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Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces. The lace is formed by a pattern of rings and chains formed from a series of lark's head (or half-hitch) knots, called double stitches (ds), over a core thread. Gaps can be left between the stitches to form picots, which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect.

Tatting dates to the early 19th century.

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@MIS_understood any body mods I dig. I can't till I start tatting myself up.
Dicamillo25 (David Rivera) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:14 -0000
@MIS_understood any body mods I dig. I can't till I start tatting myself up.
am just about to take some piccies of the outer motif on my latest tatting project.
TataniaRosa (Heather Buckman) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:15:38 -0000
am just about to take some piccies of the outer motif on my latest tatting project.
Knots Tatting Link Blog: Katie's Angel http://www.intatters.com/knots/?p=292
intatterscraft (InTatters ) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:59:36 -0000
Knots Tatting Link Blog: Katie's Angel http://www.intatters.com/knots/?p=292
Good morning. I shall continue with my Tudor tatting today and I might even tat up an Elaine necklace if I have the time :)
TataniaRosa (Heather Buckman) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:18:18 -0000
Good morning. I shall continue with my Tudor tatting today and I might even tat up an Elaine necklace if I have the time :)
RT @thevintagelist Worthpoint: All Knotted Up – Tatting Laces All Sorts of Antique Linens http://bit.ly/8nNjdc
intatterscraft (InTatters ) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:48:21 -0000
RT @thevintagelist Worthpoint: All Knotted Up – Tatting Laces All Sorts of Antique Linens http://bit.ly/8nNjdc
Ed hardy #isplayedout..dat shit look like lisa frank was fuckin pokemon while the devil was tatting her wit a bedazzler
0nem0rething (KeeKee) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:48:11 -0000
Ed hardy #isplayedout..dat shit look like lisa frank was fuckin pokemon while the devil was tatting her wit a bedazzler

 
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Mark Myers aka Tatman - Tatman shares a photo album, graphics, shuttle collection, artwork, antique patterns, cartoons, book reviews, and humor.
Meta Description: [ A great place to find patterns, instructions on how to tat, graphics, and links galore! ]

Sylvain Le Guen - Scroll down the page to watch as this fan-tastic tatting project comes to fruition.

Adele Shakal - Adele shares her favorite tatting resources.

Alida's Tatting - A tatted box is one of the items shown on this Italian site.

Amy's Page - Amy, from Mielke's Farm in Wisconsin, has added a simple bookmark pattern.
Meta Description: [ Amy's tatted bookmark pattern, suitable for shuttle or needle tatting. ]

500 Anitra Stone - Anitra shares resources, and lists her Workbasket collection.

Ankars - Unique jewelry, tatted by Irina Astratenkocan of Lithuania, is in an extensive gallery.
Meta Description: [ Handmade beaded jewelry design, Ankars style jewelry, art and beads, newest and forgotten crafts. This website is devoted to handworks - beloved hobby of women and sometimes even men. Being interested in beadart, tatting and embroidery, knitting and crocheting you will find here what you are look... ]

Ann Brady - An Eastern Star emblem can be downloaded from site.

500 Anna Meloni's Tatting - Anna tries three unusual tatting techniques. Photos are at the bottom of the front page.

Atelier Exanimis - All fourteen of these projects from Japan are well documented, making them easy to duplicate. The four original pieces include patterns.

Barbara's Tatting - Barbara has tatted five feet of Ann Orr's wide edging pattern, plus two doileys.

Becky D. Tats - Becky shows how she designed her tatted dragon and shares gallery of other original works.

Becky Dempsey's Shuttle - Becky carved this tool from a birch branch.

Becky Kelly's Tattin' Needle - Her gallery includes a square celtic motif with pattern.

Ben Fikkert - Author of Floriade, this Dutch tatter shares a gallery of his exquisitely worked doilies, plus instructions for set stitches and other techniques.
Meta Description: [ Ben Fikkert's Tatting Pages ]

Bittersweet - A news article from Missouri discusses tatting.

Bordi - An Italian tatting gallery holds several nice edgings. Click 'next' to see twelve more tatting samples.

Cas's Tatting - Cas shares where to find supplies in Australia. Her large gallery is sorted by project type: doilies, bookmarks, handkerchieves, snowflakes, plus shuttles.

Celtess Tatting Creations - Patterns for a doily, egg, rose, bookmark and square frame can be found here.

Christiane Eichler - The pattern finder on this site links to over 200 sources. There are also directions on how to tat a square ring, and a comparison of shuttle and needle work.

Claire's Snowflakes - Claire shares photos of the snowflakes she has made for her Christmas tree.

Clara's Ribbons - Clara, who learned to tat in 1953, won blue ribbons for her doily and tatted lady. See them under photos.

500 Connie Tenclay - Hand dyed thread and homemade shuttles are Connie's specialties.
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Craftown - A dozen classic tatting patterns are in this collection.
Meta Description: [ Free tatting patterns, lessons, craft projects, resources, tips and so much more at Craftown. ]

Danaw Tatted - Her grand-daughter created this memorial to the tatting art of Georgia Azmon.

Debbie Drake - A communion cloth (with pattern), a tablecloth, and a wedding handkerchief are among Debbie's works. She also tats items to benefit her church's building fund.

Dianna Stevens - Tatting judge and author, Dianna challenges fellow tatters with puzzles and mystery motifs. Her site holds more than a dozen original patterns.
Meta Description: [ Domestic Arts. Original Tatted Lace Designs. ]

Donna Marie's Habit Tat - A Van-Dyke edging pattern is included with this gallery of 17 photos.

Edward's Tatting - Mr.Chevalier shares his original dragonfly pattern. See it and nine other works in his gallery.

Emmanuel Bocher - Rose Rogers has translated from the french all 66 pages of this 1912 Tatting Book. Each pattern is written in modern notation, with the original photo illustrations.

Eva's Tat Gallery - Eva shares several photos of doilies, plus a tat trimmed purse.

Frivolete Heart - The visual diagram for this heart pattern allows for easy tatting, in any language.

Frivolite - Spanish instructions about Tatting. Instrucciones en Español sobre Frivolite (Tatting).

Gillian Buchanan - Gillian has written over a dozen patterns, including a complete alpahbet, all available on site.
Meta Description: [ A web site containing free tatting patterns ]

Gina B. Tats - Members of the Red Hat Society will find a pattern here, plus a pattern for a headband and wedding garter.

Gina's Tat Journal - Scanning as she goes, this journal has lots of 'how to' tips.

Ginny Weathers - Ginny takes one basic edging pattern and makes many different ornamants.

Green Mountain - Sumac combines tatting with crazy quilts.

Heidi Nakayama - A tatting historian, Heidi collects the stories of American tatters and their shuttles. She also gives tips on displaying shuttles and what to watch for while collecting.
Meta Description: [ Tatting Shuttle Information Exchange. ]

Horstmar 2002 - Gallery shows displays of tatting at conference held in Horstmar, Germany, 2002.
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Icela's Tatting World - Mary shares photos of her awards, exchanges and Palmetto Guild activities.

Index to Tatting Information on the Web - Provides tatting images, patterns, and techniques.

Inger's Orkis - This Danish tatter shares Easter and Christmas projects, plus doilies.

Iris Niebach's Tatting - Iris has put together a photo album of her doilies, edgings and other work. Tips on hiding ends and three patterns.
Meta Description: [ Fine handmade doilies (tatting and embroidery). ]

Jan of Poland - By changing the order of halfstitches, Jan makes the work more uniform, and expains how here. This Lace Artist also shares a gallery of over 100 works.
Meta Description: [ frywolitka i jej historia, metoda Jana, galerie prac, publikacje ]

Jan Voske:Tatslife - The works of this Dutch tatter include a large gallery and technical help.
Meta Description: [ De Nederlands frivolité site met patronen ]

Jan Voskes' TatLife - In Dutch and English, Jan shares her tatted doilies and other projects.
Meta Description: [ De Nederlands frivolité site met patronen ]

Jane Eborall - This English lace artist has designed more than forty new advanced patterns. These free projects include diagrams and patterns. She also shares directions for her new 4 shuttle, woven split rings technique.

Janis Cortese - Janis shares her evolution as a tatter, from how she was introduced to the art, to her first big project - a collar.
Meta Description: [ This page contains pictures and descriptions of my handcraft projects, along with some tips and patterns. ]

Jennifer Rapacki - Jennifer shares five samples of her tatted works.
Meta Description: [ web site design and maintenance, computer instruction and consulting ]

Joan Thomas Tats - Joan shares her projects, including beading with Nina Libin and Palmetto Tatter Awards.

Julie Daoe's Tatting World - Most of the two dozen items in this gallery are jewelry related.
Meta Description: [ No Summary ]

404 Karen Bovard - A silversmith and a lacemaker, Karen tatted a picture of her motorcycle and makes her own shuttles.

Kathy Lowe - Kathy shares a lace hummingbird, 3D flower, vest and nametag.

Kelly Luljak - Kelly shares several patterns and shows an edging that won a ribbon at Kentucky State Fair.

Kersti.com - Kersti Anear, list administrator for e-tatters, has collected a library of instructions for over 500 tatting projects - all of which are available on the web. Each of the links includes a thumbnail graphic of the completed project, making it easy to locate specific patterns. A tatted zodiac and some of Kersti's original patterns are also found here.

500 Kisha Learns to Tat - Keeping a journal of her progress, Kisha tells how she learned to tat, illustrated with first projects.

Knots for R. L. - Erin Poh drafts a poem about tatting through the generations.
Meta Description: [ Poem: If you listen you will hear / The ceaseless noise of weaving... ]

Ladies Home Journal - The June 1895 issue of this women's magazine published two tatting patterns.
Meta Description: [ The Costume Gallery presents an article from a June 1895 magazine pretaining to the fashion with crochet and tattling hand work. Keywords: vintage magazine, old crochet patterns, Victorian crochet, tatting patterns, costume, costume history, fashion, fashion history, Victorian fashion, Victorian... ]

Lindsay Art 'n' Lace - Lindsay Rogers from Scotland is a designer, author and tutor of international repute.

Lynn Hutchins - Lynn has documented the patterns used in her handkerchief edgings.
Meta Description: [ Handmade tatted lace: edgings, handkerchiefs, collars, bookmarks, ornaments, doilies. ]

Madtatter - Lace Artist: Dale Pomeroy posts photos of his three dimensional bouquet.

Mari Tats - A small but intricate gallery of lace can be found on this Italian tatter's home page.
Meta Description: [ galleria di lavori a chiacchierino ]

Maria, and Maria Antonietta ,Tat - These two Italian friends have put together a combined gallery of over fifty pieces of lace.
Meta Description: [ tatting doily centre piece ]

Marti and Denise Tat - Marti makes earrings. Denise tats a snowflake.

Mary Margeret's Tatting - Mary designed a doll dress and a tatting bag.

Mom's Tatted Doily - Cheryl Cummings made this doily for her mother.

Nancy's Tatting - Nancy, an accomplished seamstress, shares how to make a simple blocking board, plus a gallery of a dozen tatted pieces.
Meta Description: [ FREE tatting patterns, shuttle tatting instructions, tatting gallery, tatting tips, and more! ]

Needle Tatting - Several tatters gather here to share pictures and ideas.

Nellie Ellison - The complete booklet Lessons In Tatting' by Nellie Ellison, originally published in 1916, is shared here by Peggy Rowe.

Nina Libin - Semi-precious stones decorate this unique jewelry.

Northtipton - A machine knitter uses needle tatting to join afghan panels.

Rachel Jackson's Needle Tatted Art - Based in Louisiana, Rachel designs original needle tatted works.
Meta Description: [ fine original needle tatted art, tatting as an art, tatted jewelry, other art with tatting used as accents. ]

Rachel's Room - Rachel Jackson adds tatting to vintage jewelry and designs fantasy flowers.

Rexie's Needle Tatting - Rexie shares a gallery of 30 tatted items.

Rina Stepnaya - Beaded jewelry, tatted by Rina Stepnaya and friends, is the focus of Ankars Gallery, with over 50 pieces. Photos also show the artists and their public exhibits.

Rose Rogers - Rose shares the pattern and direstions for her memory doily.

Russian Jewelry - Eight photos are in this little gallery of beaded necklaces.

Ruth Perry - Writing under the name of Rozella Linden, Ruth shares tips on tatting and photos of her work.

Ruth's Celtic Tatting Journal - Ruth shares her work in celtic tatting design.

Saundra's Tatting - Of the more than 25 items shown on this page, nine are original designs. Six patterns are included.

Sharyn Wittmann - South Carolinian Artisan makes hearts, angels and mats.
Meta Description: [ A gallery of shuttle tatting by Sharyn Wittmann. ]

404 Stacy Fontenot - Stacy shares a chile pepper edging and ideas for her tat class.

Sumac's Lace Pages - Primarily Celtic tatting, site also contains pictures of 3 bobbin lace pieces.

Susanne's Knots - This Danish site contains an extensive gallery plus a booklist.

Tatman's Random Thoughts - Mark Myers journals progress on his tatting projects.

Tatmeister - Consultant to The Lace Museum, Dan's site includes: shuttle collections, ten language glossaries, a discussion of copyright questions, a chronology of where and when tatting is found in print, and a gallery of his work (including original designs). To navigate the site, select MAP at the bottom of the page, then click the links on the left of the various pages.

404 Tatted bits - This small gallery holds photos of 2 doilies, 2 bookmarks and a seahorse.
Meta Description: [ Pics of tatting. ]

Tatted in China - These are the more commonly seen of the edgings imported to the United States.

Terry the Tatter - Terry shares patterns for covered glass ornaments.

404 The Lady V - Gallery holds photos of bookmarks, snowflakes and 2 motifs.
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The Unicorn's Crafty Hobbies - Information and pictures of different kinds of knot-work.

Tracy's Tats - Tracy shares four of her doilies.

Tricia's Newbie Round Robin - Here's the center piece for Tricia's round in a robin for first-timers.

Ullas Occhi-World - Four German designers share a website. Besides the more than thirty floral works Ursula Dittmar has tatted, she also hosts Helma Seipmann (see her technical samples and instructions at 'seminarmappe') Heiko Pund (maker of amber shuttles) and Christel Weidmann. Christel has designed over ten doilies, ten collars, five necklaces plus an alphabet and a zoo. Links are found in blue at the top of the main page.

Wally Sosa - This experienced tatting teacher shares frivolete lessons in Spanish and English. Her original patterns and large gallery of works include TatAlong Projects.

Winifred's Tatting - Based in Oxfordshire, Winifred tats tiaras. She also makes cards for special occasions.
Meta Description: [ hand-worked tatted lace tiaras, stationary and gifts ]

Woodward - A doily is used as a placemat for a dinner service.

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