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	Beverly Elrod BellaOnline's Tatting Editor

Basics of tatting Picots
The picot at its most basic.

Celtic Knotted Picot Fan and Edging [offsite link]
Sabina Carden-Madden has created a new tatting picot technique and has created some patterns with which it can be used.

Dutch Needle Tatting [offsite link]
Here is an article on the Dutch needle tatting which came up recently on Tat-chat.

Frayed and Cut Picots
Read on to learn about a technique in tatting which is rare but can be used to create some wonderful special effects.

How to make a Picot in Tatting [offsite link]
Here is a site with a small collection of articles on tatting technique.

How to Read a Tatting Pattern
Tatting abbreviations and how to read the 'short hand' in tatting patterns

Inverse Picot Instructions [offsite link]
Kathy Lowe has produced a page explaining how to do those picots which face in towards one another and are joined at the tip.

Inward Facing Picots
This article describes several different ways of using inward facing picots.

Long Picots
Here are some ways to enhance your work using long picots.

Pattern Interpretation and Picots
Quite a number of considerations need to be taken into account when working with picots in your tatting. This article will help you to solve some of these problems and answer questions you may have.

Picots of the same size
An easy way to measure picots, whether short or long, and make them uniform in size.

Tatting Picots
Learn how to count picots in your stitches, and how to use a tatting gauge.

Twisted Picots
Here are some ideas for using twisted picots to enhance your tatting!

Working with Double Picots
Double picots are fun to make and can be used for all sorts of effects. Here are some ideas!

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