Taking a Look at Tatting Shuttles

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I thought I might bring you a little video looking at Tatting Shuttles. Some are antique and vintage from my collection, some are new. I go over how they evolved from their Knotting Shuttle predecessors to modern shuttles filled with tools and gadgets.
Finding tatting shuttles is not that hard, but finding specific kinds that you want can be. So, I have gone a little heavier in my links that follow than I usually do. Hopefully this will be helpful if you are searching for your shuttles.
I am not sponsored by any stores or companies, this is just a collection of places that I have been able to find tatting supplies.
Amazon:
Aerlit Tatting Shuttle amzn.to/4bxx3nY
Aerlit Shuttle extra bobbins amzn.to/49wodVE
Boye Tatting Shuttle amzn.to/4bvVhiC
Clover Tatting Shuttles amzn.to/498Tnmd
Dreamlit Tatting Shuttle amzn.to/49yyMYD
Dreamilt Shuttle extra bobbins amzn.to/498IvVL
Lacis Tatting Shuttle, silver amzn.to/3UC9NiW
Lacis Tatting Shuttle, bronze amzn.to/3UTCsjF
Lacis Tatting Shuttle, gold colored amzn.to/3utIEUr
Lizbeth Thread, cotton, size 80 amzn.to/3UALWji
DMC Baroque Thread, cotton, size 10 amzn.to/3wlBbav
DMC Pearl Thread, cotton, size 12 amzn.to/3UxgAdD
Book "The Complete Book of Tatting" amzn.to/49w6UnW
Book "Celtic Tatting" amzn.to/42E4UYC
Set of small crochet hooks, Susan Bates amzn.to/3SwG0p7
Set of small crochet hooks, Boye amzn.to/3w9RAiu
Set of small crochet hooks, Clover amzn.to/49zvp3H
Lacis: lacis.com
Getting to the tatting section...
lacis.com/catalog/ On the menu on the left, under "tools and materials" choose "needlework techniques." Scroll to the bottom of the menu to view the tatting section.
Michaels: www.michaels.com
Tatting Shuttle search results...
www.michaels.com/search?q=tat...
Joann: www.joann.com
Tatting Shuttle search results...
www.joann.com/search/?q=tatti...
Snow Goose (for, among other things, the large Tatsy shuttles!)
www.snowgooselace.com/product...
I sell PDFs for the patterns I've made on my Etsy store, if you are interested: www.etsy.com/shop/skirtpockets...

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@kathrynjames6151 Ай бұрын

I only recently started tatting after finding a youtube short that inspired me to try it. I got the Aerlit shuttle personally, and so far its worked great for my projects. I have a few of them in different colors for when I start practicing double shuttle patterns, and many bobbins for the projects I'm doing now.

@barbaracabrera207 5 ай бұрын

My Mother had a bone shuttle from my Grandmother, who did lots of tatting. No idea what appened to it. But I sure wish I had it!!! Thx for great video. I want to learn someday!!! TFS! Austin TX USA

@lilliang5725 5 ай бұрын

For the big shuttle do a search for the Tatsy shuttle - Handy Hands, Tatting Corner and Snowgoose Lace sually has them in stock

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will 😊

@margiewest4819 Ай бұрын

I just found you and am so glad! Learning to tat and do bobbin lace have been on my bucket list for a long time. I loved the info about shuttles. I am looking forward to watching your other videos. Thank you. Margie \TN

@elizabethwilkinson5548 Ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you.

@RockinStacy 5 ай бұрын

Bryce, you honestly have the best informative videos. And I am sure that they have helped many along the way. You have actually answered something today, that I've wondered about for years. Some of my grandmothers shuttles have the point on them. And sadly, I didn't know why and what for. And I don't recall her showing me about it when I was young girl. You can tell that I am green on this. I'm still working on it, my arthritis is the biggest issue. Thank you and have a blessed day...

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@Mercury61984 2 ай бұрын

Thank younaĺ this useful information

@jadesidhe2634 4 ай бұрын

Thank you this was what I needed getting back into tatting after a long break now I know what to buy

@user-sk2kv8kr6x 5 ай бұрын

I like your voice and your way of talking, which relax me.

@MossyMozart 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the shuttle tour, Ms Adams. My Mama tatted, so I have a number of those silver-colored metal shuttles with the pop-out bobbins and built in hook. (She tried to teach me when I was a kid, but it was "too boring". Now she is dead and I am kicking myself. >_< -------- I do not think it is up to us to tell you to start a shop on Amazon! Only do it is you are burning to do so. Adding a tatting department to your Etsy shop might be a good idea as long as you are not having trouble with the platform like others have reported.

@Nessi-dances 5 ай бұрын

I've been slowly exploring the shuttle options at Lacis! Thank you for explaining why I was so frustrated with how my attempt at Irish tatting went! Time to go back to Lacis 😉😆💜

@jorgerobles628 5 ай бұрын

Very nice video!!!! I just start to learn Tatting, and have been looking for one that could be useful for me, and your video just shows that!!!! I will try one of those sources to see what they have, and get one. I liked those ones that have interchangeable bobbins coz you may prepared them beforehand with the kind and color of thread I want to use. Thanks a lot!!!!!

@koskaloca 5 ай бұрын

I am so happy that you made a new video about tatting =) I learned tatting with your previous videos since I have done a few things like bookmarks, mostly =). I am looking forward to your futures videos 🤩😍🥰

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! 😊

@ReinaElizondo 5 ай бұрын

This was very interesting! I was gifted several tatting shuttles from a lace maker's estate. My favorite style to use so far was not on your list; so I thought I'd mention it. It also has a removable bobbin, but the bobbin is held with a removable tension screw. My fav is quite small and made of engraved bone, though there is also one in the same screw style with a double bobbin and made of wood. I'm not sure but I think they may be GR-8 Shuttles brand. The shape is more stout than a lot of the regular shuttle styles, with a stubby notch style hook. I like how it has a bit fatter shape, and the screw is a pretty engraved texture, because my grip is not great and both factors help. I also have small hands and the shorter shape helps me not stab my tension hand, but that could just be a coordination that would get better with practice 😅. The removable bobbins fit on my sewing machine bobbin winder too, which is super nice! I also am curious, do you know if there are any inventions people have made to keep tension instead of holding both the lace side and the working thread side? Other than a tension ring? I have come up with a few things like pinning the lace side down, but I'm thinking it would make sense if someone had come up with some other hacks? Love your videos and the way you explain things so accessibly!

@cathymayfield2064 5 ай бұрын

I tried shuttle tatting when I first started tatting. I could never get the ring closed. I now needle tatt. The only thing I have made is book marks. Have a terrific week. Would like to see shuttle tatting.

@argonwheatbelly637 5 ай бұрын

I still have a Boye, and a few Susan Bates. I also have a few reproduction ones that are rather large and heavy, but nice for a heavy thread, and for demonstrating in person. (Haven't done that in years, though.) Great video!

@stevezytveld6585 5 ай бұрын

This year appears to be my attempt at making lace - partially because we're downsizing and rearranging everything in our apartment (so floor-troll sewing opportunities are going to be thin on the ground for the next while). Me and my Boyd shuttle are slowly getting used to each other, so maybe in a month or three I can recreate the sample of tatting I have from my maternal great Granny. I also have a travel-pillow for bobbin lace coming over from England any day now to go with my Hointon bobbins. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Ooooooh. Sounds like it's going to be an awesome year 😁

@stevezytveld6585 5 ай бұрын

@@BryceHistorically LOL. Thanks. I'm really looking forward to the lace pillow arriving. I figure if I can't sew at least I can make the things to sew on the eventual wardrobe...

@Jenni-xc6cg 5 ай бұрын

I’d live any resources you could provide! Thank you!

@eljay5623 4 ай бұрын

I love the Lacis shop! While wandering Berkley on foot, I came upon the beautiful shop and museum, discovered tatting, and left with supplies, all signed up for some beginner classes!

@BryceHistorically 4 ай бұрын

Oh sure, it's called Skirt Pocket Studios, (www.etsy.com/shop/skirtpocketstudios). 😊 Isn't Lacis amazing? It's nice to hear from someone else who has been there. When I was in high school I worked our local fabric store. One of my co-workers asked if I'd ever been there, being that I was already a seamstress and lacemaker, but I'd never heard of it. She got all excited, and small group of us went. It was absolutely amazing and I've been such a fan ever since. 💕

@eljay5623 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Oh what a wonderful story, and a special outing for friends!

@myrany8407 5 ай бұрын

I am having a terrible time with plastic shuttles being slippery. It is rather defeating my desire to learn to tat when the shuttle launches out of my fingers constantly because I can't get a grip on it. Do you have any suggestions for a shuttle or 2 that is not quite so slick?

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Hmmm. The Clover ones have kind of a textured grippy section on them. That might help. If you want to get super into it, you could take sandpaper or a file and knurl the outside faces of the shuttle to give you more grip. I guess that would be something you would want to do with a plastic one, not one made out of metal or shell or bone. Let me know if you end up with something that works, I'd be curious to know.

@myrany8407 5 ай бұрын

TY so much I will try it.@@BryceHistorically

@jennydavis15 4 ай бұрын

Regarding your "Large Blue Demonstration" shuttle......... I wonder if someone with a 3D printer could make them?

@MagnoliaChan 3 ай бұрын

There are free and paid tatting shuttle 3d printer files online, and I've seen some shuttles people have 3d printed online. People also sell 3d printed shuttles. I've never 3d printed a shuttle, but the effects people get with the plastic look cool.

@FionaC1 5 ай бұрын

7:21 yay! I’m so glad you’re going into the details on this one - I got one on Amazon and couldn’t work out what that end was for. Thank you 😊 edit: oh no, the bobbin doesn’t fit on the end of mine 😕 I also haven’t used it yet - I filled the bobbin but then worried how to use it because I wouldn’t be turning it to release more yarn as I do with the first shuttle I have (standard type without bobbin) and it doesn’t feel like it will click round easily. I should be brave and just try I guess!

@BryceHistorically 5 ай бұрын

Is it a plastic one or a metal one? If it's a metal one, try pulling it open just a tiny bit to see if that will let the bobbin turn when you pull on the thread.

@FionaC1 5 ай бұрын

@@BryceHistorically it’s a MILWARD plastic shuttle with hook. It looks identical to the Aerlit one you have there (it’s even the same blue). I think partly I may be gripping it too tightly, as if I hold it more loosely it unwinds a bit. (Maybe it’s like crochet and I have to learn not to be so tense? 🤷🏻‍♀️) It’s a shame the cross end doesn’t work as a bobbing holder as that would have been helpful. (The other one I have is a simple plastic one with a fixed core - like those bone ones, just ivory plastic)