My First Tatting Kit This is a great beginner's tatting kit for those who want to learn the basic skills of making old-fashioned lace using the shuttle method. With a little time and patience, you can create designs that can be used on pillow cases, tablecloths, napkins, placemats, and blouse collars. Tatting is the technique for forming lace designs of loops, rings and picots by means of a shuttle and thread. Tatting is sometimes called the poor man's lace because it requires very little outlay for materials or tools, yet produces beautiful and decorative effects. Complete instructions are included. Adult supervision required.