#tatting lace

[aqlstar]

Completed shuttle tatted yellow ribbon in size 10 cotton with gold glass beads.

It’s for my Bubbe’s synagogue to remind everyone of the hostages that have been held in Gaza for over 14 months. I’d encourage everyone to do something-whatever that looks like for you- to help your synagogue be better advocates for the hostages too.

If you’re not sure where to start I have printable informational flyers you can print yourself and put in your synagogue here-

[waterlilly18]

I made some earrings and a bracelet back in may. It was a lot of fun!

[slavsquatting-rat]

Do you want to see the evolution of my lacemaking skills?

No?

Too bad, because

From the first lesson to the most recent one.

Yes, this weird abstract mess

Is much more complex skill (or like, an effort) than the first one. It's awful but I like it anyways.

Also I've just finished this little guy

My crochet lace still looks much better (even unblocked as in the photo) but also crochet is not only much easier than tatting but I have also much more experience in it

[librarychair]

Blocking some of the doilies I've crocheted and tatted out of colored thread through the last couple years. The large tatted doily is Renulek's spring doily 2022, the long narrow pink and yellow one is Tatting By The Bay's onion ring magic square. Many of the crochet patterns are ones designers have posted for free on their instagram, but some are also "pirated" from instagram as well. Made with both vintage and modern threads.

[minimewtreasures]

Crafter: Miki Matsusawa

[scribblesandknotsshop]

Throwback to these bookmarks I made a few years back - not only are they some of my favorite tatting I’ve done, these were also some of my favorite staged pictures I’ve ever taken for a crafting project! I can also do this lace pattern as a choker, which is what the last picture shows. 

(I don’t have these listed on Etsy anymore, but if you want one, just message me - I’d be happy to make them again and set up the listing.)

The pattern for these is from Robin Perfetti’s bookmarks collection, but unfortunately her Etsy shop has not been up for a few years, so the collection is currently unavailable. You can still find her free patterns on her blog: http://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/.

[scribblesandknots]

Made a lil bookmark! Can never have enough bookmarks.

(ID: two pictures of a red lace bookmark with tassel tail. One picture has it laying on a book and the other is a blank brown background.)

[regrese12]

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[gender-dyke]

[Image ID. beaded lace bracelet made of blue and black threads with light blue beads. End ID]

Finally finished this tatted bracelet for my mother!! Im very proud of it since it was my first time working with breads!

[lumiy-a]

this is completely off-topic but maybe not so much since it’s the reason why i haven’t written a single word of my fic in weeks:

also it’s my stupid tumblr blog so why not posting my stupid tatting too

[aqlstar]

Tatting is such an underrated hobby; I can make as many things as I want and I still go through $0.25 of materials.

Every other fiber/textile related hobby is so expensive.

[nikkinelson1313]

hi there 💕

[librarychair]

Tatting with size 40 rayon embroidery thread. This is the thinnest thread I'm really comfortable tatting with.

[scribblesandknots]

Hi I’m a multi-craftual crafter who tends to hyperfixate on things but is also entering their thirties, and I have some tips!

My number-one ergonomics tip for crafters is to pick a trigger for stretching and really, really try to make it a habit. Pavlov yourself into stretching and fixing your posture on a regular basis, tailored to whatever you’re crafting. 

The key steps here are to

1) find a trigger action inherent to your craft that happens often enough to help,

2) really work to train yourself to actually take a moment when that trigger happens, and

3) put it down and actually take stock of your body in the moment.

For knitting or crochet, I do every row; this means I stretch a lot with smaller knits, but that’s fine! Get to the end of the row - time to put the work down, flex my hands a bit, and sit up straight again. Take stock of my body and stretch anything that needs stretching. The row marker or turning the work if it’s flat is the trigger. 

For embroidery, I do this whenever I need to change the thread in the needle. (I also keep my embroidery thread pretty short to help me out here - starting new thread more often is a small price to pay for not hurting myself.) A magnetic needle minder makes putting your needle down less nerve-wracking, and a hoop holder or clamp helps a lot too. 

For bobbin lace, it’s whenever I finish a pass through the bobbins. For tatting lace, whenever I need to wind out more thread. Whenever I pick up a new craft, I repeat this process of finding a trigger and training myself to use it. It takes a good bit of effort, at first, because you have to consciously remind yourself to respect the trigger action until it becomes habit; I’ll write myself a note and put it on my pattern or instructions, or just somewhere I can see it. 

Doing this has saved me a ton of pain from crafting and lets me craft for longer periods of time without hurting myself. Once you’ve trained yourself well enough on the trigger, you shouldn’t have to think about it anymore and it shouldn’t interrupt your sense of flow while you’re working. It’s just as much a part of the process as the actual trigger is, at that point.

This would probably work with things outside of crafting, too, but I personally get into focus-zone most with crafting, so that’s where I’ve developed this habit. 

Boy howdy I do love to cross stitch*

*my lower back is unbelievably fucked

[scribblesandknotsshop]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008172744/black-beaded-lace-statement-earrings