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A ‘PULLED LOOP’ join

The rings can be arranged into lines (necklaces and bracelets) using a not very popular join known by partial description as:

-    ‘carry thread’ join (in “LeEs Tat”

by Angelinę Crichlow), or

-    ‘carry thread under a ring’join (in “ATatter’s Workbook”

by Jules & Kaethe Kliot), or

-    ‘pulled loop’ join (in a variety of Russian tatting books).

The detailed description (instruetion) for the join should be: ‘carry thread under a closed ring, puli it through the picot, and lock (shuttle) join to itself^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

I prefer a 'pulled loop ’ term because it actually shows the main move in completion of the join.

Before starting a project, try a ¹pulled loop ’ join with beads and/or pearls of your choice:

Take 2-3 yards of thread you plan to use, string 4-5 pearls on it, load the shuttle, and make a sample:

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   Tat Ring 1: 12 - 12/ and close it.

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   Slide a pearl from the shuttle, place it under the closed Rl.

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   Hołd it inside the ring from beneath so that it is visible.

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   Puli thread up through the picot of Rl; make a lock join.

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   Start R2 as close as possible to Rl. Repeat positions 1-4.

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ATTENTION:

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Whenever it says in a pattem: “Place a pearl UNDER the closed

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ring and make a ‘PULLED LOOP’ join”, it means: repeat

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positions 2 through 4 of the sample pattem above.