Beginner Tatting Project 

I don’t think I’ve ever commented on a RU-vid video in my life, but I just had to - this video is INCREDIBLY helpful!!!!!! I’ve been struggling to figure this out for ages and it finally clicked!!! Thank you!

Thank you Yvonne! I love running across tutorials where people aren't experts, makes the process hopeful for those learning. Great job. My first piece. Will be looking for more easy patterns. Thank you.

hey hun, if you have a tea candle sitting around and cant find your needle threaders try just dipping the tip of the yarn/thread into a wax drip and smush on table so it levels it out and the wax will help hold the small bits together long enough to get in needle. was a trick my grams taught me when i was a kid with hand sewing. hagd hun :)

I’m a beginner too. I really like the look of the 4 vs the 5. The 4 looks like a vintage lace pattern. Which is what I’m after. 🥰

Making mistakes is an important part of learning, you learn so much from correcting them. As it has been said elsewhere, " someone who never makes mistakes, never makes anything". Thank you so much for your tutorial, I learnt a lot from you, so please carry on.

Thank you for going slow enough for us . I like to learn more from your videos. I think i going to have a useful from this . God bless you

That metal needle you have looks exactly like my Susan Bates weaving needle. I bought mine new in package from local craft store. I'm just beginning to learn needle tatting and thought this great big needle would work fine, and it has so far been very sturdy. 🤓

Your information on correcting mistakes has been so helpful. And how you are making a knot at the end of a loup or petal has really been so enlightening!! Your explanation on when/why to turn my work -Thank You Thank YOU! I am attempting to fix a damaged cloth with tatting between the cloth at the bottom. The pattern is very similar to what you are doing. And it helps when you share your mistakes! I am glad your piece came up with only 4 petals. That is the same as what I am trying to duplicate. Except i need to make this border 12-14 inches long. The original piece is so much finer than what i am working with at this time. Hopefully I can get skilled enough to use the size 8 needle and have enough thread. I inherited a large box of tatting thread and crochet thread. Thank you again. I will be watching this video several more times!!

Good job Young lady. The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement, so don't be hard on yourself. At least you are out there trying to do something. Great job! Keep up the good work.

Thank you! I’ve watched many other videos on needle tatting but kept screwing up because they go really fast with when & which way to ‘turn’ & didn’t explain why like you did. I finally finished my first project with no discard pile of tangled thread!

Good job, Von! You actually did this tutorial much sooner than I had expected. Courageous. It brings back memories of my grandmother (who was from Malta) teaching me at about 8 years old, how to tat. That summer I also learned how to knit and crochet and do some basic crewelwork. But at the time the only thing I stuck with was knitting.

Beautiful work! 👍🏼My great-grandma did tatting and I have some of her tools and an envelope of tatting lace and pieces. She used to glue little “tatting” flowers into thank you cards and gift tags. I want to pass on the skill and your tutorial was so helpful! Thank you!

You did a really great job teaching here. I like how you say to count your stitches at the bottom. It was always confusing to me when I joined the thread to another picot. And I like how you pulled the thread out to check and compare the size of the picots. Also, I like how you explained the reason for turning your work. It all clicked for me. When I know the reason for something, it sticks in my head better. Oh and the magic Kate stitch...I understood how you explained it. Thank you. Keep posting. Your videos are so fun.

The best way I've found to thread almost any needle is to first dampen the end of the thread, pinch the end of the thread flat between your thumb and forefinger, line up the eye with the pinched thread (you may not be able to see the thread at this point, but that's allright), and finally use your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the thread forward and through the eye. I takes practice lining it up and getting the pinch right, but this is the method I have used for decades since I learned it. Hope it's of any help! Also, I love watching your videos! Thank you for making them :)

Hi Yvonne.many yrs ago when I started working..the English office ladies would do tatting in their lunch hr.it looked very difficult. I am a crafter myself from crochet to patchwork quilting .but today you have shown me how easy with a little patience how easy it is.gonna try it right now. I salute you.. many thx..

I only had a chance to listen to you for 6 min. BUT! I can see NOW I will finally learn this art that my Norwegian Grandmother used ! I wish that I had the patience or made time to learn while she was alive.

This was very informative.

Thank you for these tutorials on tatting. So happy this beautiful art is not being left behind.

Thanks so much for sharing! I've heard about and seen tatting but never quite understood it. You made the process much clearer, even with your oopsies!

a trick hand sewers use, which I am unsure if it'd work here, but it's worth a shot, is run the end of the thread over a bar of bee'swax. It stiffen the ends somewhat and makes it easyer to slide through.

I really enjoyed your learning techniques. I have never done this before. You made it look so easy. Thank you for your teaching me.

Thank you for your video! I have been using a shuttle to tat with. I am a quilter and love to add embellishments to my quilts.

what a little doll you are! love the fact you are not Paula perfect! You have a great sense of humour! Thank you for an interesting fun video!

I take a small piece of upholstery thread and put both ends through the needle eye, leaving a loop. Then I place what I want to thread, through the loop and pull both ends of the upholstery thread back out...pulling my new thread through the eye of the needle. It works for me!

I'm hooked. I bought the tools and materials. I made it thanks to your tutorial. Tatting is fun and relaxing.

You just absolutely make my day

I have watched several other videos on tatting and yours is the best. I like the speed you go, the good close ups and the repeats. Then how to solve potential issues. Keep making videos, I will watch them-FANTASTICO!

That secret step is awesome. It makes the work lay flatter and is neater.

cut the thread in an angle. to thread the needle. this way easier. Your are great teaching!!!!

Thanks again Yvonne, I 💘 your vids teaching me my crafts.

Hello Yvonne, I'm inspired to take up tatting again, this time with the needle having watched your excellent video. I never did get on with the shuttle. Regarding threading the yarn through the needle, I have a small block of beeswax to help stop the end from fraying. I pull the yarn across it when embroidering with metal thread but guess it would help with any yarn. I bought it from a shop selling embroidery materials. Best wishes, Joan.

This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you so much. I found it very easy to follow.

Looks so much easier than tatting with a shuttle! I’m going to have to buy myself some tatting needles now! Thanks! I learned a lot from you!

Great tutorial!!!....and I love your nail polish girl!!!👍👍👍☺️❤️

Lindo, obrigado por ensinar!

Thank you for perfect instructions to follow. Yes, U.V.W is also easy to watch.

Great tutorial! Thank you 😘❤️😘

I love it your doing great thanks for sharing this beautiful

I made my very first tatted flower. Yay. I will practice some more so that I can make earrings. Thank you so much. Just so you know I'm a beginner too.

Thank you for helping me learn how to start and finish my work. If you get the eye of the needle wet instead of your thread it can at times be easier to thread the needle

I love your video! The soft guitar in the background, along with being zoomed in really close made all the difference! Thank you so much. Nicely done.

Good teaching. Tysm!

Very good tutorial,and i like the close up we see very clear.Thank's very much i am a beginner and i watch a lot of video and you are the best one.I am so happy that i learn from you

Love this!!

Best tutorial I have seen for beginners. Every well explained

Thanks for showing the project with all the warts because I always get messed up and don't know what I've done!

I cut the end to where the thread is no longer frayed and attempt to thread without pressing or saliva. Sometimes I'll use glue or a match to make the end unfrayable and hopefully it is still small enough to fit through the eye. I agree that the struggle is real.

thank you so much...your are my first tatting teacher.. I made it..

Thank u so much I couldn’t get my chains to lay down ur method helped me so much

Yvonne! love your channel! where did you learn all this cool stuff?! You've inspired me in my crafting. Thank you! Keep it up! P.S. when are to our all in Tulsa, Ok again?

Thanks. You are a great teacher

I use dental floss to rethread my needle, make a loop to use as a lasso, the thread & pull thru.

So pretty

Nice tute. Crazy question....have you made one that looks like your lace tattoo? It's really pretty.

So clear explanation Thank you!

thank you for your clear, slow, and sweet instructions!! I just started Tatting this week!

I love to learn this. Your tutorial will help me. Thank you so much for sharing.

Great job!

Very nice video and beautiful explanation for a first time ⌚ for me. I think I will start doings it. Thank you

Lovely very nice ❤❤❤

I found a hack that works for threading a needle really nicely, as I had lots of problems with that, too.. So, I make a loop at the end of a thread by bending it and hold the loop with my two fingertips. Instead of putting the end of thread into the needle eye, I put in that loop. So the thread doesn't split and it goes in easily, Loop should not be too big, as it wiggles than, making nice sharp loop and it goes in splendidly. Simple thing, but I needed long time to find it.... I use it also for my sawing machine... all the secret is in the loop...

I really would like to see the 3 petal Celtic design. I want to learn how to do this so I can finish off linens I inherited from my mother and turn them into wearable tops without cutting them up.

Thank you. I've managed to join in fashion 😃

nooooo... dangit.... I had to go and watch this... and ended up buying tatting needles... can't wait get them to try it out... anoooother hobby to learn and probably love and start making tattingprojects.. :D

Muy precioso tejido enfocar bien la camara

You did well. Could hardly tell jou are a beginner. Thanks

This looks so much easier than shuttle tatting - I might have to give it a try. For threading the needle, try tightly folding the thread around the pointed ends of the needle, pinch firmly, slide the needle out, then flip the eye and look for the dot of thread between your finger and thumb through the eye. Keep the thread punched tight and slide the eye over the thread and down between your finger and thumb. Let me know if this helps, maybe I'll film you a video :-(

if you use dental floss use it to lasso your thread, to rethread your needle as it is thinner & also stiff enough to thread easily. thank you

Love the henna tat!

Very beautiful explained

I love this thank you

So nice and pretty but it's hard to make ....I love it...

hold your work up higher when you show the special st as we can't see what to do. thank you.

OOOPPPSSS... 83 years young made a mistake, Lady mentioned O.V.W. is right, Thank you.

I just recently discovered the latest secret stitch! Definitely helps it to lay better.

My lovely work!mersi

Very nice. I make Shuttle Tatting

i liike and enjoyed your tutorial, thanks so so much, you have made my day. Actually my first lesson as a beginner! I will start trying my hands as soon as i get my tools and materials. What is the thread and the needle called?, is there any other tools I require as a beginner so I can order my tools and materials online now. I cant wait to get them andnstart my practical lesson. Once again, thanks so so much.

TY for your video I have tried it yrs and yrs ago with a shuttle... I am going to be doing this in the very near future

Have you ever tried tatting with the shuttle that has a bobbin that holds thinner thread. My great grandma taught me how to tat around hankies...a lost art!!! TFS ♡♡♡♡

Gracias

I litterally just told crafting with ruby i wish she would do a tutorial on tatting conundrums, missed stitches, wrong ring joined, pulled loop thru as if a chain and its supposed to be a ring, too short a tail and need to add on to it, a loop of string mysteriosly back there 3 chains ago or why is that thread in the middle of my ring...i love the comment that the biggest room is the room for improvement. I need a door to a room for conundrums. Lol!

Lol when it popped up on my phone I honestly thought ink tattoos not this lol .... But this is pretty cool

If you need to find the size of your needle get a tatting peco measure. there are holes that will tell you much like a sizer for knitting and crocheting

Is this call forward hitch and back hitch? Seems familiar to me.

I've always wanted to learn tatting...now i can...thank you

Thank you 😊

thank you

Went off camera a few times but the commentary helped a lot during those times.

Wondering how to add thread to shuttle if use the continuous thread method of only 1 shuttle n 1 ball of thread. I want to add thread to shuttle which is finishing but i dont have another ball of thread. I want to take from the present ball but i can't find the end of d ball, unless i unwind the whole ball. I cannot cut the ball as it is still attached to the project too. In youtube videos there are many showing how to add thread but none showing thread taken from ball that is still being used. Any suggestion?

you always reverse work between chains and rings (not rings & rings). The only exception to that is if the pattern says DNRW (do not reverse work). If it doesn't say DNRW, then you must rw between rings and chains, or your chains will go in the wrong direction.

I wish I knew someone that did this stuff near me

Hello I love it please please teach me I am willing to learn I live in Sweden you are a great lady

Most of the action is obscured below frame. I think I get the idea

Do you have any books to recommend that teach with the long needle and not the little boat looking shuttle ? You lesson was wonderful.

How to join these 4/5 petal flowers to make a necklace, please demonstrate.

For some reason I just can't get the closing the loop. I pull the thread through and get a knot most of the time, then I will accidently get it to work, but can't figure out how.

That's amazing work .but u make me crazy when u move the thread i can't save what i'm seeing. Help me if u can😢

it is beautiful where will i get that needle

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