I do both netting and tatting. A netting needle doesn't hold nearly as much as a tatting shuttle. You can't fill a netting shuttle too full because then it won't go through the holes of the netting or it will stretch the holes while you're forming the knots. Netting needles only hold a couple yards. A reasonably large shuttle can hold quite a bit more.
It would be extremely difficult to make netting with a tatting shuttle because it's too large to fit through the holes. You really need something long and narrow. I have seen examples of netting in which the lacemaker used her netting needle as a shuttle and tatting a round of a doily. I've done some experimenting with Celtic tatting using a netting needle because it could fit through closed rings, unlike a tatting shuttle. Avital > -----Original Message----- > this is a nice website for making netting. they use a wierd needle > that does the same job as a tatting shuttle. net making would be a > nice use for a shuttle. i don't know how much thread a shuttle will > hold, but this needle holds quite a few rounds. > > > > http://knotsindeed.com/learn/t-fill.html > > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
