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Making lace by hand
Answer for the clue "Making lace by hand ", 7 letters:
tatting
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Word definitions for tatting in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"making of knotted lace; kind of homemade lace," 1832, of uncertain origin. In French, frivolité .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread. 2 The art of making such lace. vb. (present participle of tat English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: intertwine ] [also: tatting , tatted ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tatting \Tat"ting\, n. A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch. Tatting shuttle , the shuttle on which the thread used in tatting is wound.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops . Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies , collars , accessories such as earrings and necklaces, and other decorative pieces. The lace ...
Usage examples of tatting.
She was tired, this little sister of his who had hung on to the gate and cried when he went away to war, and cried again when he returned to find her working all the daylight hours tatting lace for Widder Leggett so she would have a little food and a cold pallet to sleep upon.
Toronto for you -- and Canada, because this country is still pretty much pioneer in its deepest feelings and thinks art is something the women amuse themselves with in the long winter evenings -- you know, knitting, tatting, and barbola -- while the men drink bootleg hooch in the barn.
Toronto for you -- and Canada, because this country is still pretty much pioneer in its deepest feelings and thinks art is something the women amuse themselves with in the long winter evenings -- you know, knitting, tatting, and barbola -- while the men drink bootleg hooch in the barn.