| Georgia Seitz 11460 Via Appia Anchorage Alaska 99515-2905 USA AKTATTER@aol.com www.georgiaseitz.com
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| Georgia Seitz 11460 Via Appia Anchorage Alaska 99515-2905 USA AKTATTER@aol.com www.georgiaseitz.com
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Many thanks to Riet for preparing all these step by step photos demonstrating the single shuttle split ring. Her dragonfly pattern is just perfect to practice this technique.
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Begin with a wound shuttle. Tat the first half of the split ring: 6 DS. Close ring leaving a length of core thread equal to the space required to wrap 6DS later. It must not be too long as it has a tendency to stretch. |
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The second split ring is tatted in the same way as the first. |
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The last ring of the body is a normal tatted ring of 8 DS and, of course, closed completely. Begin the pass down the other side by wrapping the DS onto the bare core thread using a crotchet hook in the same manner as you do in making a split CHAIN, yes a split chain!
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Now you can see 3 DS done and there is still a little bit of thread. |
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The middle split ring is finished here and the first split ring has three DS wrapped and there is still a little bit of bare thread showing. |
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Here the three rings are complete. These form the body of the dragonfly in Riet's pattern. |
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