Tatting tip for working with Lady Hoare tatting shuttles
September 2, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under tatting
Tatting Chic won the Lady Hoare tatting shuttle that I gave away recently on my blog.
She wrote about it: Tatting Chic and the new Lady Hoare shuttle
She was disappointed to find it slow and difficult to work with.
The Lady Hoare tatting shuttles are slower to work with, but you can move along with them at a fair clip, once you get used to them.
AND, there is a secret to working with them comfortably.
Pinch lightly on one of the openings, and have the rest of the tatting shuttle ‘float’ out in front of your fingers. A closed shuttle will sit mostly inside your hand, so adjusting to the ‘floating hold’ does make the Lady Hoare easier to use. It’ll seem odd at first, but it will click for you, and it’ll work beautifully.
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Noreen I did try your tips when you emailed me earlier. It works much better to hold it near the end just like you said. The tatting went much fast and did not seem so clumsy. Thank you! I really do love the shuttle even when I tatted clumsily with it! It’s such a beautiful work of art and it’s nice to be able to tat faster with it now.
It has gone to a loving home, no worries!