Shuttle or tatting lace and a shuttle
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Shuttle or tatting lace and a shuttleEntry/Object ID
2025.1.861Description
Two examples of shuttle lace or tatting and a bone shuttle. The shuttle has two elliptical bone sides with a central core. The two sides are held together with metal pins. The thread is wound round the space between the two bone sides.Context
Tatting or shuttle lace uses a series of loops and knots to make a particularly durable type of lace. The thread is wound around the shuttle and is is then used to create a series of cow hitch or larks head hitch knots known as a ‘double stitch’. Similar types of lace can be traced back to Egypt and China and it may have developed from the art of knotting fisherman's nets. Knotting became the craft of upper class ladies in the 18th century and may have been the precursor of tatting which became popular in the 19th century.Cataloged By
Felix LamCategory
Clothing, Domestic, Occupation