Older hands working a tatting shuttle and thread loop

November 4, 2026 · 10 min

Making the double stitch your hands trust

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November 2026

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  1. Joining a ring to a ring, without a crochet hook

    The shuttle join, slowly, from the picot to the closed ring.

    Older hands working a tatting shuttle and thread loop
  2. Reading a tatting pattern diagram

    Rings, chains and picots, and what each little mark is telling you.

    Tatting diagrams and a tablet sketch on a lace-covered table