HAPPY INTERNATIONAL TATTING DAY 2013!
Part
2 - TATTING THE FINAL RING.
PHIOTO 12
First, you have to
UNWIND THE SHUTTLE. so that you can put the end of the thread through the first
ring (the yellow one here), coming UP through the ring. This sets up the foundation for the last
ring to go ‘over’ the yellow ring.
Please ignore the thread going out of the picture
on the left. It
is still attached to the ball and it’s just
sitting there, waiting to be cut off later)
My rewound bobbin is
back in the shuttle
For the photo, I’m
showing the shuttle wound very close to the rings. But after rewinding the
shuttle, you will then pull some thread
out to give it some slack.
You then reach in with the hook on your shuttle (or
a pick or crochet hook) to pull that thread out from behind the base of the fifth
ring and bring it over top of
the fifth ring, as shown here.
You again capture that
loop as if doing a ‘down’ join, the same way you did before. You will then make the loop larger to put
onto your left hand, as you did before.
.
Remember that the part
of the thread going under the bottom finger is attached to the shuttle, so that
when you tug on the shuttle, that thread moves with the shuttle.
You are ready to tat the final ring!
You are ready to tat the final ring!
When you start the final
ring, the ‘fussiest’ part is to get the
first knot as close to the base of Rings 1 and 5 as possible,. This will
come with practice. I like to use a looser tension for that first knot.
Shown here are several
stitches on the last ring.
Ring 6 ready to be
closed!
PHOTO 19
Ring 6 almost closed. .
You can see the last bit of the
foundation thread is showing through.
The hook of the shuttle
is merely pointing to the last stitch as it is closing. It is not hooked
over
the thread in any way!
Of course, I would be pulling the ring closed to the left. I’m just showing the
positions of the ball and the shuttle thread here.
Ring 6 finally closed.
You can still tug it a bit (but not too tight) and pop the ring up over the top.
You can still tug it a bit (but not too tight) and pop the ring up over the top.
I know that the first ‘orange’ stitches
seem a little twisted, and that may be something that
can be solved in the future. I’m just happy this works as well as it does!
Sure hope these
instructions are clear! Good luck!!
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Such clear instruction, thank you Kathy, really must try this, thank you for explaining
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, will have to try this method too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. I'm hoping to get a chance to play with this technique soon. I just have to get past the Fingerlakes tatting seminar and then I'll play.
ReplyDeleteSo clear and easy to understand! I've pinned it for future reference!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial - I can't wait to try it myself. I've been admiring these interlocking rings for a while thinking that I should try them one day.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to trying this out. It looks like so much fun! Thank you for the second part of the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHope to try this very soon. Thanks so much for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Will definitely try this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a clear tutorial with instructions and pictures that explain so well. I got it on my third set of rings today. Not the tidiest looking rings, but they do overlap correctly and the next ones will be better! Karen in OR
ReplyDeleteIt works! Of course, I knew it did, but it worked for ME! Thank you very much, Kathy.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen: So delighted to hear from you and to know you've been successful! It does take practice to get them looking neat and tidy and to tat them with confidence. I can't tell you how many sets of these I did while I was experimenting and then not remembering what I did! This tutorial will help me also, if I need to be reminded!
ReplyDeleteEliz: As you know, I am delighted that you were successful! It gives me confidence to know that I'm on the right track with my instructions. I plan to add some supplemental photos on a new post in response to others' issues. I am determined to convince shuttle tatters that they CAN do them!
Thanks, for the instructions. Very nicely done. Have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial - I will try it.
ReplyDeleteKathy,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this tutorial! I found this technique to be the easiest of all I've tried so far. I hope others benefit from it just as much as I have, & enjoy the process as well :-)
You have already seen the post I wrote about my learning experience. Now I need to tackle the Interlocking SCMRs ;-)
Could you supply the link to part 1 of this tutorial, please? I hope it's still available!!! My email is slidewaysracing@yahoo.com if that's easiest. Thank you in advance for any help you can supply!
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