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TotusMel commented 1 day ago

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Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

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TotusMel said:

@leandroc2011 Hi! What makes a tatting needle special is it's blunt end, length and that it does not change thickness at the eye. Most other needles do. I've heard tale that some people use long doll needles and they sand the tip down. You can find tatting needles online through Amazon.

• TotusMel commented 2 weeks ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

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  TotusMel said:

  @willowke You're pulling the working thread through the picot and placing it on the needle and then you continue with the ds's. This can also be done using a crochet hook.

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

  65,024 views

  TotusMel said:

  @CADIlolxD Thanks! You can find needles at some craft shops, but I get mine online. I've found them at Amazon, Overstock and hhtatting

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

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  TotusMel said:

  @Penlou3 For the flower you only need maybe a foot of tail thread. My best guess for what is going wrong for you is that you are tatting with the tail thread and not the ball thread. The tail thread in this method is only for pulling the stitches onto and all your stitches should be made with the...

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

  65,024 views

  TotusMel said:

  @wirewoman Congrats! I'm so glad I could be some help and good luck creating!

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

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  TotusMel said:

  @CantrellMS Not at all. Both the rings and chain stitches are formed with the ball thread on the needle and pulled off the needle onto the needle thread. The only difference is that the chain is just pulled straight through and the ring required you to pull the needle through the loop to bring th...

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  Needle Tatting Flower Pendant.MPG

  This is the spoken and visual instruction for needle tatting my simple flower pendant. This is the same pendant as my first video only with sound a...

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  TotusMel said:

  @CantrellMS The only difference between a ring and chain is you do not put the needle trough the loop for a chain, you simply pull through the needle thread.

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TotusMel commented 4 months ago

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Needle Tatting

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TotusMel said:

@Lynnski4 Please check out my other video called 'Needle Tatting Flower pendant' as it is slower with spoken instruction and no, I do not currently have a video of working off the ball. I might get on made in the future, but it is a technique that I rarely find a use for.

• TotusMel commented 8 months ago

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  TotusMel said:

  @FullmetalSlave Check out the tutorials I have on Instructables and join Intatters, a tatting community for support and resources. Good Luck!

• TotusMel commented 9 months ago

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  TotusMel said:

  @sptmbr93 The written pattern is available on Instructables, just search for totusmel there.

• TotusMel commented 11 months ago

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  TotusMel said:

  @gypsy2814 The thread thickness should match the thickness of the needle you use. For size 10 crochet cotton, which is what I used, use a size 5 needle. For thicker thread or yarn there are larger needles, you will just have to match them to your thread as I have no idea what 'thick thread' you a...

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TotusMel commented 11 months ago

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TotusMel Needle Tatting Spilt Rings & Josephine Chains.MPG

This is a quick tutorial on two needle tatting techniques, the split ring and the Josephine Chain. It assumes you already have basic needle tatting...

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TotusMel said:

@britinpa So sorry for the late reply, but you can still work off the ball with split rings, you just need to pull out extra thread for the needle side. The only times you can't work off the ball is two color tatting and working patterns written for a single shuttle

• TotusMel commented 11 months ago

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  TotusMel Needle Tatting Spilt Rings & Josephine Chains.MPG

  This is a quick tutorial on two needle tatting techniques, the split ring and the Josephine Chain. It assumes you already have basic needle tatting...

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  TotusMel said:

  @loveisdeath I'm afraid I am not the one to ask. I would suggest checking out Intatters online for help.

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  TotusMel Needle Tatting Spilt Rings & Josephine Chains.MPG

  This is a quick tutorial on two needle tatting techniques, the split ring and the Josephine Chain. It assumes you already have basic needle tatting...

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  TotusMel said:

  @TheLadyTudor It's size 10 crochet cotton with a size 5 needle

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  TotusMel Needle Tatting Spilt Rings & Josephine Chains.MPG

  This is a quick tutorial on two needle tatting techniques, the split ring and the Josephine Chain. It assumes you already have basic needle tatting...

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  TotusMel said:

  @girliebookworm I usually do 5 or 6 sets between rings, but you can do as many or as few as you like for the length you'd like.

• TotusMel commented 1 year ago

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  TotusMel Needle Tatting Spilt Rings & Josephine Chains.MPG

  This is a quick tutorial on two needle tatting techniques, the split ring and the Josephine Chain. It assumes you already have basic needle tatting...

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  TotusMel said:

  @LadyAnneRutherford I start with a ring, work the chain then the motif center I'm using and then back up to the next chain so they are on both sides.

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