Needle Tatting 1
It has been a few years since I needle tatted so I had to pretty much relearn how to needle tat. Here’s my progress so far as I relearn needle tatting :).
Basics:
I taught myself again how to needle tat using TotusMel’s YouTube video: Needle Tatting Flower Pendant. TotusMel goes through how to do double stitch, picot, ring & chain while making a simple flower pendant. She also has a few other YouTube needle tatting videos.
I attempted another simple pattern with an extra row/round of chain stitches. Need to work on being consistent with ring size and chain length.
Adding Beads:
Using RustiKate’s Tatting YouTube video: Tatting – #2 Adding Beads (b) in Needle Tatting: method one, I tatted the same simple flower pendant but this time added some beads on the picot. RustiKate also have a great range of YouTube needle tatting videos.
I tatted a different flower pendant using the variations of RustiKate’s first method for adding beads i.e. 3 beads in a picot and a bead between rings. This was fun to do but I must find some beads that have holes big enough for my smallest crochet hook. Or buy a smaller crochet hook :).
Throwing Rings off a chain:
Next I tried throwing rings (or floating rings) off a chain using this tutorial here. Must try throwing rings off a ring next.
Two colour needle tatting:
Here’s my attempt at 2 Colour needle tatting using TotusMel’s Two Colour Needle Tatting YouTube video. Going to attempt this again :).
2 Rows of tatting:
Aiming for something a bit more complex, I attempted This ‘n’ That’s Snowflake 3 pattern. I had fun tatting this snowflake.
Next is to learn how to starch/stiffen/block my completed tatted pieces and learn other tatting techniques :).