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One of my late great-aunts made the most beautiful tatted table-cloths. I\u00b4ve always admired the delicate lacework. But I\u00b4ve never tried it, and she died long before I was big enough to learn it from her. Neither have I ever seen anyone do it. But like all textile-techniques, I\u00b4m interested in learning it, at least the basic skill.<\/p>\n
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So when writing a paper about the pros and cons of teaching-methods \u2013 traditional one-to-one versus modern Youtube-video-workshops, I decided that it was time to try it out. Up until now, I\u00b4ve never tried to learn any textile techniques via the web, and tatting was perfect, since I had absolutely no references to it whatsoever.<\/p>\n
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When googleing \u201ctatting how to\u201d, over 127 000 video-inks pop up! That\u00b4s pretty much for a craft about to die in Norway. But I understand it\u00b4s a growing interest for tatting in the US. Anyway. I found a good beginners-course from www.tattedtreasures.com<\/a> on YouTube. In about 90 minutes I completed the first 8 lessons, and learned the basics.<\/p>\n First, the principle double-knot. Then making a circle, or ring. Then making a picot in the ring, like above. (Mine are a bit small though.)<\/p>\n Then a row of rings, hooked together. And finally a combination of the picot-ring with a picot-chain with another picot-ring. When I continue this last combination, I can make a lace by the yard. Maybe I should do just that, to practice. After the 90 minutes, I can actually DO it, but I\u00b4m not doing it well, and it does\u00b4t look at all fluent, like the video-lady does it. But I will practice, and I will get better. And I will try to actually make something. Something small, like an earring or so. Once I get the hang of it, I want to try out different types of thread. The one I\u00b4ve used here, I think might actually come from my great-aunt Margit!<\/p>\n I\u00b4m interested in feedback from you: how do you prefer to be taught new techniques? With a live teacher, showing and guiding you? Or with a video-teacher, that you can pause and rewind as many times as you like? How do you learn the best?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of my late great-aunts made the most beautiful tatted table-cloths. I\u00b4ve always admired the delicate lacework. But I\u00b4ve never tried it,<\/p>\n![\"_MG_3833\"](\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MG_3833.jpg\")
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