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First tatting project complete! I have questions and constructive feedback is absolutely appreciated!
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First tatting project complete! I have questions and constructive feedback is absolutely appreciated!

This is my first successful creation made with size 10 thread and two shuttles. I just randomly made rings and chains before attempting this. Pattern is from a YouTube tutorial. If you see any glaring errors or wrong technique (especially around the picots) please please please point them out so I can improve!

I’m pretty pleased with this for it being my first go around but I wasn’t very confident with some of the techniques and I have a couple questions.

  1. After making a picot, do you add the second half of a double stitch again before continuing the pattern and then go to your first post picot double stitch? (I hope that makes sense)

  2. Do you tie your two threads together before you start or can you join your chaining thread when it’s time for the first chain and operate from there? I tied the threads together but I feel like it just created unnecessary bulk.

  3. Ball vs second shuttle: does it matter which route you take/ is one method considered better? I used two shuttles because I had extra thread already wound on a second shuttle but I almost ran out so I see the appeal of a ball but think it might get annoying. Idk though.

That’s all the questions I have for now and thank you in advance for any feedback or answers you can provide!

u/AdForsaken5388 — 15 hours ago
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Im brand new to tatting, like I bought a kit today at the sheep and wool festival and I’ve been tatting my little heart out all afternoon. I’m definitely not new to fiber arts though, so I’ve picked up the double stitch and picot stitch without issue. Everything slides and I can make a ring. However, the nice spacious circle of thread wrapped around my left hand that I put the shuttle through keeps getting smaller and smaller with every stitch to the point where the shuttle doesn’t fit anymore after about 6-8 stitches. Is this a common newbie issue? Am I holding it wrong? Simply pulling to tight when I flip the knot? Any help would be appreciated because I’m having a blast but can’t make more than ten stitches at time because of this. Thank you!

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u/AdForsaken5388 — 10 days ago
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I’d love to hear y’all’s experiences and tips for success with this game.

I’ve been playing the solo mode on redux trying to be a golf champion and I have been absolutely stuck in league 3 even after 6 play throughs. Now, I like a challenge, and I consider myself to be good at roll and writes because they’re my fave and I play them all the time. But I think either it’s just not clicking, or I’m playing the cards wrong (looking at you Atiwa), or I’ve just met my match (please don’t judge), like I really don’t know. For clarity, I really like this game and I’m not mad at it in any way, I’m just trying to understand it more so I have more fun and growth with it.

My questions for you are: How challenging is this game supposed to be? What difficulty did you think it was? And what advice would give someone who is struggling? TYIA!

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u/AdForsaken5388 — 11 days ago