Have you ever wanted to create larger lace structures using all those fancy wools and threads now available?

Needle Tatting gives you that opportunity.

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‘Get Creative with Needle Tatting’

Origins of needle tatting.

How did Needle Tatting Come about?

Here are some thoughts:

The Dutch Connection: Someone said to me that the technique could have come about from the Netherlands. Apparently the Dutch technique of tatting using a needle.

United States of America and the  ‘Jiffy’ Needle: Needle Tatting has a definite American connection. Perhaps through the influence of Dutch immigrants you can trace its origins to the 19th & 20th centuries.

In 1850 Eléonore Riego de la Branchediere suggested the use of a needle in her ‘The Tatting Book’. You also had the Rozelle, Buff and Mason Capplini tatting needles.

Needle Tatting came into the fore in the 1970s when Ed Morin patented the ‘Jiffy tatting needle’ . This popularised needle tatting, when an array of different sized needles became available. Today Needle Tatting is especially popular in the USA where you can purchase the necessary equipment. There are suppliers in the UK who can supply your every need including Roseground supplies.

What you need

Tatting needles come in a variety of sizes. The ‘Knot’ or double stitch is made on the needle with the ‘ball’ thread. The ‘needle’ thread is passed through the stitches to make the chain or ring. The needle is chosen to match the thread. When you buy the finer needles it will say what crochet cottons they are designed for. What excites me are the needles that take yarn as these give you numerous creative possibilities. I have included instructions on ‘How to Tat’.

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