1. tatting - Noun
2. tatting - Verb
Derived from tat
A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlthough needle tatting looks similar to shuttle tatting, it differs in structure and is slightly thicker and looser because both the needle and the thread must pass through the stitches. Source: Internet
As most fashion magazines and home economics magazines from the first half of the 20th century attest, tatting had a substantial following. Source: Internet
A tatting shuttle facilitates tatting by holding a length of wound thread and guiding it through loops to make the requisite knots. Source: Internet
A tatting needle is a long, blunt needle that does not change thickness at the eye of the needle. Source: Internet
Cro-tatting Cro-tatting combines needle tatting with crochet. Source: Internet
A form of tatting called Takashima Tatting, invented by Toshiko Takashima, exists in Japan. Source: Internet