Tatting Thread Vs Crochet Thread. Its a precursor to many other crafts and combines various techniques seen in all of them. As the number of the thread goes up the thickness goes down.
Apparently there are three different methods of tatting which began in the 1800s. Needle-tatting uses your fingers to form the stitches around a core thread that is you make stitches on the needle and push them onto core thread and it either becomes the chain or a ring which is essentially SCMR to a shuttle-tatter. Traditional shuttle-tatting uses the shuttle to form the stitches around a core thread when making rings and it is the core thread when making chains.
Crocheting is drawing loops of threadyarn through other loops in different amounts and distributions to create stitches of different height or fullness.
Guide to Thread Size. All other size threads on the market are referred to as crochet cotton see also About Thread Sizes Mercerizing. Tatting is a method of using thread and tools to create intricate knotwork. Needle-tatting uses your fingers to form the stitches around a core thread that is you make stitches on the needle and push them onto core thread and it either becomes the chain or a ring which is essentially SCMR to a shuttle-tatter.
