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8•THE PATTERN COLLECTION

Anniversary

Using Coats Chain Mercer Crochet No. 20, the single braid measures 22 mm (% in) in width, the double braid measures 3 cm (lVt in). A matching motif is given on page 80.

for the length reąuired. Ali joins to the centre rings are madę with the shuttle thread.

Double braid

Tum the single braid upside-down and tum the diagram similarly. Continue along the other side as shown.

Single braid

Start at A with a centre ring of (3ds, p) 7 times, 3ds; rw. Continue from the diagram

Photo 2 Annmersary

KNOW-HOW 1

To join tatting with the shuttle thread

This is a fixed join which does not slide like a normal tatted join. It is commonly used when working a series of chains, where a normal join would cause the work to twist.

To make a shuttle-thread join, insert the hook into a picot, catch the shuttle thread and puli it out into a loop. Pass the shuttle through the loop and position and tighten the resultant knot. As this is a fixed knot, be careful that it does not tighten before it has been posi-tioned accurately.

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