Editing Tatting (section)

===Shuttle tatting===
[[Image:Tattingshuttles.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Vintage tatting shuttles from the early twentieth century]]
[[File:Nuperelle-skyttel med nupereller.JPG|thumbnail|250px|right|Newer type of shuttle with hook]]
Tatting with a shuttle is the earliest method of creating tatted lace. A tatting ''shuttle'' facilitates tatting by holding a length of wound [[yarn|thread]] and guiding it through loops to make the requisite knots.  Historically, it was a metal or ivory pointed-oval shape less than {{convert|3|in|mm}} long, but shuttles come in a variety of shapes and materials. Shuttles often have a point or hook on one end to aid in the construction of the lace. Antique shuttles and unique shuttles have become sought after by collectors — even those who do not tat.

To make the lace, the tatter wraps the thread around one hand and manipulates the shuttle with the other hand. No tools other than the thread, the hands and the shuttle are used, though a [[crochet]] hook may be necessary if the shuttle does not have a point or hook.