Join Picot and More, part 1, or how many types of tatting connections do you know.
Hello everyone! This is the seventeenth lesson in the series “Perfect Tatting”. You can read the previous part here: https://fairylace.kozinenko.com/why-are-split-chains-needed/
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I called our lesson today: Join Picot and More, part 1. You’re probably wondering: what else can be used besides the connecting picot? You’d be surprised, but you actually use at least 10 or 12 different methods. I’m sure! You probably know more. For example, I know 20 different methods. But to avoid an endlessly long article, today we’ll look at the first ten ways. Some of them we use constantly, and some rarely. But this fact does not affect the usefulness of each method!
Join picot
The first two methods are our favorites and we constantly use join picots. But there is a nuance! I will not stop now and describe each method in detail. I am sure that you know everything about it. And the name is “talking”: Up Join and Down Join.
Lock Join
Two next connections is Lock Join (or Shuttle Join ). We use this method when we attach the end of the Chain to the previous row or element. I guess you can also split this method into two. It all depends on where you insert the hook into the picot, from Up or Down. But in the end, I don’t see much of a difference.
I suggest you try Lock Join, but with a thread from the ball. With this junction you get an interesting perpendicular position of the next row. This is a very useful trick if you are making a small box or a tatting cup, for example. I won’t repeat that you can also use Up and Dow join. LOL But I repeated it!
Blipless Join
The next joining method I want to talk about is the Blipless Join. In my opinion, this is the absolute perfect way if you need to join two different colored elements together without “getting noticed.” I found three ways to do this trick online. I’m pretty sure each method is named after the talented tatting artist who came up with it: Ninetta Caruso’s Method, Jane Eborall’s Method, and Frivola’s Method. You can see in the photo how the usual join differs from Blipless Join.
Catherine Wheel Join
If you haven’t mastered the Catherine Wheel Join yet, give it a try! It’s an absolutely essential way to join. You use it when doing an Onion Ring, for example, and you’ll get perfect results!
Oh, I’m tired already. And you? You still have a video to watch. So I’m ending today’s article. But be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow my blog. Because we have 10 more ways to make different tatting joins!
Thanks and happy tatting!
