I had to go look here and find out exactly when I first started learning to tat. Looks like January 17,2009. I had won the needles , threads and books and started learning. Once I joined the online tatting class I realized most of all the patterns consisted of using shuttles. I had tried and tried to use a shuttle to no avail. It was very frustrating. Then I purchased this book,,and wowzers did that dvd show me what I was finding difficult to understand. If anyone is new to shuttle tatting you need to get this book with the dvd. Everyone kept talking about when the thread flipped,,I was always what the heck do you mean. lol The first watching of this dvd I saw immediately what everyone was talking about.
The first class consists of learning to wind the shuttle, making the double stitch. Class 2 teaches you how to make rings and picots. Below are lessons 2,3,and 5. Lesson 2 looks just like the Hen and Chicks except being joined. You know on the Hen and Chicks you work the egg,chick,egg,hen,egg,chick then you don't join and start over again. This one you join every ring to each other. I like this version better. You can see my Hen and Chicks above, just click on the word here and it will take you to it. Lesson 3 teaches you to make consecutive rings. You can see my attempts with the butterflys below.Lesson 4 teaches you Ring and Chains, teaching you about reversing your work. Lesson 5 teaches using 2 colors as you can see in my examble below.
This is about as far as I got in my shuttle tatting lessons, there is still learning how to make a Lark's Head Knot, Correcting Mistakes,Rings Above Chains(which I do know how to do,,just haven't done the class yet with this instructions. Then the book has advanced tatting lessons which consists of split ring. I had done a couple examples of but spilled coffee on them and had to throw them away. Will need to redo those so I can get pics. bummer.... then the dreaded split chain. I have tried,,but so far no luck there. I will keep practicing though. Lesson 8 has you making a doiley using the split chain. You learn shuttle join, mock picot, and the last lesson teaches you to front side tat. So I still got some playing and learning to do. Will post more as I get them done.
4 comments:
Thank you for your opinion on this book. It's always good to know what a beginner to tatting thinks of a "learn how" book. I have heard good things about this book and recently used it in a giveaway on my blog! I will recommend this book to new and wannabe tatters from now on!
Thank you and good for you for learning to tat with a shuttle! Your work is pretty even for a beginner and that is awesome! :)
Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment on my tatting. The dvd with this book is an awesome visual for those of us beginning to tat and not understanding what's going on. It's kind of slow motion and immediately you see the flip ,etc. Very instructional dvd and book. I am so glad I finally learned to use the shuttle. I saw your giveaway on your blog, the only reason I didn't sign up was because I already had the book. I thought whomever wins that will be totally thrilled. I've done class 5 and will get that posted soon. Thanks so much for visiting my blog.
Hello Thelma,
Youare doing a great job on your blog and your work is lovely....great butterflies.
Hugs
Joy
Thank you so much Joy! It took me a little bit to get those consecutive rings to do right. I don't know how many butterflys I went through before I got the middle to close. lol
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