Tarn is a “yarn” made of T-shirt. There’s also plarn, which is made using plastic bags. I wanted it for tatting so I thought that tarn would work better. For this I used an old T-shirt. Actually VERY old! One of my uncles gave it to me like 15 years ago. The T-shirt is size 3X, so I thought it was going to give me a few more yards.
First you got to cut it into strips. I searched several YouTube videos on how to make this. I followed the instructions of this video. There are a lot more. But I liked her voice. : )
First you got to cut it into strips. I searched several YouTube videos on how to make this. I followed the instructions of this video. There are a lot more. But I liked her voice. : )
After the Tee is cut in strips like this, you have to stretch it. I grab it in one end and I ran my thumb through it. After all was stretched I did it a couple more times.
This is not a bowl of spaghetti. It’s the result of the stretching. Now it looks more like a tube. At this stage is ready to use in whatever way you want. Remember I told you it was a size 3X? Well, I got a whooping 34 yards. Could have been more but the Tee had a print almost up to the middle of the back and I had to discard this part. The printing doesn’t let the fabric stretch nicely.
To tat the butterfly I filled my Tatsy with a few yards. I didn’t measure it. But I think it was like 3-5 yards. Because I know that this was not going to be enough to finish the butterfly I decided to make SCMRs instead or regular rings. It was a very interesting experience. The strip keeps the form and it is a bit stretchy. It’s like tatting with elastic. Yes, I have tatted with elastic. I recommend it only for the insane! LOL
The pattern I used for the butterfly is a common one. I have been using this counting for decades. Here is the pattern:
R: 10 – 2 — 2 – 7 – 3.
R: 3 + 5 – 8.
R: 8 – 5 – 3.
R: 3 + 7 – 2 — 2 – 10.
Tie the ends for the antennas.
As the result of the experiment was pleasant I’ll be making a series of works. Now I need Tees to strip.
To tat the butterfly I filled my Tatsy with a few yards. I didn’t measure it. But I think it was like 3-5 yards. Because I know that this was not going to be enough to finish the butterfly I decided to make SCMRs instead or regular rings. It was a very interesting experience. The strip keeps the form and it is a bit stretchy. It’s like tatting with elastic. Yes, I have tatted with elastic. I recommend it only for the insane! LOL
The pattern I used for the butterfly is a common one. I have been using this counting for decades. Here is the pattern:
R: 10 – 2 — 2 – 7 – 3.
R: 3 + 5 – 8.
R: 8 – 5 – 3.
R: 3 + 7 – 2 — 2 – 10.
Tie the ends for the antennas.
As the result of the experiment was pleasant I’ll be making a series of works. Now I need Tees to strip.