Shuttle Tatting for Beginners: Lesson 1

[@barbiesilva3628]

I found your tutorial wonderful to watch. I didn’t think I would get the hang of it but after an hour and a half, the light bulb came on and I was so happy I could have cried 😅 Can’t wait to try your other tutorials. Thank you 🎉❤

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yay!! I’m so glad it was helpful! 🥰

[@LindaDeeTee]

Thank you for saying it took you a year to get the hang of it. I've been getting frustrated since the movements aren't coming naturally to me. I'll keep practicing. :)

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yes it does take time, but I believe in you! I'm answering a few questions I've gotten over the years in a new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M Let me know if you have any questions and I will do my best to help!

[@AriaLaNyaRalston]

You are not alone! I have picked up all the other "fiber arts" I have tried pretty easily but I have wanted to growl and bite my shuttle on a regular basis. I just cant seem to actually catch how the rings are attached and then continued on. So frustrating and then if you mess up its like ok well this is a big ole know nowwww soooo start over....

[@karenandcatz2915]

My grandmother was born in 1900, and would tat at lightning speed! I tried to learn from her but she always said that she couldn’t do it slow enough for me to see what she was doing! I treasure all the pillow cases and handkerchiefs she tatted on for me! ❤️

[@valerieprice1745]

Funny that the old folks could do it, but they couldn't teach it. My Grandma learned all the stuff in school. They used to teach children how to make necessities for themselves in public schools. Now, they teach politics in public schools.

[@karenandcatz2915]

@@valerieprice1745 I do agree!!! I taught school for 38 years; in inner city schools for 30 of those. Back in the mud-1980’s, I saw that there was a need for my students from lower economic backgrounds. I put together a Health unit called Look Good, Feel Good which was used for all 5th and 6th graders in my school. We talked about nutrition and other normal topics, but we also taught them to sew on buttons, iron clothes, and lots more. Things they had never learned that I had always thought of as just normal. We ended with a luncheon where they planned and set a table with fancy dishes, dressed in their best, and ate a special meal, before spending the afternoon with guest speakers and workshops. The local business people brought donated goods and supplies. By the third year, the superintendent was even attending. Unfortunately, I made a move to another district in a large city and was told that this kind of program would never be allowed in the much more depressed economic area I was teaching in.

[@jennom2195]

@@valerieprice1745 As a former teacher (I just quit a few months ago), I have to say you are right on the money! The school system is so corrupt now and they don't teach kids anything useful that they will need to carry with them into life. They should incorporate teaching necessities, like you said!

[@ImGinaMarie]

​@karenandcatz2915 what an amazing thing to do for your students! Bless you! It's sad to see what's happening to our schools, actually it's unfathomable. 😢 Thank you for making a difference!

[@helenanilsson5666]

@@valerieprice1745 Thing is, if you know politics but don't know how to tat, you will still get by in life. If you know how to tat but not how politics work, chances are you'll at best be a useful idiot that can make doilies for the politicians that now own you. Mind you, public schools CAN teach both. They do in Sweden at least. But if you have to choose between taching your children how to tat or how politics work, teach them politics. That way they can look out for themselves and their communities instead of being herded around by conmen.

[@teresahubbard5154]

Thank you for the encouragement of saying it took you a year to “get it” AND for saying that with this stitch & the ring you can pretty much make anything. It makes it much less overwhelming!!! I’ve always wanted to learn to tat- now I don’t feel so intimidated!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I’m so glad. It really is so much fun!

[@BunRabbitt]

You taught me more in the first 3 minutes than what I could gleam from the book I bought and have been struggling with for the past week. Thank you!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I'm so glad I could help! :)

[@mygirlbumbaugh1883]

That was the best tutorial I have seen. You are clear, easy to understand, and I could see what your doing. Thank you.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Oh good I am so glad! 🥰

[@jessicamcgarity902]

Discovered tatting on TikTok and loved how mesmerizing it was! I could not pick it up from other videos. This was perfect for me! Two colors!!!! Wow! Genius!!!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Awww I’m so glad! 🥰💕

[@carriem9510]

I'm about to get some tatting supplies so I can try this out. This video makes it easy to see, and I appreciate that. Will definitely check out the rest.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yay! So glad you're going to try tatting. :)

[@tabithabalch7183]

I’ve picked up my tatting shuttles a few times and put them down almost as fast as I picked them up. Until now. Your video helped me get it to click! I have 5 full knots now! Thank you!!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yay!! I’m so glad it was helpful. 😊

[@PalemoonTwilight]

Thank you for doing this. My grandmother, born in 1901, was a very good tatter, and I have always wanted to learn. 💜

[@pandapearl385]

New subscriber here. My grandmother got me some tatting supplies when I was younger and taught me how. I recently found the old supplies in the basement of her house and I wanted to remember how to tatt. Thanks for your video. I feel very close to my grandmother today.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Oh yay! I’m so glad to hear that. Welcome to the tatting “fam”. 🥰

[@misuzuchanwuvsyou]

Easiest to understand beginner's tutorial I've watched so far! ♡

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I'm so glad!

[@lindaviens682]

I wasn’t able to flip the knot but this demo shows it a different way, thank you!

[@restandrevive911]

You’re very welcome 😊 thanks for watching!

[@swittle22]

It's 2022 and I have watched so many beginner videos and your video is the best. You count the way I would do it. Thank you!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Oh yay! So glad this was helpful 🥰

[@malloryherman8177]

Your comment about letting your fingers go slack was SO helpful! I signed up for an intermediate tatting class, but I need to figure out how to do a double stitch on my own and you really, really helped me out! Thank you so so much! ❤❤❤

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yay!! I’m so glad it was helpful 🥰

[@nightmagicks]

Wow I have tried to get the hand movements right and have watched many videos but finally you have shown and explained it beautifully. I finally have got it. Thanks so much and I look forward to the rest of the lessons

[@mlbs4803]

NOW I get it! Using two shuttles makes sense. This is just half hitch knots. Thanks very much!

[@elaforte173]

I must have watched 30 videos and could not get the hand movement right. For some reason I finally connected with yours and understand the movement. For some reason Im having an easier time with the pass under than the pass over. I thought it would be easier because Im an avid and fast knitter and crocheter. My fingers are locking up on me. Im glad you said it took a while to get the movement freely going. Thank you!!

[@leaveittolefty]

E LaForte remember when you first started knitting and crocheting? all thumbs? 👍🏼keep at it!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@carmenlewis7040]

Thank you so much I’ve been watching others & got it watching you I’m so happy. I know how to needle tat now I can do shuttle tatting. Great videos I’ll be checking more of yours.😀👏🏻

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Oh good! Thank you so much 😊

[@jennvictor5685]

Finally a video I can follow! Thank you.

[@ПатиматАхмедилова-я9л]

Спасибо за отличный видеоурок.

[@annekimberling2825]

Thank you! This is a great video!!!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I’m glad you enjoyed it 🥰

[@Xhopp3r]

I am 1 day old at this, lol. I went to a local fall harvest festival, at a rural life museum. I saw a lady there showing people this skill that was prevelant in rural life sometime ago. I was so fascinated by this, because it brought back memories from my childhood in my old country. I remember as a child watching these old ladies sit outside doing something similar to this using a needle like yours but a lot smaller. So the fascination was so great, I went and bought a tatting kit from the gift shop at the museum. I was mainly fascinated by the shuttle. Back in eastern europe I had never seen such a thing. The closest memory of a shuttle is from the loom of fate in the movie wanted. Anyways, today I opened the starting kit which contained a plastic shuttle, some thread, and instructions. The instructions teaches basic things like left hand position and right hand position. I learned that the shuttle pulls apart. The center piece is called a post. The reason I pulled mine apart, is because step 1 in the instructions was to make a slip knot. Step 2 was to put the knot around the post. I couldn't figure out how to put the slip knot around the shuttle post, and first thought was to see if it comes apart and it did. In hindsight I could have done it without pulling the shuttle apart. Anyways, I am really excited about this, and thank you for posting this video.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Absolutely! Thank you for coming by!

[@vickifowler5069]

I think I may have it now! I commented to you before on how I've been trying for a long time and you were very supportive 🙂 thank you! I'll try more moves when I can do this part well.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Oh yay! I’m so glad, Vicki! Keep up the good work 🥰💕

[@nydiarivera6866]

Thank you. Everyone I’ve seen r so fast. Really want to do this as one of my other sewing, crocheting etc. Subscribed. Hopefully u will do more tutorials.

[@josilvino1952]

❤❤❤

[@roxannequinlan4905]

thank you so much! This was a way I could finally understand it. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong on the second part of the stitch, and I still don't know what I was doing, but I'm doing it correctly now!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yay! I’m so glad this was helpful 🥰

[@mohammedayub6083]

❤❤🎉

[@tpjr63]

Nice instructions, I found some tatting shuttles in my late moms sewing basket and just wanted to know how to use them, thank you!✌✌✌

[@eviedieck4028]

Yours is one of the best tutorials I've seen. Would you do one that explains and demonstratse how the knot flip works so it ends up on the shuttle thread rather than staying on the hand thread. You do it so effortlessly but I'm really struggling with it. Thanks.

[@restandrevive911]

I will definitely try to do a video that shows that. 😊

[@abidahkhan9651]

Well explained

[@JulieandShirleysYarnBarn]

I'm going to try again. I hope I can figure this out.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yes keep trying! It took me over a year to really get the hang of it 😊 you got this!

[@JulieandShirleysYarnBarn]

@WonderfullyFashioned Thank you. I think I finally figured out how to make the knots correctly and make rings. I'm going to practice that for a while, then I'll move to something more difficult.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

@@JulieandShirleysYarnBarn yay! I’m so glad 😊

[@narapoxosyan2872]

Thank you so much.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

You are so welcome 😊

[@christinestraubsiegel8987]

Wow. It's going to take me a while.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

That’s okay. You will get it! 💕🥰

[@susanhoeft5496]

I am relearning tatting with a shuttle. O used to tat up until 9 years ago and moved several times since then and served my country since 1983 and now waiting for final papers to see if I deploy again or not

[@restandrevive911]

Glad I can help! 😊

[@amalakmal4737]

Could you please show how to wrap the thread on the shuttle again? Coz I sawyer doing it in two directions.. is it necessary?

[@Islandflower66]

Do you have a video on how to read tatting patterns or the abbreviations for tat patterns? Thanks I can practice now watching your video.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Hi Mary, I do have this video on writing patterns, which should explain a little bit. However, I am not sure I do it the traditional way. I just write my own patterns in a way that makes sense to me. lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH-kinudrchrjZo I do explain that a little bit in my newest video which you can find here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M

[@Islandflower66]

@@WonderfullyFashioned thank you so much! 😊 💕

[@jackiebiggs8159]

thank you

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

You're welcome

[@daljeetkaur1837]

Wow so sweet thank you sister

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

🥰

[@rusgabriela1637]

Thanks❤

[@valerietham7295]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@akaStacy1975]

I haven't tried it yeat, but I just wanted to say that I really like how you explain this. You also have very pretty hands. That sounds kind of weird, but I'm going to leave it cuz it made me laugh and I am weird. :) I wish I could see the knots better, but I'm guessing that would be really hard to accomplish. Bravo on a well done vid!

[@restandrevive911]

Awww thank you. Lol yeah, the knots are so small it gets blurry by the time the camera is close enough. Thanks for checking put the video 😊

[@daecken]

Hi there, I noticed that you didn’t do the chain in this video. I rewatched it a couple of times.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

This is how you do a chain. If you want to do a chain, you wrap the thread in your left hand around your pinky. If you want to make a chain, you'll actually wrap the thread around the fingers of your left hand and hold both ends in between your fingers. Hope that helps!

[@NancyKray-d2s]

Easy way of remembering the stitching, under the fingers over the top, over the fingers under to knot

[@reginablevins8550]

Has anyone done needle tatting? Which type would you recommend for left handers?

[@NancyKray-d2s]

Easy way to remember the stitching, under the fingers over the top, over the fingers under to knot

[@angelaross1]

I have been at it for three hours, and I have a pile of loops . . .cant seem to get the know to flip . . .arg . . .good thing I bought a BG skein of thread

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Hi Angela, Aww man, it's so tough at first, isn't it? It took me a year to get this right! I have a new video up where I'm answering some common questions I've gotten over the years. Maybe some of these demonstrations will help? Best of luck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M

[@iteeshollow]

The center is a post.

[@deb4941]

I only bought one shuttle. I should have gotten the two pack.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

You can definitely do more with two shuttles :)

[@c.c314]

I can't figure out how to get the thread to flip.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Hi C.C. I actually just launched a new video and I picked out this comment to read. I demonstrate how to get the thread to flip and answer a few other common questions I've gotten over the years as well. I hope this helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M

[@morningstar5569]

I'm just dumb, I guess. I'm using smooth thread & I can't pull it (I've watched your video over & over to make sure I was doing it right) to curve the chain. The thread locks. I can make the double stitches easily. I just can't get the thread to pull tight. 🙄

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Hhmmm well, without seeing it, I’ll have to guess what the problem is. (And YOU ARE NOT DUMB!) lol it might be that one of your stitches is not laying the right way. When you pull, is there a certain spot that it’s catching?

[@morningstar5569]

@@WonderfullyFashioned It's my last stitch every time. It just pulls itself into a knot. 😬 I definitely know I'm doing something wrong, I just can't figure it out. I all but watched your video frame by frame. *sight* I'm determined to learn tatting and I love your tutorials. Despite my issue in the first lesson, your videos are still the best ones out of all the beginner tutorials I've watched before finding you. Lol. Thank you for your response. I'll get it figured out eventually.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

@@morningstar5569 yes you will get it! 🥰💕 I did another video answering questions, and this might be helpful. If you watch from 11:20 in the video, I go over how to do a ring then a chain and then a ring. And I use bigger thread, but might be easier to see. Anyway, hope this helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M

[@saifalmussawy]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

💕😍

[@buginarug2613]

Uhh mine made a loop like all the knots curved into a circle

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yep, that is called a ring. If you are trying to make a chain, you can see me demonstrate that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M Best of luck! Nicole

[@sakinamaudarbux6839]

So difficult Can't do it

[@leaveittolefty]

Sakina Maudarbux keep at it--you'll get it. don't get to the point of frustrated, take a break. sometimes when you come back to something new it becomes crystal clear😉

[@DylanJCat]

This is the most frustrating thing I have ever had to learn. Learning a new language and solving the R cube was easier. Never had such a hard time learning anything.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Awww I’m sorry it’s giving you such trouble. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help!

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Yeah that first knot is a doozy. I have another video that might help. I use bigger thread in the demonstrations and the video quality is a little better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M Hang in there! You will get it! 💕

[@valerieprice1745]

Needle tatting you can learn in five minutes. Shuttle tatting is giving me fits.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I know it can be confusing. It took me about a year to pick up shuttle tatting. Don’t get discouraged! You will get it! 🥰💕

[@ireneroy1847]

😭looks so easy. I've practised and practised but still cannot get it right

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Hi Irene! How has practice been going? I know it seems daunting at first, but once you get the hang of tatting, it is so fun. I've made a new video that might explain a bit more of what you're having trouble with. Hopefully this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmzfoZ8at-IY6M

[@ireneroy1847]

@@WonderfullyFashioned 😁work came in-between. But I am carrying the shuttle in my handbag in case I am waiting somewhere and need something to keep me busy. Thank you. Will check out the link.

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

@@ireneroy1847 totally get that! I carry my tatting supplies with me, too! Lol 😂

[@elle-iza]

Me, who is used to needle tatting: *orders tatting shuttles, how difficult can it be? Also me, tatting shuttles arrived: *cries in my tea, because very difficult. I can't get the knot to transfer onto the shuttle string. 😭

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

Awww man well I hope these videos have helped. Let me know if you have anything in particular you are struggling with and I’ll try to help! 🥰💕

[@elle-iza]

@@WonderfullyFashioned Thank you so much, but I guess that I will have to figure this out on my own. Right now I'm making some sort of macramé knots that interlock tightly in place, and I can't slide the knots /stitches up or down. I can't close the ring, I can't even close picots. 🤯 This is way easier with needle tatting, sing you loop the thread around your needle, then slide it down the thread loop. Easy peasy, lemon squeezey. I will follow your tutorial again and again, eventually it will "click" and I'll get it. 😄 It's good to have a real challenge. 💪

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

@@elle-iza ok yes keep going! It took me almost a year to figure out shuttle tatting. 💕🥰

[@jackierortvedt4197]

Voices need volume

[@WonderfullyFashioned]

I’ll take that into consideration when I’m creating my online course. Thanks for the feedback! 🥰

[@nankc1]

thread

[@RenaissancePeopleNYC]

why do people end every damn sentence in thee form of a question?