Thankfully now there is a renaissance of fine handwork including tatting. Tatting is made using a shuttle and a source of thread. It is comprised of two basic stiched to form the double knot. All patterns are combinations of double knots and picots, the loops. The size of the lace is determined by the size of the thread.
Thread ranges in size from rope to the diameter of hair.
She in turn, learned to tat from a neighbor in Franklin, North Carolina when she was 5 years old. Professional, I am a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and Maco Craft Coop. My notecards appeared in Creative Living in 1985. In 1993, I was commissioned to create an angel for the White House Christmas tree. I have also had designs published in a series of sewing design books by Lark Publications.