Needle Tatting video

[TotusMel]

I had a nice lady ask me very nicely if I would do a video to go along with my beginner tatting instructable...so I made one of me making the flower motif. It's rough, but it shows what my tatting hands look like, warts and all.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Learn-Needle-Tatting-1/

[AnneB]

A great video! Love the way you form a loop above your finger for the second half stitch - I'll have to try that too!

Very high speed too :thmbup:

[Dawn]

:thmbup::thmbup:Great video!

[Leeanne]

Loved the video, can you post one in slow motion?:biggrin:

[Lynn]

You make needle tatting look so elegant and graceful and do-able! Perhaps my sister could learn tatting this way. She can't make anything out of my shuttles, and I've given up trying to convince her to try again.

[AnneB]

Loved the video, can you post one in slow motion?:biggrin:

A video makers dilemma - speed. Challenge for the experienced tatter - doing things in slow motion.

Actually the first part is in slow motion.

Tips for the watcher: use the pause and revind options and look at the first part again and again and...

[TotusMel]

Thanks all! Yes slow motion was tragically hard to maintain. Of course I also wanted a short video so normal speed was best for that!

[Metanoia]

I have been practicing since seeing your video TotusMel and I have worked out the way you do it thanks to your video. I think I am now twice as fast with the needle because there is less finger movement. Still not as fast as you though!

Thanks again.

[garyo]

I've watched your video again and again. Your hands moves so quick and so elegant. I've never thought of doing needle tatting, but I've got to try it.

[TotusMel]

I'm so glad that I could help a bit!

[Green Gal]

I must get blunter needles because I keep stabbing myself. You make it look so easy and bloodfree!:biggrin:

[Vikki77]

I had little scratches on the back of my finger until I saw the loop above your finger for the second half. DUH! I'm an idiot sometimes.:blush:

[Tammy]

I love her movie! I like that it shows how to do the joins and so on. If you want to see how to do just a knot and how to do it slower you can see a right handed or left handed animation on my site. The direct links are Right handed needle knot (http://www.frontiernet.net/~tammyrodgers/ndl_knot.html) and Left handed needle knot (http://www.frontiernet.net/~tammyrodgers/ndlknotl.html).

[TotusMel]

I must get blunter needles because I keep stabbing myself. You make it look so easy and bloodfree!:biggrin:
Ha...most of the time it's blood free...there have been a few stabbings.

[Tammy]

I think if one needle tats as fast as TotusMel :flowers: they must form calluses after a while so they don't draw blood anymore. :biggrin: