St Patrick´S Day Bookmark Pattern
Ann Wilson has very kindly allowed me to publish this pattern which she adapted from the design A Simple Set on Page 7 of Anne Orr´s book Classic Tatting Patterns. The pattern is given as Ann wrote it. Cut the threads from the ball and shuttle ... [... more]
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Easter Day And International Tatting Day
International Tatting Day falls on the first day of April and on that occasion tatters everywhere celebrate by doing some tatting and enjoying chocolate. Easter Day also usually falls close to International Tatting Day and so here are some ... [... more]
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Tatting For Weddings
Of course the mother of the bride should have a special handkerchief, and there are very few things which are prettier than a tatted handkerchief with corners built into the design. If the lace you're making doesn't have a corner included in the ... [... more]
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Tatted Collar For A Sasha Doll
If you would like to know more about Sasha dolls I would suggest visiting Susanna Lewis's web site. The doll in the illustration is my blonde Blue Gingham girl who may or may not originally have had the partial ponytail hairstyle shown when she ... [... more]
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Christmas And Holiday Ornaments Free Tatting Patterns
People are increasingly giving hand made items as Christmas presents and these are being appreciated more and more because so many people are now doing craft work of one kind or another. Doilies can be presented within a tube of some kind to ... [... more]
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Upholstery Needle For Tatting
Most of you have read my articles on various subject matters involving frugal tatting. I’ve written about using a cord threader for waistbands, doll needles and even a piece of wood to wrap your thread around and using it for a shuttle. Well, ... [... more]
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Teaching Tatting
I teach not only tatting but, also knitting and crochet. With over 41 years in the needle arts, I’ve learned that the first thing that students want is results; otherwise they usually get discouraged and determine that they are unable to master ... [... more]
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Daisy Cross
Here is a pattern for a lovely little Daisy Cross. The whole piece is worked in one go without finishing off any ends as you work. If you want to work them individually and add the border separately please feel free to do so! And if you want to ... [... more]
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Why Not Tat?
A person is more relaxed in the morning or early afternoon. Yet, others can relax more once the children are put to bed or after the supper dishes are washed and put away. So, evening works better and is more enjoyable for others. And, yet, ... [... more]
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Site Map
How to climb out with Beads and placing beads on the Surface of your Work Preparing the shuttles and making floating rings in Two Shuttle Tatting How to make floating rings and Josephine knots with a tatting shuttle How to make floating rings and ... [... more]
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Halloween Tatting!
As Halloween is fast approaching, here is a collection of links to patterns suitable for this special occasion. You can use ordinary tatting threads for most of them, but it can be fun to use special threads as well. www.kreinik.com make special ... [... more]
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Tatted Angel Free Tatting Pattern
This delightful angel is one I created some years ago and I found the notes I had written on how I made it up last night. I thought I would share the pattern with you all as it is ideal for cards and ornaments and will look wonderful also used as ... [... more]
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