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Needle Tatting Split Rings & Josephine Chains

video Needle Tatting Split Rings & Josephine Chains

This is a companion video of two techniques in my Needle Tatting a Necklace instructable. It is quick and assumes you have basic needle tatting skills.
4 comments
Apr 3, 2012. 6:35 PMsuchaps1020 says:
Thanks so much! Try to do a dragonfly for my daughter and it has split rings! This really help!!
Oct 15, 2011. 10:32 PMgsmp says:
Wow!!! That is just so awesome!! I just learned how to needle tat. All I have been doing is making rings and butterfly's to work on my tension. I just sat here and watched most of your videos. Thank you sooo sooo much for doing this! I can't wait to try this. I want to make my daughter some special jewelry for Christmas. I have been looking at designs and thinking there is no way I can do any of that until I saw your videos!! I can't wait to get started!
Apr 21, 2011. 9:29 PMh1ybear says:
lol, so funny, I just did the same thing today. 3 major stores do not carry tatting needles. I can't believe there isn't any here in Utah. ???? there are also really long tapastry needles that I was going to get first, until I saw the doll needles in the notions Isle at Hobby Lobby.

Mar 17, 2011. 4:13 PMcyrus.k.childs says:
Hi, I have been having great fun learning to tat from you tutorials :) But I'm having a little trouble with my Josephine chains- I can make them on the needle but when I go to pull them off either they are too tight to get off the needle or they are very loose around the centre sting and distort to the point thst they are fairly unrecognizeable. I am using a doll needle (no-ones heard of a tatting needle so couldn't buy one). Is it possible my needle is too fat (it is the twice the width of the thread (size 10) or is their something else I'm doing wrong... Thankyou again for the great tutorials!

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I'm a tattooed needle tatter, a stay at home mom and a homeschooler. I sell my work on etsy. I hope to offer a few patterns more here as I get the time. You can also follow me on twitter as TotusMel a...
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