The Complete Book of Tatting

by Rebecca Jones

LACIS PUBLISHING-The Complete Book of Tatting (shuttle). An inexpensive craft to begin and reasonably easy to work tatting produces attractive and delicate items for a variety of uses. Learn how to tat and then progress to simple starter patters working with two threads pearl tatting and tatting with three threads tatting with beads and many other forms and styles. Features over 100 designs ranging from simple doodles to complex 3-D bouquets. Softcover: 112 pages.

Genres: Crafts

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1985

Reviews

[MCS · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you can only have one tatting book in your library, this is the one to get. It is an absolutely exhaustive reference, full of techniques, patterns, helpful hints and tatting wisdom. The majority of the book covers shuttle tatting, but Ms Jones offers a chapter on needle tatting. It would take years to work all the patterns she gives in this book. A needlework classic for the ages!

[Melissa Salsgiver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used to tat and needed a refresher to technique and patterns. this book is perfect for my needs.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rebecca Jones gives a wonderfully comprehensive overview of tatting. She provides a history of the craft, many methods to tatting, and simple, open-ended projects. A bibliography and multi-lingual glossary are included at the back of the book. The techniques are primarily drawn illustrations which, though clear, could be darker and larger. All techniques also have written instructions. Both color and black and white photographs show completed patterns.

[Susan]

Excellent book to learn to tat .. I recommend this whole heartly..I like to teach kids with this book as it has mamy little projects for them