TATTING WITH TWO SHUTTLES (Fig. 7). Two silk threads are used in tatting when the little rings are not to be connected together at the bottom by a silk thread, when you want to hide the passage of the silk to another group of knots, and when silks of several colors are used.

     When you work with two shuttles, tie the two silk threads together. The best knot for this is made thus:

Place the end of silk A under end B between the left-hand thumb and finger. Take shuttle A and bring its silk up over left thumb and under end A. After stopping to bend end A back and putting left-hand middle finger on it to hold it, carry sild A down under the thumb over end B close to the crossed silks. Through the loop over the thumb made by silk A pull end B, laying it over straight to the left and putting thumb over theo whole. Now draw shuttle A down until its silk is pulled tight. It will close over the silks underneath and make an indissoluble knot. Trim close.

     Pass one silk thread over the third finger of the left hand, wind it twice around the fourth finger, and leave the shuttle hanging down.

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