Tatting - What is it and how to do it - a step by step guide to shuttle, thread and stitches 

Im watching from Texas and feeling quite guilty for watching this instead of doing my Bible study to prepare for church this morning, but when I saw you were tatting I had to watch!!! My grandmother used to do tatting, did ALL her pillow cases which I inherited!! I’m tickled to see this!!!

Watching from the little mountains south of San Francisco, California. I'm so happy to have found your video!

This is the most calming and well explained and perfectly slow but not too slow tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thank you!

This has been the best tutorial I have seen so far. Thank you for you explanation being so simple. Peabody Massachusetts

Watching from Norway 🥰 Bought a used sewing machine and it came with this odd, leaf-shaped, bobbin-thingy. I guess now I will have to add one more hobby to my list 😁

Watching from Oklahoma City. My grandmother-in-law, MeMe, taught me how to tat. I’m out of practice so I am always up for a refresher! Jan

I am from eastern Tennessee and appreciate your sharing your skills and help us learn old hand crafts. Thanks

It's a great video. Very easy to follow.

Watching from Alabama, USA. I just started making paper beads and a new member of your Facebook group. You are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

I’m watching from Los Angeles California, new here and really excited to learn from you ✨

I'm in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA, where I live with my Bristol, England born husband. While I haven't seen much tatting done in this area, I can recall in my hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, my mother and several aunts creating everything from tiny doll's dresses to lovely snowflake ornaments in what they called tatting. Thank you for your excellent explanation of the process. It's so good to know that this elegant art is not being lost to time.

Hi squeaker chimp, I’m sorry I’ve only just discovered you and don’t know your name! I’m in Sturminster Newton Dorset, really not far from you! I know Christchurch very well as I used to work there, lovely town, just can’t park 😂. Love listening to you and your teaching, so glad I’ve found you, I can spend the rest of the day catching up on all your videos and listen to you craft whilst I work 😂, Bea xx

I’m an English expat living in Washington State. I’ve been tatting for 5 years now and in my work with beads and tatting, I came across this fabulous craft of paper beading!!

Hi, I live in Fort Worth, Texas and very new to tatting. Only 4 months😊

Hello from New Caledonia ☀️ It’s a small French island in the South Pacific Ocean. Thanks a lot for that video that makes me listen some English 😉 And happy to learn about tatting too 😊

I have been tatting for about 20 years. I bought a book to learn. I live in Perdido, Alabama

Watching from Oregon USA. My grandmother did tatting and I still have some of her work. Curious about it. Right now I crochet, but thinking about this.

I live in Belgium, and am new here, nice to meet you

Just found you! Watching from Peoria, IL USA. I love tatted trims, but never learned from my grandmother when I had the chance. You make it very approachable, thank you for sharing 😊

Watching from north idaho, found out about tatting from a nice lady at the state fair

Congrats on being the second google result for "tatting lace"! (right after Wikipedia) I was watching V. Birchwood's 500 Years of Lace History ft. Elena Kanagy-Loux, and the pictures of tatting came up and I thought: I NEED to see if I can learn that. I looks like it might be reasonably achievable. How complicated is it, and how much stuff do I need? I MUST look that up immediately! And I think, based on this, it might be a good fit for me! Any craft that's an excuse for variegated rainbow string/thread/yarn... (not that I really stuck with knitting, but that ball of rainbow yarn sure was enjoyable!) Clearly I'm going to have to come back to this when I have the tools, to follow along. Until then, your voice is a lovely accompaniment to my mending. Ontario, Canada.

I’m from the bay of plenty in NewZealand. You must have read my mind, I was thinking it would be nice to see a demo on tatting, and here you are

Hello from Soldotna, Alaska, USA; on a little peninsula off the coast of British Columbia & like you, near the sea. Thanks very much for your hard work!

It was a welldone video! Slow enough to look and understand! Thanks a lot and regards from Kaarina City, South-West Finland!

This has been crazy helpful! Thank you so much!

Watching from Texas, just bought your kit on Etsy. Excited to learn….

I live in North Norfolk UK and I usually watch all of your paper bead making as I only work with paper. But I saw this pop up and was so intrigued. But I have to say I am new to paper bead making . I've just actually bought your rolling tools off Etsy a my quilling tools arn't quite right for the job x

Hello! I'm from Sedona, Arizona, and I'm delighted I found your videos!

Hi. I am watching from Christchurch, New Zealand. Love your tutorial. Tatting is something i have been wanting to have a go at for ages snd your tutorial makes it look so achievable

Hi, I'm from South Africa and I am happy to learn this beautiful art work.

Hello from San Francisco California 😊

Thanks a lot for the video.

Watching from Fuquay-Varina, NC, USA. My Grandmother tatted but never taught me how. I'm trying to correct her error in judgment!

Hello and greetings from Barrie Ontario Canada.

I'm watching from Colorado, USA. 4/3/2024. Hello.

Looove your doily. 😊

Watching you from Melbourne Australia, thank you so much for your video❤

Watching from Chicago, Illinois, near Lake Michigan! Love your videos!

Watching from the bottom of Germany close to the French border 😉

I'm watching from Oklahoma. I enjoyed your instruction.

PLEASE 🙏🏿 PLEASE 🙏🏿 PLEASE 🙏🏿 DO MORE SHUTTLE TATTING 🙏🏿 PLEASE 🙏🏿 PLEASE 🙏🏿 PLEASE!!

my name is Carol Ruby and I am watching your channel from Washington State in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest. USA

Hi. I am watching from the high desert of Southern California, US.

Best channel name ever

Good morning, I'm watching from Georgia USA

Excellent instruction. Tysm! 🌷

Hi. I'm watching from derby UK. Received my beginners rating kit today. Please could you direct me to your butterfly tutorial as I can't find it. Excited to get started. I'm hoping to make some jewellery for my wedding eventually. Many thanks

Watching from Christchurch, New Zealand 👋

Watching from Virginia, USA. Have a gifted project years old of a cat, placed under glass.

I live in South Carolina, USA😊

Chicago Illinois USA, is my home.

Watching from North Carolina USA

Rogers, Arkansas, USA

Beautiful ❤❤❤

Watching from SW Ohio in the USA

I'm watching from Sweden, Rottne. Lying in bed with fever. I like watching your videos. Find your voice soothing 🙂

I'm watching from Reno, NV. :)

North Carolina USA

I’m in Dallas Texas ( November 2023). My 85 year old mother would like to learn tatting

San Antonio tx USA.

Hello i am Anita from India Bangalore

Hi watching from Liberty SC..

Slidell Louisiana USA

You are delightful

I am in upstate NY. Very good video watching from side to see if better than front to back. Boy are yarn sizes confusing!

San Antonio tx usa

I live in usa. Statec of Florida in a small town called starke it is in central Florida

Watching from Sebring, Florida…want to learn this to make butterflies to use as “buttons” on my baby booties….i have the metal shuttle just like the one in your video…the bobbin comes out…..I find that using the metal shuttle, my thread seems to catch the hook on the end and ultimately breaks…..so frustrating….just learning how to do this…

Chesapeake, VA..Just started tatting! What is the size of the rainbow thread?

I'm in northern Indiana in the USA..my GMA used to tat but I never learned

Hi iam from india

Hello Good morning , I would like to see what you are currently doing the bigger one that you are doing Thank you

Iowa, USA.

I live in Indiana

A little bit late, but I'm watching from Germany, Northern Seacoast, near Bremerhaven. I've never seen this technic before, but it seems rather difficult to me.

I tried to click your Etsy link but it said “page not found”. I went to Etsy’s website and searched your RU-vid name I think I found your store. But just heads up I think your link is broken

Man, struggling with this, east midlands uk

Did you make the piece hanging on the wall?

Can you tell me where I can buy that's pattern you are showing the round rainbow colored star thing please? I would like to have it to practice with. Thanks. I ordered some kits from you and I need some more practice patterns to work!

How long did the big doily take to make?

I'm living in swindon wilts

I tried your link above for the kit and it doesn't work!

What is the name of the thread you are using? I would like to get some.

Pl let me the no.of thread ball for tating.

Australia, Hello

Watching from Oklahoma, USA