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tatting

[ tat-ing ]

noun

  1. the act or process of making a kind of knotted lace of cotton or linen thread with a shuttle.
  2. such lace.


tatting

/ ˈ³Ùæ³Ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. an intricate type of lace made by looping a thread of cotton or linen by means of a hand shuttle
  2. the act or work of producing this
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tatting1

First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tatting1

C19: of unknown origin
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On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women’s Rights and making tatting.

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My tatting was nothing to write home about.

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He had bicycle clips and tatting shuttles and Mah Jong sets.

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A quilt shop beyond offers warm and thick silk quilts starting at around $100, complemented by aisles of duvets, tatting works and still another huge room of fine clothing and accessories.

Thousands of young women were given an education and a portable skill, their equipment — tatting shuttle, thread, needles, crochet hooks — small enough to fit in a pocket, and take to America.

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