Tatting

Tatting Shuttles

Pony Tatting shuttle, on a card, blue plastic. 
£1.95

Clover tatting shuttles: 2 (mock) tortoiseshell tatting shuttles. 
£4.50

Clover tatting shuttles: 2 amber coloured plastic shuttles. 
£4.50

Clover tatting shuttles: 2 plastic shuttles on a card; colours vary.  
£3.35

Prym plastic tatting shuttle with integrated crochet hook and bobbin. Grey. 
£2.45

Prym plastic tatting shuttle. Length 6.5 cm. Assorted colours. 
£1.05

Prym plastic tatting shuttle. Length 7cm. Tortoiseshell colour. Carded. 
£2.10

Prym plastic tatting shuttle. Length 7cm. Tortoiseshell colour. Loose. 
£1.70

Spare bobbin for tatting shuttle. 
£0.55

Books related to tatting

24 Snowflakes in Tatting Lene Bjorn One snowflake for each day of December up to Christmas. The 24th is decorated with glass beads. Beautiful designs presented diagrammatically. £3.95

Big Book of Tatting 34 glorious patterns to bring elegance to your home! Some incorporate beads. All are really pretty. Includes a tatted teddy bear, an angel, Easter egg motif, earrings, sun-catchers and lots more. Annie's Attic. £7.50

The Complete Book of Tatting - everything you wanted to know but couldn't find out about shuttle lace Rebecca Jones Explains both shuttle and needle techniques, with clear diagrams and step-by-step instructions. Includes tatting with two or three threads and with beads. Instructions for over 100 designs, from simple doodles to complex three-dimensional bouquets. Excellent value. £8.95

Contemporary Tatting: New Designs from an Old Art
Judith Connors
Combines traditional techniques with new approaches to tatting. 10 pages on techniques and 15 projects including stunning three dimensional rose and orchid, wedding garter and beautiful earrings.
Sale price £7.50, formerly £11.99

The DMC Book of Charted Tatting Designs Kirstine Nikolajsen and Inge Lise Nikolajansen Clear diagrams and photos for a variety of projects including edgings, doilies, collars and bridal accessories. A valuable resource for beginners and advanced tatters. £8.00

Heirloom Treasures in Tatting This 28-page book has 17 light and lacy fashion and home décor ideas including doilies, edgings, neck trims, baby booties, holiday decorations, earrings and much, much more! Projects are made using size 5 pearl thread, 20s, 30s and 60s crochet cotton and medium metallic braid. Annie's Attic. £7.50

Tatted Butterflies Adelheid Dangela 20 designs in different sizes using different tatting techniques. Beautiful designs with instructions in diagram format. £3.95

Tatted Doilies
Iris Niebach
Twelve elegant designs, presented diagrammatically with symbols.
£3.95

Tatted Fashion
Teiko Fujito
Another production from Lacis, beautiful book is an English translation from the Japanese. The book has detailed instructions and patterns for hundreds of edgings, table pieces, and lace garments. The instructional section is the clearest yet for manipulating one shuttle, two shuttles, and beads into the basic stitches of tatting. The huge array of designs is presented by symbol charts that are clear and concise. Beginners and advanced tatters will find much to delight in this book.
£19.25

Tatting Patterns and Designs
Gun Blomquist and Elwy Persson
Over 85 beautiful tatted items from mats and bookmarks to edgings and collars. Each project is clearly photographed with detailed instructions. Dover edition of book published in Swedish in 1967 and in English in 1974. Excellent value.
£4.95

Tatting: 60 Original Lace Treasures
Christine Weidmann
A book to encourage you to experiment. Learn to combine small motifs into larger pieces, adapt straight edges to fit curves or corners. Suitable for needle tatting.
£10.95

Tatting: Adventures with beads, shuttle and needle Judith Connors A combination of traditional and contemporary patterns. Covers the techniques of tatting with beads and presents delightful new designs to challenge and interest the tatter. Includes useful tips, abbreviations, needle and hook tatting techniques and patterns. £11.50

Tatting: Technique and History Elgiva Nicholls A comprehensive and informative guide, exploring the history and development of Tatting. Part One looks at the evolution of tatting design and extends the tatter’s knowledge of various stitches ad free-style tatting. Part Two covers materials and tools, how to make the stitches, how to arrange the stitches, working with multiple threads, finishing, and more. Originally published as Tatting by Vista Books in 1962. £7.50

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