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Covering a Plastic Ring with Tatting

Tatting over a Cabone is basically the same idea as a split chain.  I have drawn and notated this so that my multi purpose motif (and other designs) can be used.

I have used a small plastic ring (AKA a cabone ring) but equally, a brass ring could be used.  Remember brass would not be washable but plastic is!

Hold plastic ring in left hand and leaving a short tail of approximately 10", anchor the thread round the left pinkie.  Fig. 1

Working in a clockwise direction, take the thread up through the plastic ring and put the shuttle through the loop made.  Fig. 2

Gently tension the thread using the pinkie to pull the loop back down through the plastic ring.  Fig. 3

The first half of the ds should now appear at the top of the ring.  Fig. 4

Bring the shuttle over the top of the ring and take down through the loop formed at the top – 2^nd half of ds formed.  Fig. 5.  Tighten and continue. 

Leaving loops of thread for picots as required for the specific pattern.