Tatting - hiding the 1st end

demonstration of hiding the tail when tatting a ring

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tatting
• ends
• tails
• crafts
• needlecraft
• lace
• arts

[BookandCandle]

How do you possibly make chains using this technic? All you could ever do were loops as the end you are hiding is the "ball" or second shuttle threads used to make the chains. It's a nice idea, but I just don' see how it's useful.

[ginab6]

@BookandCandle ~ I'm not sure I understand your question.  This video does show how to hide the tail of a beginning ring. If you are tatting a chain to begin with, you're going to have your thread continuously wound between ball and shuttle and won't have an end to hide. If you are using 2 colors and start out with a knot connecting the two colors, you can still use this same method. This isn't about hiding thread tails at the end of a project. For endings, you sew or weave the ends in or

[ginab6]

@BookandCandle (continuing my answer) you would do the magic thread trick which involves additional loops of thread to pull the tails through.  Even if you have to add a new thread in for rings or chains, you can hide the new tails this way. It's just weaving the tail into the stitch as you go. Saves going back and sewing or weaving them in later.

[jsisag]

But won't this make the stitches slightly thicker at the beginning till the loose end lasts?

[ginab6]

jsisag - yes, slightly thicker, a I mentioned in the video but it's not noticeable most of the time in the overall piece.

[Uroojinator]

I have just started tatting and this was the thing that was on my mind. Your video is awesome. Thank you so much.

[dsmiddy7]

Well done, thanks!



[elizabethjunean]

Nice Technique. Nice Video.

[jsisag]

@ginab6 Thank you! Actually I didn't have audio. I just saw the video. Maybe that's why I missed out the fact.