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ldr103
02-06-2010, 04:57 AM
So, I was browsing on lacis' website the other day and noticed that they're apparently going to start carrying rosewood tatting needles. (here's the catalog page: http://www.lacis.com/catalog/catalog.html) I just now finally thought to ask them when they'd be available, but I thought I'd let the rest of you know. Personally, as a needle tatter I'm always jealous of all the cool shuttles I can't use. Now, there will finally be something other than the same old boring steel needles. :biggrin:
PattyD
02-06-2010, 05:46 AM
Aha! Lacis again, pandering to the lacemaker's love of good stuff!
I see they also carry bone tatting needles. Have fun with your new toys.
Not only bone and rosewood, but did you see the #9 steel needle? Shorter though I think, 5.5 inches.
ldr103
02-06-2010, 03:31 PM
Ooo, I missed the bone ones. Turns out the rosewood ones are available starting today!
carolivy
02-06-2010, 05:12 PM
I have a #8 needle and I love it! I don't know how you would keep from seriously bending a #9, but I may have to get one as I really love tatting with the really fine thread. I'm afraid with the rosewood or bone needles, I'd snap 'em! My needles are all bent, be they embroidery, crochet, tatting or knitting! :-O
Carolivy, can you use the #9 to make square rings? all those bends could be put to good use!:happy: Seriously though, that's probably why they're shorter. Its encouraging overall to see that we're generating enough business collectively that somebody is making a new tool just for us!
xstchntat
02-06-2010, 05:48 PM
I have had one of the size 9 needles for a long time. They are fiddly to thread but once that is done they are great! I usually seperate the plies and thread them one at a time using the threader they sent with it. I have rosewood knitting needles that I love, so may have to save up for some of the rosewood tatting needles.
xstchntat
02-06-2010, 05:51 PM
Not only bone and rosewood, but did you see the #9 steel needle? Shorter though I think, 5.5 inches.
Since you use smaller threads with it you don't need it as long. A large ring or chain still fit nicely on them. I used mine very often before starting with a shuttle because you can make the rings and chains tighter and less floppy.
PattyD
02-06-2010, 06:16 PM
I needle tat over big eye beading needles because they are almost ALL eye and I love insanely small thread!
carolivy
02-06-2010, 11:05 PM
I needle tat over big eye beading needles because they are almost ALL eye and I love insanely small thread!
I had SERIOUSLY thought about tatting on my LONG eye beading needle! The needle is about as long as my tatting needles and the only part of the needle that isn't eye is about 1/4" on either end! And it is much finer than my #8!....Thanks Patty! I just may have to get out the machine embroidery thread and try it on that!
Green Gal
04-06-2010, 01:59 AM
I wonder what customs would think of wood ( the rosewood tatting needles ) coming into Australia. I wonder if I would have to pay fumigation costs. Anyone know??
I have bent needles too! I am like Carol, I'd be worried I'd snap the rosewood or bone ones!
PattyD
05-06-2010, 12:21 PM
What is all this about snapping rosewood needles? Are needle tatters ferocious?
carolivy
05-06-2010, 01:27 PM
What is all this about snapping rosewood needles? Are needle tatters ferocious?
Well, maybe not ferocious, but definitely not dainty either! lol I like working with the much finer threads anyways and I don't think the Rosewood Needles come fine enough for me. It would be like tatting on a splinter...lol
What is all this about snapping rosewood needles? Are needle tatters ferocious?
Lol! You would be amazed at the tension my needle gets under when I tat!
patrice
07-06-2010, 08:48 PM
I have had some VERY small needles for a while.I can NOT get a needle threader through them-nor can I get the smallest size 120 thread through them without a threader.So,I have a bead threader-wana-be tatting needle.
I absolutely love one of my size 8 needles-although it is forever bent-it is slightly thinner than the other size 8s-and it has a sharp point-which my fingers hate-but it is so much easier to hide the threads with.
I collect needles as well as shuttles.If I put a piece on hold-I keep the needle with it and grab a different one to start something else.And of course,I am also always looking for a replacement for my favorite-thin poinkie bent needle...Did I mention that I have more than sixty shuttles in my collection?Who knew tatting could be so addictive?
ldr103
18-06-2010, 06:01 PM
Yeah, the rosewood needles are for heavy yarns and cords, not for tiny threads. Of course, their sheer size makes them a lot sturdier. I've played with mine a little and I was worried about breakage at first, but I don't think I'm physically capable of placing yarn under that much tension.
HJ Hess
19-06-2010, 04:00 AM
So, I was browsing on lacis' website the other day and noticed that they're apparently going to start carrying rosewood tatting needles. (here's the catalog page: http://www.lacis.com/catalog/catalog.html) I just now finally thought to ask them when they'd be available, but I thought I'd let the rest of you know. Personally, as a needle tatter I'm always jealous of all the cool shuttles I can't use. Now, there will finally be something other than the same old boring steel needles. :biggrin:
New toys for needle Tatters.
Hurray!
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Tattin' Kat
23-06-2010, 06:06 PM
I have a few bent needles as well, but love the idea of wood ones. I guess that I'm not the only one to tat tight :)
gahorsley
23-06-2010, 06:25 PM
ooooohhh all you needle tatters, I'm glad you have some new tools to use, I love all my shuttles, so maybe this will be the start of something similiar for you all!
carolivy
23-06-2010, 07:14 PM
ooooohhh all you needle tatters, I'm glad you have some new tools to use, I love all my shuttles, so maybe this will be the start of something similiar for you all!
Nope, not me. These are meant for larger thread or even yarn and I tat with the fine stuff. ;-)
greatxiasghost
24-06-2010, 01:51 AM
i have found what i want for christmas. i worry about bending my needles.
gahorsley
24-06-2010, 02:28 AM
i looked at those rosewood needles earlier this afternoon and they are nice. however being a shuttle person, the would be of no use to me. I did see a few more shuttles there I would love to have though!
waterdew
28-06-2010, 07:46 AM
Did anyone buy the rosewood needles? And if so, how are they to work with? Do you find them fragile or are they quite sturdy? I love the idea of wooden needles...
ldr103
29-06-2010, 06:31 PM
They're much sturdier than I thought they would be, and also a little bigger. I got the longer set and they're pretty nice to work with--no bending or anything. They are definitely for large yarns, though. We're talking chunky, super chunky and beyond. If you want to work with worsted weight type yarns I'd get the smaller set. The only real issue I've had with them is in the summer my hands get kind of sweaty and they stick a little on the needles (the yarn doesn't, of course). I think that's a problem with me though, not the needles.
Ok, help me here. I've seen a yarn scarf that, if I remember correctly, came off TotusMel's needles. Just what else would one tat up with the yarn? What patterns are out there for yarn as opposed to thread? I'm intrigued by the idea and have a set of the large metal needles, but I'm not going to buy rosewood ones without some idea of what I could make... and not in the abstract, please. All the usual knitty things, sox, gloves, hats, sweaters, afghans in my mind wouldn't work so well with the loose structure of tatting.
Vivaudiss
29-06-2010, 08:26 PM
Ok, help me here. I've seen a yarn scarf that, if I remember correctly, came off TotusMel's needles. Just what else would one tat up with the yarn? What patterns are out there for yarn as opposed to thread? I'm intrigued by the idea and have a set of the large metal needles, but I'm not going to buy rosewood ones without some idea of what I could make... and not in the abstract, please. All the usual knitty things, sox, gloves, hats, sweaters, afghans in my mind wouldn't work so well with the loose structure of tatting.
I'm getting some yarn tatting needles to make tatted flowers to add to shawls and other knitted projects:)
carolivy
29-06-2010, 08:35 PM
I've only ever tatted with yarn once and really didn't like the results. I like the much finer thread tatting. To my mind, tatting should be "delicate" not "clunky" the way the yarn felt. But that is MY opinion.
TotusMel
29-06-2010, 11:45 PM
Ok, help me here. I've seen a yarn scarf that, if I remember correctly, came off TotusMel's needles. Just what else would one tat up with the yarn? What patterns are out there for yarn as opposed to thread? I'm intrigued by the idea and have a set of the large metal needles, but I'm not going to buy rosewood ones without some idea of what I could make... and not in the abstract, please. All the usual knitty things, sox, gloves, hats, sweaters, afghans in my mind wouldn't work so well with the loose structure of tatting.
Yep, that was me...I've done the scarfs as well as some collar pieces and hats with the yarn. It's best for wearables that you want to have a loose drape. Here's the hat: 5399
That being said, yarn is definitely not my favorite to work with.
The red hat looks like a sportweight yarn. Its a good example of workable answer to my question. What I think is lost with yarns I've tried to use is the clear definition of the spaces that make something look lacy. All of those wispy fashion yarns would spill all over the spaces, and the soft chunky ones have the same problem. If you made them firmer they'd be more like twine or rope, and no fun to wear at all.
ldr103
30-06-2010, 05:30 PM
I have successfully done both a shawl and a scarf. The trick is to think larger--A motif done is say, lizbeth, might measure an inch, but the same motif done in yarn might be twice that. Yarn works really well for large scale projects, and saves you a lot of time. You can use a variety of yarns--I'd shoot for something with a fairly tight twist, and try to avoid anything that's got some sort of stabilizing thread (Lion Homespun is the first thing that comes to mind). You can tat with the latter, but you have to leave an extra long tail, as bits of yarn will fluff off the inner thread.