What does a tatting hook look like?

[danucia2]

Hello

I am hoping someone who knows how to use tatting hooks can help me.I am trying to find one as a gift for a fellow crocheter.I have no idea what a tatting hook looks like.I went to Hobby lobby and jo-anns and the sales people were not helpful at all they said at both stores I never heard of that.They didn't even try to help me find one of these.are there diffrent sizes also for these? The lady i am buying this for didn't specify a size that she wanted. she just said she'd like one to lean how to do it.Also she would like some patterns.any idea where i might find free patterns i could send her ? Or for that matter i could always buy her a beginners book if i could find one. I checked my local book store and could not find any books on this. Is it possible that Tatting has another name too? Thanks in advance!

[livedinalaska]

I think it's called a tatting shuttle, not a tatting hook... that might help... I know you wind the thread inside the shuttle.

 

My sister tats... I emailed her your questions and will post answers when she responds.

[danucia2]

Thank you! I will watch for your sisters response:clap

 

I think it's called a tatting shuttle, not a tatting hook... that might help... I know you wind the thread inside the shuttle.

 

My sister tats... I emailed her your questions and will post answers when she responds.

[Katchkan]

Here is a link that is for a tatting shop. You should be able to find what you need there. http://www.hhtatting.com/ Good Luck

 

By the way it is normally a shuttle or a needle though there is a crotat hook also.

[HappyOldCro]

There are 2 forms of tatting. One (the more common) is done with a shuttle, as mentioned by the other ladies on this thread. The other is done with a long needle.

(could be what your friend thinks is a hook, if she saw a picture of it?). I just gave away in the sale/trade section 2 books on needle tatting. You can see the pictures of the needle there. The books are by Barbara Foster, and are from 1994 (last copyright).

Hope this helps a little.

[livedinalaska]

Info from my sister, hope it helps...

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http://www.gagechek.com/slb/demo/demo.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5082/

 

http://www.geocities.com/skalbers52/

 

http://www.thisntat.com/lessons1.html Picture #5 is the important "flip" from one thread to the next. That's what my teacher didn't tell me.

 

http://www.geocities.com/shuttlebirds/tatting_terms1.html

 

Those are my favorite websites.

 

I'm trying to find a picture of the plastic shuttles I use. Here it is http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=479/181.0

 

That is my shuttle of choice.

[CrochetJC]

regular tatting is done with a shuttle. There is also needle tatting done with a long needle. Then there is crotat done with a special hook. It is a straight shaft with no thumb indentions. This method incorporates tatting and crochet in one pattern. There are crotat kits available at Annies Attic and with patterns. I hope this will be of some help to you.