Complete Book of Tatting

by Rebecca Jones

Book Overview

Provides ideas for embroidering popular subjects using 20 basic stitches. There are sections on such items as flowers, trees, sky and water; examples of finished work and small embroidery inspired by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916896390
• ISBN13: 9780916896393
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Lacis Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A super teaching manual with a great collection of patterns!

This lovely book is an excellent buy for the beginner learning to make tatted lace as well as for the more experienced tatter wanting a good collection of small patterns. Ms Jones starts off with descriptions of six different methods of tatting, with the hope that if you don't understand one method you'll understand one of the others. Details are given of a range of different techniques including lock stitch, roll tatting, cluny tatting and others, however there are no instructions for split rings or self closing mock rings as these had not yet been popularised at the time the book was written in the 1980s. There is a huge collection of patterns including tatted cross bookmarks, Christmas designs, tatted notepaper and an alphabet. Most of them are small pieces for beginners to enjoy, but the more experienced tatter will also enjoy this selection. One or two of the photographs don't quite match the diagrammatical instructions, but for the most part they are accurate. Regarding the diagrams, they are hand drawn and clearly presented and apart from one of the crosses I worked quite a number of the pieces in the book myself, and had no problems. Most people will enjoy this excellent collection of patterns and instructions and the book will remain a treasure on your bookshelf for many years to come.

Required Reading for every Tatter!

I purchased this book upon the recommendation of my tatting mentor. Like my mentor, I agree that all tatters should own this book. It is a substantive work, addressing the many techniques of shuttle and needle tatting--both basic and advanced. There are a number of patterns which provide excellent practice for beginners and food for thought for budding designers and advanced tatters. I frequently return to this book as a reference for tatting technique and for patterns to tat quick projects or gifts. Rebecca Jones' Complete Book of Tatting should be required reading for every tatter!

Excellent beginner's manual!

When I first learned to tat this was the only book I referred to time and time again---two years later, I'm still going back to The Complete Book of Tatting to brush up on mock picots, cluny tatting and attaching edgings to hankies. Rebecca Jones gives *six* methods of tatting, including needle and reverse Riego, and also includes instructions for more advanced things such as Josephine knots and node tatting. The patterns aren't big or complicated, but there are plenty of smaller droodles and bookmarks perfect for novice tatters. A must-have for any tatter's library.

Buy this book once and use it forever

The book even experieced tatters return to. Five ways to learn to tat, including needle tatting. Almost as good as having Mrs Jones looking over your shoulder. Excellent diagrams. The only thing missing are instructions on split rings and split chains. Methods that were developed after the book had been written. You will hardly miss them,the book is so packed full of hints and clever ideas. You will only be sorry if you DON'T buy this wonderful book. The only book I recommand my student tatters purchase.