Shuttle Tatting Without A Teacher (3)

ABBREVIAT1QNS;

(in alphabetical order)

BoP or fi BiP or Q CH CTM D+

DS J or +

Bead (s)

Bead on a Picot Bead in a Picot Chain

Continuous Thread Method Down join Double Stitch (es)

Join (you might see (R4T 4 - 4 - 4) X 5 This means that you should work a picot on the first ring and then join to a previous picot on subsequent rings ~ usually the last P on the previous R or you will be told which one ~ hopefully)!

JR	■“	Josephine Ring ~ Sometimes mistakenly called a Josephine Knot
LJ	—	Lock Join
LS	—	Lock Stitch
P or -	—	Smali joining Picot (no morę that 1/8” space depending upon the size of thread)
P or--	—	Medium sized Picot (approx. 1/4” space)
P or —	—	Large Picot (approx. 1/2” space)
P or -2”-	—	Very Large Picot (in this case a 2” space)
R	—	Ring (to make a ring, it must be closed)
RND	—	Round
RW orT		Reverse Work or Tum (T does not always mean RW - it can mean turn as in rotate or as in turning a page in a book)
S	^—	Shuttle ~ followed by a number if morę than one shuttle will be used. E.g. S2
SC	₌	Split Chain
SR	—	Split Ring
T&C	—	Tie and Cut (to be avoided, if possible)
T.O.T	—	Tat Over Tales
X	—	Multiplied by
+	—	Up join

Tatting consists mainly of a series of rings and chains comprised of double stitches interspersed with picots for decorative or joining purposes.

Various patterns and designs are formed when the rings and chains are joined together.

It should first of all be pointed out that in different places, the fingers of the hand are known by various names, e.g., index finger, ring finger, etc. To avoid confusion, they will be referred to in this book as in this illustration:

THREAD: There is a thread madę especially for tat

ting. It is a size 60, 70, or 80 cotton and is manufactured in a wide variety of colors. It is, however, a little too fine to learn with and a size 10 or 20 crochet-type cotton thread is recommended.

Since it is much easier to learn shuttle tatting with two colors of thread, directions will be given in this book for using a dark and a light color.

SHUTTLE: There are many types of shuttles available

- some with removable bobbins, some with built-in hooks