Shuttle Tatting - The Magic Thread Trick (magic loops)

[@ElenaQuezada-j1k]

I know these videos are from a long time ago, but I just found them yesterday. I've been trying to learn this technique for quite a long time and this is the first one I find SO CLEAR!!!! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge. I hope I will ever do something with it. So far it has only been learning

[@NooBearAus]

I'm so glad it helped you! Thank you for your lovely words. All the best with your learning, I teach online classes if you're interested.🙂

[@frapatch]

Just got back into tatting after about 3 years. I have many hobbies and was absorbed by sewing clothes lately. My daughter suddenly took an interest in tatting and asked if I could teach her the basics so I had to brush up my own tatting skills. You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[@NooBearAus]

Thank you so much!! I wish you and your daughter lot's of Happy Tatting Times!

[@mercywalschek2695]

I am new to tatting and kept seeing videos and blogs about this method. I love it. This is genius. Great video. Thank you.

[@NooBearAus]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you liked it.

[@ruthpalsson6930]

Great ! Just used it for the first time. managed to adapt it to on eon a chain and one on a ring! And I used my needle nosed pliers to pull it through - wrapped the fishing line around the tips of the pliers a few times. Thanks.

[@NooBearAus]

Brilliant!

[@debbiewilde2700]

Thank you for teaching magic loop trick. Please do more tatting videos!

[@NooBearAus]

Thank you! I have a few other videos up and plan to make more - it's just getting the time to do them!🤣

[@TheYorkieSue]

Lovely video, thank you... Pretty much what I've been doing for years. Was shown by the Shuttle Bros at Camp Wanna Tat 2005... My worksheet has been going the rounds the tatting word since I taught it at Shuttlebirds... A couple of different things I do... Double knot the end of the Power Pro, to help when puling through at the end by putting a finger inside the loop using a short sharp tug... Also I take out the magic loop between two FULL double stitch - so not to deform the lace... I also use it on rings when no chain available... BTW if you pull on one side of the tail - it opens the loop

[@NooBearAus]

I'm glad you liked the video! Magic Thread is so much better than sewing in ends!! I prefer to use the quilting grips - doesn't hurt my hands so much; but I did show tying the ends in a recent video for others who may prefer to do that. I also prefer to put my loop in the half stitch and just hold the stitches really firmly. This way I don't have an issue with deformation and the tails tend to stay hidden better for me. This is the beauty of tatting - everyone can do what works for them.😊

[@Cukorpoczak568]

Really thank you!!! I think i am waiting for Your teaching for years! 🤗🌷 finally i found these videos. Thank you the happiness what i feel when i can do something new in my tatting. 🙏 Good teachers shares knowledge, i do the same: share informations to make our life better. God bless! 🌷❤

[@NooBearAus]

My pleasure!

[@Angelitague]

Genial tu magia de hacer desaparecer las colas, me deslumbraste; he aprendido muchas técnicas contigo, te estoy más que agradecida. Sigo tus videos. Te saludo desde Chile 🇨🇱👏❤️

[@NooBearAus]

Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@leaveittolefty]

thanks for your time and talent! very appreciated😃👍🏼 for anyone in the US that lives near a Dollar Tree store--i got a package of the finger grips (they are bright pink) in the aisle where the glitter and art things are . i think there are 3 or 4 in a package.

[@NooBearAus]

Glad you're enjoying the videos! I hope you're going to join me for the Veronica Doily.😊

[@lynettewykes9923]

Great technique, thank you for sharing.

[@NooBearAus]

This is my favourite technique for hiding tails! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@kariannefimland1475]

Brilliant!

[@NooBearAus]

Thank you

[@amandab5195]

Fabulous! Thank you so much. :-)

[@NooBearAus]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CarolineNH]

Two questions. First of all, do you reuse the fishing line that you used for your magic loops? Second, what size & kind of needle do I need to have the thread pop in the top like that?

[@NooBearAus]

Yes! You can re use the loops many, many times. They do eventually go 'floppy'... but not for a long time. you can still use them like this but it's more fiddly. I prefer to cut a new length. The needles are called 'self threading needles". I show them in the 'sewing in tails' video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIDcm4CbhLJojZYsi=KKx2yAoSq-2r297O

[@yuririaharris1578]

Thank you very much.

[@NooBearAus]

Welcome 😊

[@rosemarykearsley5584]

Hi could you please tell me where you buy the Fireline from . Love your videos.

[@NooBearAus]

Hi Rosemary, I bought mine online. I've had it for so long I can't remember exactly where I got it from! If you google it, many options come up. I'm sorry I'm not much help! It is worth looking around though, prices can vary A LOT. So glad you're liking the videos.

[@montishaya]

I have Fireline for beading, definitely gonna try it for tatting! I get mine at JoAnn's, I think Michael's has it too, as well as Hobby Lobby. Pretty sure you could find it on Amazon too, definitely worth shopping around for best price :)

[@maryburt3114]

where did you find the finger grips?

[@NooBearAus]

In the quilting section of the craft store (Spotlight in Australia) they're also known as 'quilting grips' - this might come up in a search?

[@lorriehemerly7526]

If you have 2 threads in the beginning and 2 threads ending can you use this method with 2 threads at one time?

[@NooBearAus]

Hmm.... you 'can' - but I wouldn't advise it. Firstly, it's going to be quite hard to pull both threads through. Secondly, it's going to make your chain (or ring) REALLY thick and ugly, I prefer to spit my tails up. The start of my Daisy video explains how I split my tails when I'm working with two threads. Here is the link for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqbRfXyCjZ6VsLs The other point is that when you're just beginning a piece it's much easier to tat over the tail than a magic loop. I hope that helps!

[@lorriehemerly7526]

@@NooBearAus thank you and yes it does help.

[@debbief7276]

Would Wild Fire work?

[@NooBearAus]

yes

[@SarahLauserTM]

A bit of a late comment here, so I don’t know if you’ll see it. First off, thanks for the videos! They are quite helpful. My question is whether you’ve tried monofilament instead of braided line; my thought is that it would slide easier but I’m wondering if you know of a reason to avoid it?

[@NooBearAus]

So glad you're enjoying the videos. I haven't tried monofilament, and I can't see a reason not to use it. I would be interested in your findings if you ever try it.

[@sakuravirtualjp]

que marca es ese hilo? me gusta.

[@NooBearAus]

It is Power pro fishing line, and Fireline beading thread

[@sakuravirtualjp]

@@NooBearAus el hila de naveta es color morado

[@Muktaswar_By_Ashwini]

Do you have any similar technique for needle 🪡 tatting?

[@NooBearAus]

I'm sorry I don't needle tat.

[@kimfauth9542]

Why did you reverse your work?

[@NooBearAus]

You reverse work to change direction. Have a look at this video, it explains how and why we reverse work 😊

[@mariaviotto9908]

I am new to tatting. I have tried magic loop with crochet thread but find it difficult to pull the ends through. What could I be doing wrong?

[@NooBearAus]

Your crochet thread could be too thick, or your stitches could be too tight - or possibly a combination of both. Make sure you put your loops in your chains. I hope that helps.

[@mariaviotto9908]

@@NooBearAus I was thinking of trying dental floss instead. I have seen other videos where tatters have used floss thread which I don’t think we have here in Oz., and are able to pull both tail threads through. I’ll keep persevering!

[@NooBearAus]

@@mariaviotto9908 I tried dental floss and found it too hard to grip, also the floss is very floppy, making the ends tricky to tat over. That was my personal experience - you might find it works well for you. Have you tried the fireline or powerpro which I showed in the video? I like them the best because they hold their shape.

[@mariaviotto9908]

@@NooBearAus Not yet. I'm back at work Monday so won’t have a lot of time to practise until, maybe, the weekends. I want to try the floss to see if I can get it to work first.

[@NooBearAus]

@@mariaviotto9908 Sure, see what works for you. Another thought to consider is separating your ends. I don't put both tails into the same loop as I find it makes it quite thick, but again this is personal preference.

[@joyfulone1816]

As of today, 4-6-21 there's no video with this... just audio.

[@NooBearAus]

I just had a look at it and there was both video and audio. Not sure why you wouldn't have visual. Would you please try your link again.

[@joyfulone1816]

@@NooBearAus i definitely will, thank you for getting back to me! 🤗

[@NooBearAus]

@@joyfulone1816 I hope it works for you. I can tat, but I'm not very good with technical stuff! 🤣

[@joyfulone1816]

@@NooBearAus i just finished watching the video. Excellent technique, thank you for sharing it with me 🤗🤗🤗