Tatting, anyone?

[Taonuviel]

Don't find much of this around, but it's kinda fun. I guess I'd call it a kind of lace-work, made with knots and loops. Usually it's done with crochet thread. It isn't very versatile, but can be used for boarders, or items like doilies and place mats. I gave it a try last year for a boarder on a head scarf, and have been wanting to invest some more time to make a nice table setting.

Ever heard of it? Ever tried it?  

[Supertheory]

This looks really neat. My mum would love it if I learned how to do this (she loves doilies, I swear she's actually 150 years old). Does it work up fairly quickly, or does it take forever to make an inch worth of fabric?  

[Taonuviel]

It's kinda slow, but goes faster as you get used to it.  

[kochi~mochi]

My sister knows how to tat, but i don't. She doesn't do a ton of it, but from time to time she'll do some embellishments for something super special for a doll.... cause it's really slow, and not her favorite thing to do.  

[Great Aunt Gertrude]

I've been tatting for a few years now. I've made a few edgings but for now I just make butterflys.

This is what one looks like:

 

[Supertheory]

That is really cute! Do you have the pattern for that? I'd love to make a baby blanket for a friend of mine with those as embellishments.  

[Zahra Ovaci]

Tatting is nice, and it's a lot more versatile than it looks at first glance. For example, have you seen Tat-man's rose, or the russian jewelry (usually called Ankars) that's made with it? Really, it all depends on how creative you want to get with it. A lot of the work done with beads (beanile tatting or beanile lace) can get pretty ornate, and the celtic tatting is also pretty awesome. I used to teach beginner's classes in tatting, but when I took up knitting I pretty much made that my main craft. Still, there's a lot of good work being done smile There's a really active tatting community out there, if you know where to look.  

[Taonuviel]

Zahra Ovaci

Tatting is nice, and it's a lot more versatile than it looks at first glance. For example, have you seen Tat-man's rose, or the russian jewelry (usually called Ankars) that's made with it? Really, it all depends on how creative you want to get with it. A lot of the work done with beads (beanile tatting or beanile lace) can get pretty ornate, and the celtic tatting is also pretty awesome. I used to teach beginner's classes in tatting, but when I took up knitting I pretty much made that my main craft. Still, there's a lot of good work being done smile There's a really active tatting community out there, if you know where to look.

Wow. Those are really amazing. Are they still done with a tatting shuttle?  

[Green_crayon42]

Nope. Never heard of it. But I would love a tattoo. I'm too white. I just want a little one. xd  

[beetroot-fallout]

Ooo - never tried it, but it looks purdy! 3nodding  

[madame trash heap]

I don't make it myself but I like to go to antique fairs or markets and find antique tatting. I usually use it to embellish clothes. My favorite piece that I did was on a t-shirt that I cut a jagged panel out of the shoulder and sewed the tatting in with contrasting thread. I'd post a picture but the shirt was "accidentally" taken by my friend who lives across the country.