The lost art of shuttle tatting has been found! Marilee Rockley guides you through the steps of this delicate craft, from basic to advanced.

The delicate art of shuttle tatting is making a comeback - but it's tough to learn without a teacher, and tatting teachers are hard to find. With Craftsy, the teacher comes to you! Tatting expert Marilee Rockley shows you how to create handmade lace in this online Craftsy class. Marilee starts with the essential knots, chains and picots, then works up to more challenging techniques. Shuttle tatting creates a firm lace fabric that's perfect for jewelry or embellishments for projects from cards to quilts - from classic to steampunk.

If you've been longing to learn shuttle tatting, or looking for a new craft that's fun, inexpensive and portable, Shuttle Tatting is the class for you. Marilee's warm and expert instruction will guide you through the tricky parts and send you on your way to creating lacy jewelry and tatted embellishments for quilts, paper crafts, and more. Give it a try - sign up for Shuttle Tatting today!

What You'll Learn in Shuttle Tatting

The basic lark's head knot and double stitch
Creating lace patterns with chains, rings and picots
How to read vintage patterns and where to find them - free!
Setting up and winding shuttles, choosing thread and fixing mistakes
Advanced techniques: reverses, joins and beadwork, node stitch, floating and split rings
Bonus techniques: split chain, lock stitch chain, and block tatting

What You'll Make in Shuttle Tatting

Little flowers and butterflies for practice
Floret Earrings
Classic Edge Bracelet
Rhapsody Necklace
Parfait Snowflakes

What you get:

12 HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
Downloadable class materials, including a supplies list, resources and tatting patterns
Hours of detailed instruction
Answers from Marilee in our virtual classroom

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Lesson plan:

Introduction (7:53)
Meet Marilee Rockley, who will show you how simple and beautiful shuttle tatting can be!
How To Tat Double Stitch (17:13)
The basic double stitch, or lark's head knot, is the hardest thing to master in shuttle tatting. Marilee guides you through!
Chain Ring Picots & Reverse Work (10:50)
Learn how to form a chain with picots, the decorative or functional loops that adorn your lace. Then turn your work to work in reverse!
Reading a Tatting Pattern (7:32)
Marilee shows you how to read patterns and shares the fun of seeking out vintage patterns.
Small Flowers & Butterflies (28:22)
Practice your tatting with little motifs that can be used on greeting cards.
Floret Earrings (31:01)
Marilee shows you how to make a pair delightful earrings from start to finish.
Classic Edge Bracelet (30:16)
The technique used to make this bracelet can be adapted to create edging for almost anything!
Rhapsody Necklace (32:41)
Make this charming accessory with or without beads. Marilee shows you how!
Avoiding a Twisting Picot (21:29)
Learn about some common pitfalls in shuttle tatting and how to avoid or fix them.
Parfait Snowflake (21:55)
Use two shuttles to work in the round to create a floating ring in one or two colors. You'll build a snowflake to incorporate in other designs or to use as an ornament.
Double Scoop Bracelet (12:43)
The split ring and node stitch techniques are used to construct a dainty accessory.
Bonus: Earrings (21:56)
Marilee shares a bonus lesson that include split chain, lock stitch chain, block tatting and split ring with bead to create beautiful earrings.

System Requirements:

Supported OS: Web Browser