tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751285215938850138.post7719762627246616703..comments2023-04-05T06:45:40.886-07:00Comments on Needle Tatting and other Nonsense: Not Quite SpringTotusMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661819229938323908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751285215938850138.post-80734523071987901572013-02-15T08:21:06.354-08:002013-02-15T08:21:06.354-08:00Looks like you've figured it out beautifully! ...Looks like you've figured it out beautifully! <br /><br />It's been awhile since I did any lattice work, but I think when the chains cross they use what modern tatters call an "alligator join". Just put the core thread on one side of the chain, the ball thread on the other, and tat the next stitch. The chain gets squeezed in between the double stitches "like the jaws of an alligator".Marilee Rockleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229319055877477637noreply@blogger.com