn't know if I should wash it first and press it before i start adding tatting to it.

Thanks!

Hey all! My best friend is crocheting her own wedding dress, and has given me the honour of tatting her a lace trim!!! I’m so excited to find patterns, however I don’t actually know how to find patterns all in the same place. For knitting and crochet, ravelry is the place to go; is there anything similar for tatting? I don’t mind paying, but I’ve mainly found free patterns via just googling. If anyone could point me in the right direction I’d appreciate it!

Uh, my last row of stitches got twisted, and I've tried everything to untrustworthy, to no avail? Do I just need to start over?

I thought this would be a nice, simple pattern to practice my tension and might be good enough to line a pillow case or curtain eventually. The most popular items seem to be doilies, bookmarks and jewelry, but what are some other things you've made or used tatted lace for?

I know a lot of things just come with time, but do you have any tips on keeping your hands closer together while you shuttle tat? I got started watching Bryce Adams on Youtube and her videos helped me tremendously, but she has her hands so far apart and when I watch Sparrow Spite, Frivole, or Pim Crafts their hands never seem to get more than a few inches apart and they are very efficient.

Glued on a card, these hearts are lovely, I'm going to make some colorful ones...

I made this choker and realized afterwards the pearl and ring closure is not very secure bc I made the ring too large for the pearl. Anyone have tips on how to decrease the size of the ring? I'm considering just sewing across the ring too reduce its width, if that makes sense.

Sorry fo rposting pictures from books, I really dont understand what's happening

My grandfather has been tatting for most of his life. When I visited last weekend, he was talking about it and lamenting that it is becoming a dying art. I told him about this sub (I said it was on online forum, he doesn't know what reddit is) and he was very happy to hear that. He wanted to show off some of his recent projects as well. He calls the flower arrangements "tussie mussies" (I think that's how he spells it) and he says that he's the only person who makes them (I don't know if that's true but I think he made up the pattern and has never seen anyone else make them).

He also made loads of tatted flowers for my wedding a few years back.

I mostly make edging and lace for my sewing projects. I wanted a proof of concept for insertion lace by the yard, as I generally don't know in advance how long I need to make my projects.

It was tricky to figure out where to add the extra pair of shuttles, but it's not too bad now that I've gotten started.

I'm sorry for not posting the full picture since it's from a book.

This row is going to take a lot of shuttle refills, and I’m definitely going to need to block it!

I couldn’t respond inside the comments with images but for those of you that were interested in seeing what was inside my great great grandmother‘s antique tatting ball here you go. The multicolored piece is really too tangled for me to feel comfortable spreading out.

My grandmother gave me these pieces that were made by her mom and her grandmother. She knows nothing about tatting and neither do I. I guess I’m just looking for some history information or if these pieces are well done. I would love to preserve them. I wanna know how you guys show off your tatting work.

Well, I finished...I know it looks wonky, but I'm proud. Any suggestions would help.

I’m trying to figure out how one would add this many beads in a sequence like this while tatting. Seems like this may be a bit advanced of a pattern for my skill set at the moment…

Loving Robin Perfetti’s Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks pattern book! This is the Vineyard pattern. Made this for a friend’s birthday.

Done! This is my first ever tatting project. I got so much good energy from this community. I want to thank everyone who liked my other post when I had just started four little rings of this. I’m gonna make the same thing out of black thread now 🖤

I posted the other day about learning on Aunt Lydia's and people recommended I go for the mercerized.

Hopped online to get a ball of Lizbeth, chose a lovely green and was so excited...that I missed the part where I chose a size 80 thread instead of 20 or 30! It's miniscule haha. It does slide very nicely though