Contemporary Tatting
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the accessory
Cover the two brass rings with the knotless method chain or with double crochet. Before ending off the second ring, sew the two rings together with several firm stitches.
Wind two shuttles CTM: #1 with 4 m (4% yd) and #2 with 1.6 m (1 ^ yd). Put all 24 seed beads onto # 1 thread before winding it. One bead will be included in the wrap of thread before you start tatting every ring. This can then be slid into place as required. All rings contain 20 ds.
Using shuttle #1, start tatting rings A and B normally, then follow with a split ring, C. In most trefoils the corresponding A and C rings are split rings, so shuttle #1 will tat the top halves of these two as well as rings B, while shuttle #2 will form reverse stitch on the lower halves of A and C. The third ring of the last trefoil is tatted normally and will link to a very smali picot of the first A ring.
Arrange the edging and covered rings front side up so that the split rings with 2 picots are on the midline. Tie the edging loosely in place around the circumference. With matching sewing thread, slip-stitch around the covered rings and attach the edging to it by the picots. Remove the loose tie threads and błock the article.
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