Next Steps in Shuttle Tatting
Marilee Rockley
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1:40
- In-depth Instruction; over 167 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Floating Rings & Smooth Curves: Shell Pendant
31:35
Meet your instructor Marilee Rockley and learn to make a gorgeous beaded shell pendant! Review the basics of shuttle tatting and then learn how to make picots and rings. Then shuttle tat the chain and learn how to join the picots using the Catherine wheel join.
Unflipped Ring Stitches: Daisy Picot
28:44
Break the rules and learn to use an unflipped stitch in the Daisy Picot! Begin with learning about the pendant design, then make the center ring in two colors. You'll also learn to troubleshoot when problems arise, like damp thread. Finally, finish your pendant's outer ring with beads.
Maltese Ring Pendant
23:55
Create your gorgeous Maltese Ring with two different colors. Start working with the outer thread to form the larger ring then add fun details like beads for a decorative touch. Finally, Marilee will show you her trick for hiding tails at the end that you can use on any project.
Beaded & Mock Rings: Glorious Blossom
17:00
Shuttle tat beautiful mock rings and floating rings into a blossom shape! Start with working the thread around the beading and then form the rings around the main floating bead. Finish off with gorgeous large beaded rings around the outside to make your Glorious Blossom pendant.
Double-Sided Chain: Meander Bracelet
19:21
Make a gorgeous bracelet in this lesson using a technique called pearl tatting! First you'll learn about pearl tatting then you'll begin making your two-color Meander bracelet as you follow Marliee's directions. Then learn how to finish off the bracelet with a silver clasp.
Multi-Thread Core: Encapsulation Necklace
28:19
Create a beautiful encapsulation necklace with multiple colors! First, learn how to make a multi-threaded core as you start the necklace. You'll also learn how to make folded rings and onion rings, and add details like the Josephine knot to emulate flowers. Finish it off with a pretty beaded flower!
Interweaving Elements: Celtic Tatting
17:37
Learn to make a gorgeous two-sided Celtic Triangle pendant design. You'll begin with learning how to wind and use a Celtic shuttle. Then you'll create traditional trefoil and clover motifs. Finally, learn how to make interlocking rings and finish off the pendant with an outer round joining ring.
Improve your tatting and expand your stylistic possibilities! Join designer Marilee Rockley, and learn innovative new techniques you can apply for better, more beautiful tatting. During class, you’ll learn fresh, creative ways to use core threads, work multiple new rings like picots, join your elements, and add beads to your work. To help you conquer each technique, Marilee will guide you step-by-step through the seven patterns included in class: the Shell Pendant, the Daisy Picot Pendant, the Maltese Ring Pendant, the Glorious Blossom Pendant, the Meander Bracelet, the Encapsulation Necklace and the Celtic Triangle Pendant. Plus, you’ll learn how to create timeless classics like picots, pearl tatting, and Celtic tatting that will take your tatted jewelry and detailing to a whole new level!
Marilee Rockley
Marilee Rockley has been a driving force in modern tatting. Her designs, which have appeared in various magazines as well as her book Tatted Jewelry, make this Victorian art accessible to modern tastes. As a go-to source of information about tatting history and methodology, Marilee is on the forefront of the tatting revival. She also dyes her own tatting threads so that she can control color and create visual interest that can't be found in commercial threads.
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