I made Victorian Snowflakes with 100s of knots! || Craftsmas Day 2

Tatting is another fiber crafts that has been used to make very beautiful lace - but today I made some more snowflake ornaments for decoration!
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Engineering knits is a place for people who enjoy all kinds of vintage and antique crafts - from sewing to knitting, crochet to embroidery I like to try it all. I definitely have a preference for historical fibre crafts, and it is my dream to one day make an entire outfit from sheep to sweater. I hope you enjoy watching me and my favorite companion, Nutella, struggle through some fascinating projects!

[@RetroClaude]

So glad you're enjoying Clodmas! I'm tempted to try my hand at tatting. These came together so quickly and are so pretty! 💚

[@paper_maiden]

I really love Frivole's youtube channel for learning tatting! It makes the "transfer of the knot" fairly clear! Always excited about more people tatting!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Those turned out beautifully! Now I just have to remember…. I don’t have time for a new hobby I don’t have time for a new hobby…

[@constancetroutman6419]

what a wonderful surprise I got in the mail yesterday. The beautiful tatted snowflake that was the second one made.......thank you so much for sharing with me your fun creation

[@lrajic8281]

I love shuttle tatting. I am also a knitter and beadweaver For my eyes, get the magnifying glasses (wear like glasses on your face) with an LED. Amazon has one, with USB charger. The lenses pop out, from 1x to 5x. So much easier than a lamp and magnifying glass.

[@christenagervais7303]

My sister wanted her entire Christmas tree done in crocheted and tatted snowflakes. I made her 300! I admit, I used sugar to stiffen them! I also made her a crocheted angel for the top of her tree. It stood 12" high.

[@MovieGuckerin]

Better use white wood glue diluted 1:1 with water. Because bugs love sugar....

[@susanne4271]

Omg! I just went to a Christmas party and was admiring the antique snowflake ornaments on the tree. I thought they were crochet, but as soon as the host said they were tatted I became obsessed with learning. I'll take this video as a sign to make them!!🥰

[@Badgerstaff]

My great-great-Aunt did needle tatting. We still have her needles and many of her doilies.

[@galwieltauren497]

Lovely work! I love tatting snowflakes, too. I sell them just once a year at a 1-day Christmas market and that happened to be the same day your video came out :-)

[@anotherkys]

the outside edge can be modified to be a single row using split rings, albeit it being a more modern tatting technique i believe

[@lianapalumbo8457]

When you did your first video on tatting I wanted to learn how to do it. The day after I went to a little Op shop and they had a tatting kit for $1. I got so excited and want to make some snowflakes for my tree 😊

[@sallyburley8672]

You have inspired me to find my shuttle and get tatting again! I taught myself about 45 years ago, but have done very little over the years. Your ornaments are beautiful! x

[@jessicaplumpton918]

I’m sitting here needle tatting a bookmark as I watch this. I’ve been thinking of trying out shuttle tatting again (last time I tried it did not go well 😅) - this video has convinced me it’s time to give it another shot!

[@GracefullyUnraveled]

I love the second one the best!

[@ingeschumann372]

I love tatting and learned it years ago from grandma. Your work looks realy great, but you should pull the rings and chains more tied. Then edges and doilies are stiff without starching and ironing.

[@sassak]

just to go back to your comment on your eyes straining when you're doing such tiny work - if you are a contacts wearer, your contacts are correcting you for distance vision, and you could benefit from wearing even a +1.00 pair of readers over them if you're doing extended close-up work. I used to do that when in grad school and such to give my eyes a bit of a break. they're not just for folks over 40 whose eyes can't adjust quite as well. definitely helps with fatigue. if you don't wear contacts at all, then I mean, you could still try it for very close-up work, but I only have experience needing them over my contacts to cancel them out a bit (or I take off my glasses to work close-up for long periods because my numbers aren't super high, same idea in the end). ok random optometry tangent done :) loved the video! looking forward to more oh also, I really wanted to try the pack of candles at TJ's - glad to hear that you're pleased so far - maybe I'll go buy them tomorrow :)

[@takaela]

first, well done learning from a book, and an antique one at that! second, the multiple ends problem can be solved (at least for that design) with the (relatively) new technique of the Split Ring (uses two shuttles) third, a belated Welcome To Tatting! -dani, the geek- %-)

[@barbarahelgaker390]

This was such fun, especially with the link to the vintage patterns. Thank you - I am new to your work and really enjoying your videos.

[@ushere5791]

oh oh! a family friend who plays the dulcimer (and writes music books) needle-tatted us a snowflake ornament. we've had it for decades, and it is among my favorite ornaments on the tree, which we just put up yesterday. :)

[@madameblathers5687]

I'm watching both Clodmas and Craftsmas 😊 Love both of your channels! I love seeing the variety of handicrafts, like I had never heard of tatting until your earlier video!

[@moonbasket]

This is so cool! I have the thread and the shuttles and a book on tatting, but I've been too engrossed in my recent knitting projects to learn it yet. I want to learn how to do it so badly though because it's such an antique craft and so many antique style laces and trims can be made with it.

[@paper_maiden]

I'm a fellow #10 tatter! I prefer the feeling on my fingers when I tat, even if it's not as elegant and impressive as the minuscule threads

[@bookgirl883]

You are the only other shuttle tatter that I've seen hold their knot between thumb and middle finger like I do! It just feels so much more natural to me.

[@kristien2010]

Don't feel alone. When I shuttle tat I have to do it that way too. My index finger just has more control for transferring the knot.

[@jillyb9995]

Beautiful ornaments💖 but I can't believe you sprayed starch then ironed straight onto your table top!!! You obviously have great faith in your abilities...and rightly so 👍😊🎄

[@TheP0rt]

Why do you have little heart on your face if you don’t mind me asking love the snowflakes

[@soberanobrasil9370]

Lovely!!! Thank you!!

[@Grace_x68]

I wonder how many husbands are going to eyerol now when your subscribers start yet a new hobby 😂.... It's lovely, so dainty. You could also tat snowflakes and put in resin for matching holiday coasters.

[@StetStudio]

Growing up our Christmas tree was full of my grandmother’s handmade ornaments my mother had kept. There were a lot of snowflakes similar to what you’ve made, although I’m not sure if they were tatted or crocheted…

[@pamelafreeman4548]

Beautiful! I have my grandmother's tatting tool. Would love to learn someday!

[@nancyjohnson8939]

I have only done needle tatting but now I want to try shuttle tatting

[@kathyramsey148]

Thank you for introducing me to tatting ! Something I would like to do !

[@patytrico]

Merry Holidays! I do needle tatting, just because my hands fight a lot with the shuttle, but the results are atisfiyng too!

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Delightfully delicate! I admit that ironing scene was scary! How do you keep the iron & table surface safe?

[@marta_makes]

I love this! I bought a shuttle immediately and I'm going to try to learn tatting :))

[@LilyLewis771]

I just picked up a similar snowflake ornament from our German Christmas last night! I thought it would be fun to have one as inspiration to make my own too :)

[@pivoine3176]

One could say the second pattern s a very special snowflake.

[@paigelundy7837]

BEAUTIFUL!!! the craft AND the person

[@aroger2486]

So beautiful! I love them.

[@kathyvazquez3601]

Well done!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@aly_b]

Oh, looks super cute 🤩, I'll definitely try it.

[@lizmarin9568]

So pretty! What is that blue thing in your face?

[@emilythomas6776]

Love the ornaments! And the sweater you're wearing! Did you make it? Do you have the pattern?

[@waqupi]

shes wearing the rowena jumper by fabel knitwear! i knit it myself after seeing her wear it in a video some months ago

[@emilythomas6776]

@@waqupi Thank you!!!

[@dallasmandy]

Yay!

[@loopylori2563]

I see why you're having difficulty! The thread you're using is not a tight enough twist! Knots won't slide smoothly on loosely twisted thread. Using a tightly spun thread will make the knots slide much smoother and the stitches will lie much more neatly. It's easy to use smaller thread sizes if it's tightly spun. I can tat with size eighty thread and even button hole thread. I shop at Handy Hands Tatting, run by preserver of old tatting patterns, Barbara Foster. High twist thread makes all the difference. I made the same mistake when I first started with knit-cro-sheen and ended up in tears of frustration! Do try tighter twist thread!!!

[@gericlaire]

Love your sweater …what is that pattern?

[@venteuse]

Is tatting quicker than crochet?

[@galwieltauren497]

I’d say tatting takes longer, but you can make more intricate lace designs with it.

[@cargotv]

One good thing about crochet is that it’s easier to undo when you make a mistake. You just pull! Each stitch in tatting is a knot, so practically impossible to undo.

[@annecain3301]

Unfortunately scented candles and air fresheners can cause exacerbation of asthma.

[@christenagervais7303]

I really love to tat! I tat with a shuttle and my daughter tats with a needle. I love the portability of shuttle tatting and the ease of the patterns! I have made doilies and snowflakes with #30 crochet cotton, but I do like #10.