tatting

• Handgefertigte Spitze, die durch Knüpfen von Schlingen und Knoten mit einem einzigen Faden und einem kleinen Schiffchen entsteht, oder die Tätigkeit bzw. das Handwerk dieser Spitzenherstellung.

A noun referring to a type of handmade lace created by looping and knotting a single thread using a small shuttle, or the craft of making such lace.

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1. Lace-making craftC1formal

   A technique for creating handmade lace by looping and knotting a single thread using a small shuttle.

   Occhi-Technik

   • She learned tatting from her grandmother.
   • The delicate tatting adorned the edges of the handkerchief.
   • Tatting requires patience and a steady hand.

2. The resulting laceC1formal

   The handmade lace produced by the tatting technique.

   Occhi-Spitze

   • The collar was trimmed with fine tatting.
   • She displayed her tatting at the craft fair.
   • Vintage tatting is highly valued by collectors.

• Veralteter Ausdruck für 'to do', 'to make' oder 'to perform'; auch in der Wendung 'tat and tit' für 'dies und das'.

An obsolete verb meaning to do, make, or perform; also used in the phrase 'tat and tit' meaning 'this and that'.

1. Make laceworkC1formal

   To create lace by knotting or looping thread using a small shuttle.

   Spitzen klöppeln

   • She learned to tat from her grandmother.
   • He spent the afternoon tatting a delicate doily.
   • Tatting requires patience and a steady hand.