Picot

For the Italian wine grape also known as Picot, see Nebbiolo. For people named Picot, see Picot (surname).
Picots on a tatted insertion. The picots are the small, oval-shaped loops arranged in threes at the top of the tatted material.

A picot is a loop of thread created for functional or ornamental purposes along the edge of lace or ribbon, or crocheted, knitted or tatted fabric. The loops vary in size according to their function and artistic intention.

'Picot', pronounced /piko/, is a diminutive derived from the French verb piquer, "to prick".