PattyD
02-05-2009, 08:48 PM
Originally posted on the old site
The whole thing started out when I THOUGHT I knew what pearl tatting is. Well, I do, what I didn't know is that there are other similar, related techniques; which are Maltese Rings and Daisy Picot Rings.
What all three techniques share is the use of more than one working thread (the thread that actually becomes the DS knots).
Pearl Tatting is easiest to see what is happening.
Tie 3 threads together, hold the knot in the pinch.
The most unusual thing to remember about Pearl Tatting is that the DS are worked alternately Working Thread 1 makes one or more DS, then Working Thread 2 makes one or more DS. Picots or beads can be added to either or both sides of the tatting. The number of stitches do not have to be exactly the same on the top and the bottom of the core thread.
With the core thread and working thread 1, work a DS as for a chain.
If the Pearl Tatting is the beginning of the work, the Working thread 1 DS can be front side tatted, otherwise, choose front side or back side tatting as appropriate.
Stop.
Now you have a choice of how to proceed
A. Flip the work over so Working Thread 2 is in position to be worked as a chain. The DS should be worked reverse of how Working Thread 1 was worked. If Wkg 1 is front side, then Wkg 2 is back side or vice versa. To return to Wkg 1, reverse the flip to prevent tangling your threads.
B. Anchor the core thread and work Wkg 2 in direct tatting (also known as encapsulation, or the same as the DS on the unflipped side of a split ring.) This has the benefit of leaving the tatting in the same position all the time.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3494391433_5f796ee655_m.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3495208134_f52f4e57bd_m.jpg
The worked example has a pattern of
Wkg 1 = 2 DS
Wkg 2 = 2 DS
Final word. In my opinion, Pearl Tatting is much improved if multiple core threads are used to pad the work. A padded core is much easier to work like option A above, except that instead of normal tatting, both sides are direct tatted.
The whole thing started out when I THOUGHT I knew what pearl tatting is. Well, I do, what I didn't know is that there are other similar, related techniques; which are Maltese Rings and Daisy Picot Rings.
What all three techniques share is the use of more than one working thread (the thread that actually becomes the DS knots).
Pearl Tatting is easiest to see what is happening.
Tie 3 threads together, hold the knot in the pinch.
The most unusual thing to remember about Pearl Tatting is that the DS are worked alternately Working Thread 1 makes one or more DS, then Working Thread 2 makes one or more DS. Picots or beads can be added to either or both sides of the tatting. The number of stitches do not have to be exactly the same on the top and the bottom of the core thread.
With the core thread and working thread 1, work a DS as for a chain.
If the Pearl Tatting is the beginning of the work, the Working thread 1 DS can be front side tatted, otherwise, choose front side or back side tatting as appropriate.
Stop.
Now you have a choice of how to proceed
A. Flip the work over so Working Thread 2 is in position to be worked as a chain. The DS should be worked reverse of how Working Thread 1 was worked. If Wkg 1 is front side, then Wkg 2 is back side or vice versa. To return to Wkg 1, reverse the flip to prevent tangling your threads.
B. Anchor the core thread and work Wkg 2 in direct tatting (also known as encapsulation, or the same as the DS on the unflipped side of a split ring.) This has the benefit of leaving the tatting in the same position all the time.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3494391433_5f796ee655_m.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3495208134_f52f4e57bd_m.jpg
The worked example has a pattern of
Wkg 1 = 2 DS
Wkg 2 = 2 DS
Final word. In my opinion, Pearl Tatting is much improved if multiple core threads are used to pad the work. A padded core is much easier to work like option A above, except that instead of normal tatting, both sides are direct tatted.