Tatting Lacemaking Crafts

Tatting is a lace-form that developed in the mid-18th century from the style of knotting done with a handheld shuttle. Popularized by the works of Mlle Riego de la Branchardiére in the mid-19th century, it is now seeing another revival. The entire form consists of variations of one knot and can be done bare-handed, using a hook, on a needle or with a traditional tatting shuttle.

• Icela's Tatting World - Mary shares photos of her awards, exchanges and Palmetto Guild activities.
  
• Rachel Jackson's Needle Tatted Art - Based in Louisiana, Rachel designs original needle tatted works.
  
• Julie Daoe's Tatting World - Most of the two dozen items in this gallery are jewelry related.
  
• Barbara's Tatting - Barbara has tatted five feet of Ann Orr's wide edging pattern, plus two doileys.
  
• Mom's Tatted Doily - Cheryl Cummings made this doily for her mother.
  
• 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.
  
• 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 n
  
• Madtatter - Lace Artist: Dale Pomeroy posts photos of his three dimensional bouquet.
  
• Joan Thomas Tats - Joan shares her projects, including beading with Nina Libin and Palmetto Tatter Awards.
  
• Lindsay Art 'n' Lace - Lindsay Rogers from Scotland is a designer, author and tutor of international repute.
  
• Donna Marie's Habit Tat - A Van-Dyke edging pattern is included with this gallery of 17 photos.
  
• Gillian Buchanan - Gillian has written over a dozen patterns, including a complete alpahbet, all available on site.
  
• Nancy's Tatting - Nancy, an accomplished seamstress, shares how to make a simple blocking board, plus a gallery of a dozen tatted pieces.
  
• Edwige Renaudin & Sylvain Le Guen - Scroll down the page to watch as this fan-tastic tatting project comes to fruition.
  
• Atelier Exanimis - All fourteen of these projects from Japan are well documented, making them easy to duplicate. The four original pieces include patterns.
  
• Karen Beary - 'Ambitatterus' is a collection of tatting information, such as news articles and guild information.
  
• Adele Shakal - Adele shares her favorite tatting resources.
  
• Tatted bits - This small gallery holds photos of 2 doilies, 2 bookmarks and a seahorse.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Bittersweet - A news article from Missouri discusses tatting.
  
• Rexie's Needle Tatting - Rexie shares a gallery of 30 tatted items.
  
• 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.
  
• Maria, and Maria Antonietta ,Tat - These two Italian friends have put together a combined gallery of over fifty pieces of lace.
  
• Ruth's Celtic Tatting Journal - Ruth shares her work in Celtic tatting design.
  
• Clara's Ribbons - Clara, who learned to tat in 1953, won blue ribbons for her doily and tatted lady. See them under photos.
  
• Leen's Tatting - Family heirlooms, and some original patterns, are included in this gallery.
  
• Becky Kelly's Tattin' Needle - Her gallery includes a square Celtic motif with pattern.
  
• 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.
  
• Kelly Luljak - Kelly shares several patterns and shows an edging that won a ribbon at Kentucky State Fair.
  
• Ginny Weathers - Ginny takes one basic edging pattern and makes many different ornamants.
  
• Terry the Tatter - Terry shares patterns for covered glass ornaments.
  
• Woodward - A doily is used as a placemat for a dinner service.
  
• Nellie Ellison - The complete booklet "Lessons In Tatting' by Nellie Ellison, originally published in 1916, is shared here by Peggy Rowe.
  
• Birgit's Tatting Page - Free original patterns, including hearts, Celtic, snowflake, star, butterfly, angel, and a spider.
  
• Gina's Tat Journal - Scanning as she goes, this journal has lots of 'how to' tips.
  
• Jan Voskes' TatLife - In Dutch and English, Jan shares her tatted doilies and other projects.
  
• Tracy's Tats - Tracy shares four of her doilies.
  
• Green Mountain - Sumac combines tatting with crazy quilts.
  
• The Unicorn's Crafty Hobbies - Information and pictures of different kinds of knot-work.
  
• Ben Fikkert - Author of Floriade, this Dutch tatter shares a gallery of his exquisitely worked doilies, plus instructions for set stitches and other techniques.
  
• 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.
  
• Teen Tatter - Samantha has written two tatting books, the first published at the age of 18.
  
• Ann Brady - An Eastern Star emblem can be downloaded from site.
  
• Nina Libin - Semi-precious stones decorate this unique jewelry.
  
• Russian Jewelry - Eight photos are in this little gallery of beaded necklaces.
  
• Emma's Tatting - Emma shares eight original designs, and a photo of a shuttle case made from a nut shell.
  
• Lynn Bonnette (Hutchins) Haney - Lynn has documented the patterns used in her handkerchief edgings.
  
• Carol's Tatting - A sea scene is in this gallery. Carol also tats owls, bells and hearts.
  
• Bordi - An Italian tatting gallery holds several nice edgings. Click 'next' to see twelve more tatting samples.
  
• Marti and Denise Tat - Marti makes earrings. Denise tats a snowflake.
  
• Frivolite - Spanish instructions about Tatting. Instrucciones en Español sobre Frivolite (Tatting).
  
• Ankars - Unique jewelry, tatted by Irina Astratenkocan of Lithuania, is in an extensive gallery.
  
• Donna's Gallery - Doilies, bookmarks, a baby bonnets and a crazy quilt are in this photo album.
  
• Knots for R. L. - Erin Poh drafts a poem about tatting through the generations.
  
• Jennifer Rapacki - Jennifer shares five samples of her tatted works.
  
• Mari Tats - A small but intricate gallery of lace can be found on this Italian tatter's home page.
  
• Frivolete Heart - The visual diagram for this heart pattern allows for easy tatting, in any language.
  
• Ruth Perry - Writing under the name of Rozella Linden, Ruth shares tips on tatting and photos of her work.
  
• Janis Cortese - Janis shares her evolution as a tatter, from how she was introduced to the art, to her first big project - a collar.
  
• Ladies Home Journal - The June 1895 issue of this women's magazine published two tatting patterns.
  
• 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 locat
  
• Jan of Poland - By changing the order of halfstitches, Jan makes the work more uniform, and explains how here. This Lace Artist also shares a gallery of over 100 works.
  
• 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.
  
• Mary Margeret's Tatting - Mary designed a doll dress and a tatting bag.
  
• Alida's Tatting - A tatted box is one of the items shown on this Italian site.
  
• Nell's Tatting Page - An autumn corsage and four more unique patterns, all with detailed and well graphed instructions, are at this site.
  
• Craftown - A dozen classic tatting patterns are in this collection.
  
• Sherry Flor - Sherry illustrates everyday objects in tattng and offers them to the public.
  
• Eva's Tat Site - Eva shares a heart pattern.
  
• Sharon Albers - shares her favorite patterns: tiny baskets, a tatting tote, fishies and a star spangled doily.
  
• Kristie's Tatting Projects - Kristie shares her finished projects - nine thus far.
  
• 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 Weid
  
• Sumac's Lace Pages - Primarily Celtic tatting, site also contains pictures of 3 bobbin lace pieces.
  
• Lynn Hutchins - Lynn has documented the patterns used in her handkerchief edgings.
  
• Kathy Lowe - Kathy shares a lace hummingbird, 3D flower, vest and nametag.
  
• Amy's Page - Amy, from Mielke's Farm in Wisconsin, has added a simple bookmark pattern.
  
• Danaw Tatted - Her grand-daughter created this memorial to the tatting art of Georgia Azmon.
  
• Sheila's Tatting - Sheila shares pictures of her tatting as well as some of her own patterns.
  
• 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.
  
  

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