tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854162191537344965.post7046716117946174058..comments2023-09-27T04:35:20.936-07:00Comments on Hearts in Tatters: Doily remake!Nikki Coramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06254811025515708924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854162191537344965.post-16936110441717178682016-06-15T18:47:20.012-07:002016-06-15T18:47:20.012-07:00Great start!!! :)Great start!!! :)God's Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235608410243857253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854162191537344965.post-2860894922444869592016-06-15T18:47:15.233-07:002016-06-15T18:47:15.233-07:00Great start!!! :)Great start!!! :)God's Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235608410243857253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854162191537344965.post-5693130040061269162016-06-15T14:18:29.954-07:002016-06-15T14:18:29.954-07:00Pay attention to how you put the bobbin in the shu...Pay attention to how you put the bobbin in the shuttle. I hold the shuttle up so that the hook is facing up and on the right. I insert the bobbin so that the thread comes out on the bottom on the right. In that position I can tat without the hook getting caught in my work. If the hook faces left, I catch it every time. Try it and if you're still catching the hook in your work, reverse what I just said. We all tat differently and you need to try what works for you. When I first tried a bobbin shuttle, I'd use it once and it worked like a charm, and the next time I got the shuttle caught up in my work. Then I started paying attention to the direction of the hook in relation to the direction of the thread coming off the bobbin. Once I had that sorted out I never had a problem with it again. The bobbin shuttles hold about 9 yards of size 20 thread or about half as much in size 10 thread since it's about twice as thick. Take a look at the instructions for adding thread and hiding ends on my blog. http://sharonstattedlace.blogspot.ca/2008/11/adding-in-new-thread.html<br />When I use the method shown, running out of thread isn't such a big deal since I can add more thread and hide the ends on the fly. It's a method I figured out when working on a design where I had to design a bit, cut it out, try again, cut it out, repeat a whole bunch of times. I had to do it so often I was spending more time hiding ends than I was tatting. This method adds new thread and hides both old and new threads simultaneously without knots.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077786348079879289noreply@blogger.com