How to wind thread on flat tatting shuttles
September 24, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under tatting
My mother always says: Actions speak louder than words! So, when several people asked me how to wind thread onto flat tatting shuttles, I thought… rather than trying to describe it, I will just make a video!
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Hurrah for
technology!
How amazing
to be able to do this!
I grabbed a
handful of
tatting shuttles
and then,
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
showed how to
make a Lark’s
Head Knot
through the arms
of the Great Mother
tatting shuttle,
so it can be worn as a
pendant.
This is a handy trick to know,
as you can easily do this
with a key or scissors or other
tools, and wear them around
your neck, too.
I made the cord in the video with one of my Cordelia cord makers, but you could tat it – I made tatted beaded cords, and then gave them all away, so I couldn’t show them. (LOL!)
Here’s the video:
