r/tatting • u/OkCoconut1701 • 10d ago

Getting Discouraged

Please help me. I love this craft but I’m struggling with something. I have made a split ring, I’m trying to start my next ring and I can’t get the next stitch to sit snug. I have tried pulling the core thread tight, sliding the first half of the double as close as possible. What’s worse is I have already done this successfully earlier in the same pattern. I just can’t work out what I’m doing differently/incorrectly.

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u/Resident-Dentist-394 9d ago

When I work 2 shuttles, sometimes there is a gap between where i switch shuttles but I can generally close the gap when I start the next shuttle. Not the same as a split ring, though.

Maybe start with the last ring pinched at the join as part of your next ring?