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By Elgiva Nicholls, Elwy Persson. Tatting is the age-old art of making delicate handmade lace by looping and knotting a single cotton thread held on a small shuttle. In addition, patterns are progressive in difficulty; mastery of the simple versions will enable you to undertake more elaborate projects.

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Tatting is the age-old art of making delicate handmade lace by looping and knotting a single cotton thread held on a small shuttle. Sometimes called the poor man's lace, it requires very little outlay for materials or tools, yet produces beautiful and decorative effects. Anyone with patience and a little dexterity, can make elegant edgings and insertions for lingerie; collars or edgings for collars; yokes for blouses and nightdresses; short-sleeved cardigans; trimmings for bedclothes, handkerchiefs, and fine linens; and many other attractive items.In this comprehensive and informative guide, a noted tatting expert defines and explains the craft (including a helpful glossary of tatting terms), explains its history and development, and provides clear, profusely illustrated instructions in the art of tatting.To meet the needs of both beginning and experienced tatters, the author has divided the book into two parts. Part One, for the novice, offers excellent coverage of materials and tools, making the stitch, the continuous thread, patterns, special arrangements of stitches, working with multiple threads, and finishing the work.Throughout, you'll find clear step-by-step instructions supplemented by nearly 60 drawings and photographs. In addition, patterns are progressive in difficulty; mastery of the simple versions will enable you to undertake more elaborate projects. Whatever project you select, this superb handbook offers the knowledge, guidance, and inspiration you need to discover the creative satisfaction and lasting rewards of tatting.

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Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN-13
9780486246123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95017788

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Book Title
Tatting: Technique and History
Author
Elgiva Nicholls
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Crafts
Publication Year
1984
Number of Pages
144 Pages

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233mm
Item Width
165mm
Item Weight
272g

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Title_Author
Elgiva Nicholls
Series Title
Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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item 1 Tatting: Technique and History (Dov..., Nicholls, Elgiv
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by PSihu-XJQbq@Del...06 Sep, 2006
Technique & History
If you are interested in tatting, this is a book you will probably enjoy. It is well worth it's cover price of $9.95. The history included in the book is fascinating, and I particularly enjoyed reading that. This book is illustrated in black and white and is only 128 pages long. If you are serious about tatting, it is not the only tatting reference you will ever need, but it is still an excellent book to have in your reference library. The author also includes a brief list of antiquarian books that contain tatting patterns. (I see a couple of these for sale on ebay pretty frequently! They are not as rare as you might think, although some of the available copies are reprints.) If you are interested in antique tatting patterns but you don't know which titles to look for, the book is worth buying just for that alone. This is not so much an actual pattern book as it is an instructional book of techniques. There are plenty of pictures showing lovely tatted examples of what you can make with tatting, but not step by step instructions for finished projects; instead you will learn step by step techniques for each knot or other technique. This was the first book I ever purchased on tatting. I did not know how to tat when I purchased this book, and was not able to successfully learn how to do it just from this book alone. (I tried, but couldn't figure it out.) At the time I did not know of any videos that were available. Nowadays there are several good tatting videos available. (Victorian Video makes 2 of them.) I was able to check them out at my public library- maybe you could get that lucky, too. If not, I do see them for sale occasionally on ebay so if you find them at a good price they are definitely worth owning. If you want to learn how to tat, I recommend getting a video in addition to this book. The video will help you learn how to tat more easily, but this book is full of great information that a serious tatter will want to refer back to.Read full review
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by shiatsulee7rws21 Feb, 2016
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Very nice history of tatting, and references of it throughout time. Not many patterns accompanied by wordy, confusing descriptions and few pictures.
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by 2014.midc02 Oct, 2022
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I am trying to learn new projects, thanks to this book I can
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by maryhelepumphre...14 Aug, 2019
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Scanned the book quickly and i believe it will help me develope my skills!
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