tailieunhanh - ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK - PART 2

On account of a similarity in their construction, a chapter on tatting seems to form a natural sequence to the one on crochet and is in some ways a preparation for that on macramé which succeeds it. .The English name of tatting is said to be derived from «tatters» and to denote the frail disconnected character of the fabric. By the Italians it was formerly called «occhi», whilst in the East it still bears the name of «makouk», from the shuttle used in making it. In the eighteenth century, when tatting was in great vogue, much larger shuttles than our. | ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK - PART 2 BY THÉRÈSE DE DILLMONT ENGLISH EDITION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Tatting. On account of a similarity in their construction a chapter on tatting seems to form a natural sequence to the one on crochet and is in some ways a preparation for that on macramé which succeeds it. The English name of tatting is said to be derived from tatters and to denote the frail disconnected character of the fabric. By the Italians it was formerly called occhi whilst in the East it still bears the name of makouk from the shuttle used in making it. In the eighteenth century when tatting was in great vogue much larger shuttles than our present ones were used because of the voluminous materials they had to carry silk cord being one. Shuttles. The tatting shuttle consists of two oval blades of either bone ivory mother of pearl or tortoise-shell pointed at both ends and joined together in the middle. A good shuttle contributes materially to the rapid and perfect execution of the work and attention should be paid in its selection to the following particulars that it be not more than 7 c m. long and 2 or 3 c m. wide that the two ends be close enough to prevent the thread from protruding this is more especially important in tatting with two shuttles and lastly that the centre piece that joins the two oval blades together should have a hole bored in it large enough for the thread to pass through. In filling the shuttle be careful not to wind on too much thread at once or the blades will gape open at the ends and the thread get soiled by constant contact with the worker s hands. Materials. A strongly twisted thread such as Fil d Alsace Fil à dentelle or Cordonnet 6 fils is best for tatting. We particularly recommend Fil d Alsace as forming the best shaped knots and picots. A soft material such as Coton à tricoter can also be used where it suits the purpose better. First position of the hands fig. 486 . The construction of the knots or stitches