What I'm doing in the photo above is tatting a mock ring, leaving a large loop at the beginning.
The shuttle is put through the loop...
...then the loop is closed, and the tatting goes halfway around the bead at this point. Then the next mock ring is started, leaving a large loop at the beginning just like before. In the next post I plan to show how I get around the other side of all those beads.
12 comments:
Another innovative idea for working with beads. Love the contrasting colours of the white beads against the red thread
This looks like fun! Maybe I should try using some of my beads...
That's a very clever idea. Thanks for showing it.
I love this! YOu are so clever and so good to share with us. Thank you.
Very cool Marilee, I want to see more!
Very creative and informative. Thank you. Lot's of possibilities with this from fun and funky to very elegant depending on the beads/pearls and thread color/texture used.
Thanks for the idea. I'm sure it will work out fine. And yes, I love working with beads. Now most of my tatting have beads.
Isn't it great that there are so many ways to string a bead? Thanks for showing this method. I've heard of it but had not seen it actually done.
:-) Gina
Thank you all for the nice comments! Part 2 is up now.
I have not tried mock rings.... yet. Love the way this looks.
Hi, do you leave the large loop at the beginning from the first or second shuttle? I'm having trouble making a second ring after the first. Thanks!
The loop is from the first shuttle, which is the core thread inside the double stitches.
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