The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework. (1854)
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 · New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, 18 Ann Street. · leaf 114
t hand and theleft fall towards you, (as will be seen in the En-graving), slip the shuttle under the thread betweenthe first and second fingers, and draw it out tothe right rather quickly, keeping it in a horizon-tal line with the left hand. It will be found thata slipping-loop is formed on this… … I may here remark that when Tatting will notdraw up, it is because the operation is reversed ;and instead of the loop being formed by thethread round the fingers, it is formed by thatconnected with the shuttle. This is usually causedby the worker letting the thread from the shuttlehang loosely…
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