u/Optimus_Dork
▲ 5 r/tatting
difference in up/down join and lock join?
i know they lock stitch is used for a non-sliding join 1nd the other two make joins that can slide, but i've watched countless videos and... i simply don't see a difference when making the two kinds of joins and it's starting to annoy me
as far is as i know:
regular join while working a chain: loop working thread, pass shuttle/core thread through.
regular join while working a ring: loop up ring thread, pass shuttle/core thread through.
lock join while working a chain:
pull up shuttle/core thread as a loop, pass shuttle/core threaf through. (i guess this is wrong bc it'd position the chain weirdly?)
lock join while working a ring:
pull up shuttle/core thread as a loop, pass shuttle/core thread through. (i guess that's also wrong for the same reason?)
been wrapping my head around this for 2 days. any help is greatly appreciated.
u/Optimus_Dork — 6 days ago
▲ 21 r/space
Dilemma about what space book to start with
I'm very interested in picking up some books about space as my interest for the topic's been growing.
I'd love to know more about the history of our planet, our solar system and planetd outside of our solar system. I'm also quite a bit interested in how black holes have been discovered and other discoveries in space. i'm not really into the technical aspects of the missions themselves (rocket launches etc), but truly the discoveries we have made in space regarding stars, black holes, planets, and whatnot themselves. I also like the information in the book to be updated with more recent information and discoveries. I'm in doubt which of the following books down below would be best suited for me to to start with.
- under alien skies
- alien earths
- the end of everything
- the planets
- cosmos
- a brief history of time
if there are any other books you'd recommend before any of these, i'm open to that as well!
u/Optimus_Dork — 8 days ago
I'm very interested in knowing about the history of our planet, our solar system and planers outside of our solar system. I'm also quite a bit interested in how black holes have been discovered and other discoveries in space. i'm not really the technical aspects of the missions themselves (rocket launches etc), but truly the discoveries we have made in space regarding stars, black holes, planets, and whatnot. I also like the information in the book to be updated with more recent information and discoveries. I'm in doubt which of the following books down below would be best suited for me to to start with.
-under alien skies
- alien earths
-the end of everything
-the planets
- cosmos
-a brief history of time
if there are any other books you'd recommend before any of these, i'm open to suggestions regarding that as well!
u/Optimus_Dork — 8 days ago
▲ 8 r/tatting
I'm making the pattern down below and i started by making one of the 4 cebtre ringd. the first photo shows my work from the front. i know i need to reverse my work to make the next chain (second photo), but which of the two thread do i use as core thread and which do i use as working thread? i noticed i've been using them incorrectly leading to the twists in my chains etc. and recently i watched videos on what to do. i now know i need to use the top thread, always the thread that's on too, but here it's left or right..and now i don't know what to do. or am i holding my work incorrectly, because in that case i don't know how to hold it/reverse it, because i also used to reverse in the wrong direction.
any guidance on knowing what thread to use in situations like thede in general would also be appreciated!
u/Optimus_Dork — 12 days ago
▲ 80 r/tatting
had a lot of fun with my first time using this thread!
any feedback is very welcome. i'm a beginner znd i'd love to learn and improve. Also any help with the twisting of my chains would be great, as well as advice on why they don't curve nicely.
the twisting i've been told is typical when working with 2 shuttles, but i want to eliminate it..i find it ugly. any other aevice and tips are very welcome too!
u/Optimus_Dork — 13 days ago
▲ 18 r/tatting
one of my dreamlits has a hook pointing away from me and one has a hook pointing at me. the one pointing my way keeps snagging on yarn when i tat, which is why i use it upside down so it points away from me.
is that a common thing to have to do? or is it more common to just learn with the hook pointing at you and learn to avoid the thread?
u/Optimus_Dork — 16 days ago
▲ 21 r/tatting
heya! was almost done with this pattern but i think i messed up in 2 places.
i'll expain issue 1 with the first wo photos. the second issue will be shown with the third photo.
the numbers indicate the chronological order of how this was tatted and the red circle is where i joined a ring from nr 4 to a ring from nr 1.
joining there locks you in with a lack of space because you can't flip/work in between your piece as much and i'mnot sure where to hold all of my threads when joining there. do i keep the unclosed, unjoined ring in front od the piece or behind, before joining? i joined from the back and closed it that wat and it worked but i feel like that was just awkward
and the chain issue...after doing that i was left with all my thread in front of thr piece, so i had no idea how to join the stitch in the middle. what i did was put abit of thread througj the opening so it wad behind the piece and joined frop the back, but now the final chain of the piece is positioned badly...namely at the back. how shouod i have gone about that? and where do i place my threads?
any guidznce on this would be very appreciated 😁
u/Optimus_Dork — 17 days ago