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CROCHET BOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY

(last updated: June, 2021)

There isn't much on this page yet except for the tatting designers who were also crochet pattern designers, the big compilations of needlecraft books by thread manufacturers(American Thread, Coats & Clark, Lily Mills, etc) and the craft magazines that I have that published crochet patterns. I'm sorry this list is so thin. But all things have a beginning. None of my main bibliography pages started out looking like much - they all began like this. I have a big collection of Elizabeth Hiddleson books and magazine articles as well that I'm very excited about and you'll love the bio that I and some friends were able to put together with help of Mrs Hiddleson's family! I've also ended up with a small handful of Augusta Pfeuffer and Louise Nacke crochet books from the 1910's/20's who weren't tatters, but were published by a St. Louis publisher who published a lot of designers who also tatted.

I am particularly fond of filet crochet and pineapple motifs, so when I wax enthusiastic about a particular booklet, you can guess where my biases trend. I do not know how to crochet yet - it's been on my "To Do" list since I was a teenager, and have just never found the time to pick it up. That hasn't kept me from collecting patterns for when I do get around to it. The reason I reveal all of this is to warn you I can't answer questions about problems you may have with a pattern. On the magazine catalogs, I try to list any time there is a pattern correction in later issues.

There is a professional organization for crocheters:
https://www.crochet.org/

And of course https://www.Ravelry.com/ is a fantastic resource for crocheters and knitters. If you are having problems with a pattern or trying to find one, I'd go there first.



Anyone with more information to share, corrections to make, or has books and magazines to donate or sell, can contact me(Leigh) through My Contact Page.

CROCHET BOOKS

ALPHABETICAL INDEX BY AUTHORS' LAST NAMES
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Creatives Häkeln, ed. by Vanda Coletta (TPB:1999) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 31 pages; Language: German; Publisher: Alexandra Editrice SRL, Roma, Italy; ISBN: None;
      This was published in Italy, but is printed in German...

AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY I've moved these booklets to their own page. Not all of them have crochet patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). With the considerable help of Becky Clark, we've pieced together a list of nearly all the booklets they published! So if you were ever curious, you can now take a look in one simple click of your mouse. I'd been piecing this list together for over a decade, and Becky filled in all the blanks in just a few days. Hers is definitely the superior Keyboard Fu! In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY

Crochet-Tatting Charming Boudoir: 8 Different Designs, by Annie's Attic (TPB:2001) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      Designers: Dot Drake, Elizabeth Ann White

Edgings Unlimited: 17 New Designs!(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      designers for these patterns are Darla Hassell and Elizabeth Ann White

Bath & Beauty: 8 Fanciful Frills For Your Bath(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 11 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      designer's name given as BellaCrochet - clearly a nom de plume

Christmas Morning: 11 Ways to Greet the Holiday(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      designers for these patterns are Darla Hassell and Elizabeth Ann White

Timeless Doilies: 6 Intriguing Designs(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      designers for these patterns are Darla Hassell and Elizabeth Ann White

Pretty Pot Holders: 12 Wonderful Selections(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      designers for these patterns are Jo Ann Loftis and Elizabeth Ann White

Dimensional Snowflakes: 12 Designs(Cro-Tatting), by Annie's Attic (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
      Designers for these patterns are Elizabeth Ann White and Darla Hassell...

The Elite Instruction Book: Illustrating All Newest Designs in The Fine Arts of Crochet and Tatting, by Anonymous (TPB:1916) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 17 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Not Given, Chicago, IL, USA; ISBN: None;
      I will be making a PDF available for free download of this one...

ELEANOR ARNOLD was the designer used by the Glasgo Lace Thread Company(Glasgo, Connecticut), who produced books to promote their threads at the turn of the last century. I've provided what little I was able to dig up about her work. In order to bring up the page of reviews for the Miss Arnold's books, just click:
MISS ELEANOR ARNOLD

ASMUS BRADLEY COMPANY I've placed these booklets on their own page. So far I've only seen crochet booklets, and only a handful of those. With the help of Becky Clark, who also contributed two books to be reviewed, we've got this page completed to the best of our knowledge. If you know of other books they published or know more about the company, please get in touch through my contact page. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: ASMUS BRADLEY COMPANY

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Beeton's Book of Needlework, by Isabella Beeton (HC:1870,1986) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 592 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Ward, Lock & Tyler, UK/Exeter Books, NY; ISBN: 1986: 0671081543;
      Someone did a lovely piece on Mrs. Beeton on WIKIPEDIA

BELDING BROTHERS & CO. SILK MANUFACTURERS I've moved all the Belding Brothers & Co. booklets to their own page. Very few of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). Founded in 1863, they too produced a line of pattern books that promoted the exclusive use of their threads. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
BELDING BROTHERS & CO.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS put out a large number of special editions - both books and magazines - for a wide spectrum of crafts. Because there are so many, I've given all BHG's special interest craft books and magazines their own page. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

The "Dorothy Bradford" Series 14: For Inexpensive Gifts and How to Make Them in Crochet, Tatting, Embroidery and Lace-Work, by Dorothy Bradford (TPB:1915) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 16 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Alfred Mayer-Weismann & Co., Boston, MA, USA; ISBN: None;
     

Good Housekeeping Encyclopedia of Needle Craft, by Judy Brittain, Sally Harding (TPB:1979)
Notes: 512 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Ebury Press, London, Engand; ISBN: 0852231644;
      Published in: French- "Manuel Complet des Travaux a L'Aiguille", Internationale d'Edition, Pully, 1981;
      Norwegian- "Teknologisk Forlags Store Håndarbeidsbok", Teknologisk Forlag, Oslo, 1986;
      Spanish- Guia Práctica Ilustrada para Labores and Guia Práctica Ilustrada para Labores 2, Blume, Barcelona,1980 and 1981;

The Step-by-Step Needlecraft Encyclopedia, by Judy Brittain (TPB:1997) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 512 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Portland House, NY; ISBN: 0517160455;
      USA Reprint of the Ebury Press edition...

ANNA WUERFEL BROWN(March 29, 1867 - March 31, 1935) Her books have her initials "AWB" in prominence on the covers. I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Several of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of crochet and tatting. She was one of several prolific designers who published during the 1910's and '20's. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: ANNA WUERFEL BROWN

You'll notice that I've included on this page a listing and reviews of Cora Kirchmaier's run of filet Crochet and embroidery books. She co-published with Ms. Brown early on, so her books are included on the Brown page.

Ladies' Hand Book: "The Last and Best Book" on Knitting Crocheting Embroidery, by Brown, Durrell & Co. (TPB:1890) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 112 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Brown, Durrell & Co., Boston, MA; ISBN: None;
      There are only two tatted edgings in this book...

Dexter Filet Crochet and Tatting, Book No. 3, by Lillian Frances Brown (TPB:1917) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 20 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Dexter Yarn Company, Pawtucket, R.I., USA; ISBN: None;
      Dexter Yarn Company put out a line of crochet books to help promote their threads. Dexter Yarn Company was established in 1820, was run by three generations of the same family, then sold to Collingbourne Mills, Inc., March 1, 1927...

Review is also under DEXTER YARN COMPANY further down the list.

Bucilla Blue Book of Novelty & Filet Crochet, No. 2, by Bucilla Blue Book (TPB:1916)
Notes: 48 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Bernhard Ulmann Co., Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      No tatting patterns in this booklet - included listing for completeness

Bucilla Blue Book, No. 3: Original Designs in Tatting, Novelty & Filet Crochet, by Bucilla Blue Book (TPB:1916) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 48 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Bernhard Ulmann Co., Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: None;
     

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The Good Housekeeping Needlecraft Encyclopedia, edited by Alice Carroll (TPB:1947) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 479 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Stamford House, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      This book was created by Hearst Magazines, Inc., the publishers of "Good Housekeeping Magazine";
      There was a Spanish edition "Enciclopedia del arte de la aguja para la Buena amade casa(1940,1950), Published by Yanqui de Publicaciones, Barcelona, Spain

The Dictionary of Needlework, by Sophia Frances Anne Caulfeild, Blanche C. Saward (HC:1882)
Notes: 528 pages; Language: English; Publisher: L. Upcott Gill, England; ISBN: None;
     

The Dictionary of Needlework: An Encyclopedia of Artistic, Plain and Fancy Needlework, by Sophia Frances Anne Caulfeild, Blanche C. Saward (HC:1972) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 528 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Arno Press, NY, USA; ISBN: 0405006950;
      This is a great reproduction of the original UK edition from 1882...

The Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework, Vol. 1(A-L), Vol. 2(M-Z), by Sophia Frances Anne Caulfeild, Blanche C. Saward (TPB:1887,1972reprint) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 697 pages; Language: English; Publisher: 1887: A.W. Cowan, London, 1972: Dover Publications Inc., NY; ISBN: None;
     

Clark's O.N.T. Book of Needlework, by Clark Thread Company (TPB:1916)
Notes: ??? pages; Language: English; Publisher: Clark Thread Co., Newark, NJ, USA; ISBN: None;
     

WINIFRED WORTH CLARK(pen-name) "Grandmother Clark" published at least 31 books on a very wide array of disciplines, two of which have tatting in them. Becky Clark and I have started coming across books other than the two with tatting, so like the other designers from this time period, Winifred now has her own personal page. Becky came up with some interesting biographic information on the person behind the persona. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: WINIFRED WORTH CLARK

THE LADIES' WORK-TABLE BOOK, by H.G. Clarke and Co. (HC:1843!) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 216 pages; Language: English; Publisher: H.G. Clarke and Co., London, England; ISBN: None;
      This is the oldest original book in this collection!

Ladies' Handbook of Millinery, Dressmaking, and Tatting, by H.G. clarke and Co. (HC:1843)
Notes: ??? pages; Language: English; Publisher: H.G. Clarke and Co., London, England; ISBN: None;
     

The Super Lacecrafts Collection: Crochet, Tatting and Knitted Lace, by J&P Coats, Ltd. (TPB:1986) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 40 pages; Language: English; Publisher: R and B Kampner, Ltd., London, England; ISBN: None;
     

The Super Lacecrafts Collection: Crochet, Tatting and Knitted Lace, Vol. 2, by J&P Coats, Ltd. (TPB:1987) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 35 pages; Language: English; Publisher: R and B Kampner, Ltd., London, England; ISBN: None;
     

The Anchor Manual of Needlework, by J&P Coats, Ltd. (HC:1958,1990) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 499 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO, USA; ISBN: 0934026599;
      This was republished many many times. I listed the 1st edition, and the one I've been shown. This was reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' private library...

COATS & CLARK I've moved these booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them of course, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). I'd been piecing together a comprehensive list of all the booklets they'd published over the decades - and they were the 800 lb. gorilla in the thread industry - for over a decade, and then my friend, the amazing Becky Clark, filled in the rest of the list in just a few days. We have Becky to thank for the links to availabe pdfs of many of the early books as well. If you happen to encounter her, be sure to thank her for all the work she's done gratis for both the Craft Bibliography Project and for CRAFTREE.COM Without her, a staggering amount of information would still be lost and wandering in the electronic ether. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
COATS & CLARK

ADELINE CORDET I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: ADELINE CORDET

CORTICELLI SILK CO. I've moved all the Nonotuck Silk Company and Corticelli Silk Company(same company, different time periods) booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). All the Corticelli Silk Company books are at the bottom of the page, in order of date of publication. It is all the same silk mill. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
NONOTUCK SILK CO.

Crochet, Tatting( and (5)Other Needlework Crafts), by Helen Crosier (HC:1953,TPB:2010) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 112 pages; Language: English; Publisher: G. Bell & Sons, UK; ISBN(2010): 9781445519586;
      There are five other disciplines listed as part of the title in much smaller print that I only included on the review page...

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The Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Thérèse de Dillmont (TPB:1886,1978(reprint)) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 700 pages; Language: English; Publisher: 1978: Running Press, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ISBN: 0914294008;
      1886 edition was published by Brustlein & Co., Mulhouse, Alsace, France(578pp)

Chiacchierino con l'uncinetto(Cro-Tatting), by Viviane Deroover (TPB:2014) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 96 pages; Language: Italian; Publisher: Prestigio Edizioni SRL, Roma, Italy; ISBN: 9788897709305;
     

The Gentle Needle Arts, edited by Yvonne Deutch (TPB:1977) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 153 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Ltd., London, UK; ISBN: 0856852678;
     

DEXTER YARN COMPANY put out a line of crochet books to help promote their threads, and dipped their toe a bit in tatting. Their main designer was Lillian Frances Brown(for both crochet and tatting), but they also published a book of filet designs by the famous Mary Card, and later crochet books by Charlotte F. Boldtmann. Dexter Yarn Company was established in 1820, was run by three generations of the same family, then sold to Collingbourne Mills, Inc., March 1, 1927... DEXTER YARN COMPANY

DMC Easy-to-Make Edgings: Insertions and Appliques for Crochet and Tatting, Vol. 402, by DMC (TPB:1951) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 19 pages; Language: English; Publisher: DMC Corp, Mullhouse, France; ISBN: None;
     

DMC New Handkerchief Edgings, Vol. 407, by DMC (TPB:1954) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: DMC Corp, Mullhouse, France; ISBN: None;
      Spoiler Alert: There are no tatting patterns in this booklet

Ich Kann Handarbeiten(I Can Handwork), by Mizi Donner, Carl Schnebel (HC:1913) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 462 pages; Language: German; Publisher: Ullstein & Co., Berlin, Germany; ISBN: None;
      This book covers lots of topics with gorgeous engravings - has one chapter on tatting...Also, the tatting chapter was kindly excerpted, translated into English and reprinted by Helen A Chesno so that everyone can have access to it under the title German Tatting Patterns circa 1910.

Handarbeiten Wie Zu Grobmutters Zeiten(Handwork As to Grandmother Times), by Mizi Donner, Carl Schnebel (TPB:1982) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 459 pages; Language: German; Publisher: Ullstein & Co., Germany; ISBN: 9783550060977;
      reprint of the original 1913 edition; This book covers lots of topics - has one chapter on tatting...

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A Dictionary of Lace, by Pat Earnshaw (TPB:1984(Shire),1999(Dover)) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 240 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., UK / Dover Publications Inc., USA; ISBN: 048640482X;
      This book reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' private library...

The Identification of Lace, by Pat Earnshaw (TPB:1994) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 160 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., UK; ISBN: 0747802378;
     

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Favorite Needlecrafts, by Family Circle (TPB:1987) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 312 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Family Circle Inc., NY; ISBN: 0933585055;

EMMA FARNES I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. She's one of the prolific designers of the 1910's and '20's. Most of her books are for crochet and filet crochet. The few tatting patterns are by her friend Anna Valeire, who shared a publisher with her. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
EMMA FARNES

Handmade Lace & Patterns, by Annette Feldman (HC:1975) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 208 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Harper & Row, NY, USA; ISBN: 006011231X;
     

MARY E. FITCH I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery). She was one of several prolific designers who published during the 1910's and '20's. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
MARY E. FITCH

The Ladies' Guide to Needle Work, Embroidery, Etc., by S. Annie Frost (HC:1877) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 67 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Adams & Bishop, Publishers, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
     

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The Lady's Assistant in Knitting, Netting and Crochet Work, 3 Volume Set, by Mrs. Jane Gaugain (HC?:1842,1847,1857)
Notes: 434 pages; Language: English; Publisher: I.J. Gaugain, Edingburgh, and Ackerman & Co., Strand, London; ISBN: None;
      Tatting is in the 3-vol. set, NOT the single edition version; tatting is on pages 411-413 of Volume II...
This is the tatting text that other writers in the time period cribbed off of according to scholars like Martha Ess and Hope Wright;
      There's a PDF of a good copy at: https://archive.org/details/krl00376346/

GLASGO LACE THREAD COMPANY This company produced books to promote their threads at the turn of the last century. I've provided what little I was able to dig up about them along with the line of books they advertised. Their author/designer was Miss Eleanor Arnold. In order to bring up the page of reviews for the GLASGO books, just click:
GLASGO LACE THREAD COMPANY

Creative Hands, 22 volume set, edited by Beverly Hilton(Greystone Press) (HC:1975) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 110 pages/Vol.; Language: English; Publisher: Greystone Press, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      This is a 22 volume hardcover set of the 75 issues of "Golden Hands" published by Marshall Cavendish Ltd.(UK), the tatting articles were written by Mary Konior...

The History of Needlework Tools and Accessories, by Sylvia Groves (HC:1966) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 136 pages, plus photo plates; Language: English; Publisher: Country Life Books, London, UK; ISBN: None;
      pages 85-89, black-and-white photos of knotting and tatting shuttles between pages 96 and 97...

Good Housekeeping New Complete Book of Needlecraft, by Vera P. Guild (TPB:1959,1971) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 548 pages; Language: English; Publisher: The Hearst Corporation, NY, USA; ISBN: 0878510028;
      The tatting chapter is only about 11 pages...

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The Gentle Arts: Needle Lace, Bobbin Lace, Tatting, Knitted Lace, Crocheted Lace, Filet Crochet, Ed. by Dorothea Hall, The Lace Guild (HC:1986) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 156 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Exeter Books, NY, USA; ISBN: 0671081225;
     

The Book of Handicrafts for all the family, edited by Eve Harlow (HC:1975) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 189 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Longmeadow Press, Norwalk, Conn., USA; ISBN: 090423004X;
      The tatting chapter in this compilation was by Mary Konior...

The Harmony Book of Needlecraft, by Harmony Group Staff (TPB:1974)
Notes: 97 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Lyric Ltd., London, England; ISBN: 9780904453003;
     

Distinctive Doilies: 5 Heirloom Doilies Made with Size 10 Thread(Cro-Tatting), by Ferosa Harold (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 11 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

Ornate Crosses: 12 Exquisite Emblems of Worship(Cro-Tatting), by Ferosa Harold (TPB:2003) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 18 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

A Myriad of Uses for Dainty Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 5, by Frances A Harris (TPB:1921) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 32 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      My current copy of this issue is missing the middle four pages 15/16, 17/18; This has crochet and tatting patterns in it like the second and third and fourth volume...

The People's Home Journal Crochet Book, by Frances A Harris (TPB:19??) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 37 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: People's Home Journal, ???; ISBN: None;

The Ladies' Handbook of Fancy and Ornamental Work, by Miss Florence Hartley (HC:1859)
Notes: 256 pages; Language: English; Publisher: J.W. Bradley, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      The Five pages of tatting were reprinted in Barbara Foster's "A Potpourri of Patterns"

Frivolité, Macramé, Filet, Ed. by Harvest (HC:2005) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 240 pages; Language: Cyrillic; Publisher: Harvest, Minsk, Belarus; ISBN: 9851326550;
      Text is in Cyrillic

Heavenly Porcelain Angels: 8 Divine Inspirations(Cro-Tatting), by Darla Hassell (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 19 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

Floral Dishcloths: 10 Kitchen Treasures(Cro-Tatting), by Darla Hassell (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 11 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Hearthside Press (HC:1963) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 876 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Hearthside Press Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      This was reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' private library...

MARIE ANTOINETTE HEES I've moved these booklets to their own page. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
MARIE ANTOINETTE HEES

M. HEMINWAY SILKS The Heminway Silk Mills also put out a line of books to promote thread sales. The Mills started in New York state, and later moved to Watertown, Connecticut. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
HEMINWAY SILKS

ELIZABETH HIDDLESON This extraordinary designer worked exclusively in crochet and published hundreds and hundreds of patterns in a wide range of magazines and in her own self-published books series. With the help of Jennie Gaskin and Becky Clark, we've pieced together what we know of her life and her publications. Jennie still has most of her books and single patterns for sale so I've provided links on this page to her blog and website. In order to bring up this pop-up page, just click:
ELIZABETH HIDDLESON

700 Olde Time Needlecraft Designs & Patterns, by House of White Birches (TPB:1970) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 78 pages; Language: English; Publisher: House of White Birches, Berne, IN, USA; ISBN: None;
      Reprints of patterns from Tower Press publications;

The Yoke Book: A Collection of Beautiful Designs in Crochet and Tatting, by House of White Birches (TPB:1981) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 47 pages; Language: English; Publisher: House of White Birches, Berne, IN, USA; ISBN: None;
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The Complete Book of Handkerchief Edgings, by House of White Birches (TPB:1983) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 44 pages; Language: English; Publisher: House of White Birches, Seabrook, NH, USA; ISBN: None;
      Reprints of vintage patterns; Reviewed courtesy of Anitra Stone's private collection

Modern Fancy Work(The Housekeeper Library, Vol. 1, No. 2), by Editor of "The Housekeeper" (TPB:1900) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 546? pages; Language: English; Publisher: the Housekeeper Corporation, Minneapolis, Min.., USA; ISBN: None;
      Tatting located on pages 355-379; My current copy is missing the back cover and a few pages...;

The Female's Friend and General Domestic Advisor, by Robert Huish (HC:1837)
Notes: 822 pages; Language: English; Publisher: George Virtue, London, UK; ISBN: None;
      There's a reference to a tatted scallop edging for a collar on page 213...

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Home Craft: The American Woman's Handibook, by Helen Kaufman (TPB:1920) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 110 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Magazine Circulation Co., Inc., ?; ISBN: None;
      This was a compilation taken from the pages of "Women's Weekly";

The Coats Book of Lacecrafts, by Jean Kinmond (TPB:1978,1982reprint) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 96 pages; Language: English; Publisher: B.T. Batsford, Ltd, England; ISBN: 0713407840;
     

Coronation Cord Remembered, ed. by Jules Kliot (TPB:2011) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 78 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Lacis Publications, Berkeley, CA, USA; ISBN: 9781891656910;
      Compilation of vintage crochet and tatted patterns incorporating coronation cord...

Needlework Fun: Crocheting, Tatting, Weaving and More, by Alys Knight (TPB:2011)
Notes: ??? pages; Language: English; Publisher: ???, USA; ISBN: 9781241716110;
     

Louisa Calder's Creative Crochet, by Louisa Calder, Mary Konior (TPB:1979)
Notes: 144 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Dryad Press Ltd., London, England; ISBN: 9780140463704;
     

Heritage Crochet: An Analysis, by Mary Konior (TPB:1987)
Notes: 120 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Dryad Press Ltd., London, England; ISBN: 0852196423;
     

Knitting and Crochet with One Hand, by Mary Konior (Sprlbnd:1986)
Notes: ??? pages; Language: English; Publisher: Philographic Publications, Ltd., England; ISBN: 0853700109;
     

Crochet Lace: An Illustrated Guide to Making Crochet Lace Fabrics, by Mary Konior (HC:1991)
Notes: ??? pages; Language: English; Publisher: Blandford Press, England; ISBN: 0713722126;
     

Häkel-Occhi I(Cro-Tat I), by Karin Köster (TPB:2008)
Notes: ?? pages; Language: German; Publisher: Köster, Emtinghausen, Germany; ISBN: None;
     

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SOPHIE LACROIX I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery). She was one of several prolific designers who published during the 1910's and '20's. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
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The Hand-book of Needlework, Decorative and Ornamental, Including Crochet, Knitting and Netting, by Miss Lambert (HC:1843,1846(3rd edition))
Notes: 494 pages; Language: English; Publisher: John Murray, London, UK; ISBN: None;
      Tatting is on page 452 in the section on netting

The Reinhold Book of Needlecraft, by Jutta Lammèr (HC:1973) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 296 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., NY, USA; ISBN: 0442246714;
      This was reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' private library...
Original edition was published in 1971 by Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg, Germany

Needlework Through History, An Encyclopedia, edited by Catherine Amoroso Leslie (HC:2007) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 236 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, CT; ISBN: 9780313335488;
     

LILY MILLS COMPANY, Shelby, NC(USA) This is a series of needleart booklets(mostly crochet, but some tatting too) that is fairly close to home, as I live in North Carolina. They were published in the 1940's and '50's. I have only a small handful of them, but will eventually make a more concerted effort to find more. When I do, I'll have this page set up and ready to receive them. I've got the ones I do have reviewed here. In order to bring up the pop-up page for the booklets, just click:
LILY MILLS COMPANY

Vanishing American Needle Arts, by Denise Longhurst (HC:1983) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 160 pages; Language: English; Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, USA; ISBN: 0399128506;
     

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World Scope Family Library: Complete Home Reference Book of Sewing and Needlework, by Elizabeth L. Mathieson, Mary Brooks Picken (HC:1949) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 473 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Universal Guild, Inc., NY; ISBN: None;
      Tatting is on pages 173-204 in the Needlework half of the volume...

McCall's Needlework Treasury: A Learn & Make Book, by Editors of McCall's Needlework & Craft Magazine (HC:1950,1964) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 396 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Random House Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: None;
     

McCall's Treasury of Needlecraft, by McCall Corporation (HC:1955) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 368 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Simon and Schuster, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      This was reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' private library...

McCall's Needlework in Colour, by Editors of McCall's Needlework & Craft Magazine (HC:1967) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 276 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing, Ltd., Middlesex, UK; ISBN: None;
     

McCall's Crochet/Knit For the Home Encyclopedia, by McCall Corporation (HC:1978)
Notes: 192 pages; Language: English; Publisher: McCall Pattern Co., NY, USA; ISBN: ???;
     

Home Decorative Work, edited by Effie N Merryman "The Housekeeper" (HC:1890)
Notes: 464 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Buckeye Publishing Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; ISBN: None;
     

Casserole Covers: 7 Handy Helpers for Potlucks(Cro-Tatting), by Sandra Miller-Maxfield (TPB:2003) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 14 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

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Louise Nacke I've moved these booklets to their own page. She was a designer from the early 1900's who published her own small series of crochet books. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
LOUISE NACKE

Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 1, by Narrow Fabric Co. (TPB:1913)
Notes: 35 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      The first book has a bright blue cover. It's all crochet in this first book. There's a well done PDF file of it at: http://www.knitting-and.com/crochet/patterns-misc.html

Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 2, by Narrow Fabric Co. (TPB:1916) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 24 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      It has a few tatting patterns tucked in the last two pages. The rest is crochet. I'll try to get a PDF file done of this book as well as the third by August(they're a bit down on the list of scanning that has to be done). In the mean time, there are PDF files of most of the second book at: http://www.knitting-and.com/crochet/patterns-misc.html

Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 3, by Narrow Fabric Co. (TPB:1917) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 24 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      This has crochet and tatting patterns in it like the second volume...

Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 4, by Narrow Fabric Co. (TPB:1920) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 24 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      This has crochet and tatting patterns in it like the second and third volume...

A Myriad of Uses for Dainty Nufashond Rick Rack Book, Vol. 5, by Frances A Harris (TPB:1921) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 32 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Narrow Fabric Co., Reading, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
      My current copy of this issue is missing the middle four pages 15/16, 17/18; This has crochet and tatting patterns in it like the second and third and fourth volume...

NONOTUCK SILK CO. I've moved these booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting). All the Corticelli Silk Company books are also here(in order of publication- i.e., the bottom of the page). It is all the same silk mill. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
NONOTUCK SILK CO.

NOVELTY ARTS STUDIO I've moved these booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Most are knitting and crochet books, with a small scattering of tatting. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
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ANNE ORR(1875-1946) I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page. She was a prolific and very popular designer in the 1920's - 1940's, and is credited with innovating the split ring, a very important technique that didn't really catch on until Mary Sue Kuhn showed us all why we should have been paying attention. Ms. Orr was an extremely prolific designer - but much of the work published under Anne Orr Studios was by designers who worked for her, and not from her own hands. I think of her as the Edison of the fiber arts world. I'm still a long way from having a full run of her books, but I've managed to put together a fairly comprehensive list. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
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1883 Manual of Needle Work, by Mrs. J.L. Patten (TPB:1883) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 97 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Patten Publishing Company, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
     

PENELOPE I've moved the listing and reviews of the British Penelope booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much. I am aware of only five(5) of this line for tatting, but I could have easily missed some. They appear to be vintage 1950s, but there are no copyright dates in the booklets - I'm guessing by the style of decor in the photos. There were crochet books as well under this brand name. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
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Augusta Pfeuffer I've moved these booklets to their own page. She was a designer from the early 1900's who published her own small series of crochet books. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
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Pauline Pickford's Pictorial Patterns in Crochet and Tatting Trimmings, by Pauline Pickford (TPB:1917)
Notes: ?? pages; Language: English; Publisher: W.L.M. Clark Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA; ISBN: None;
      listed as Book 6 of the Winnifred Worth(Grandma Clark) book series...

Pictorial Review Book of Crochet, Knitting and Tatting, by (TPB:1917) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 51 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Pictorial Review Company, NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      my copy has some water damage, including to a couple of the interior pages...

A Living Mystery: The International Art & History of Crochet, by Annie Louise Potter (HC:1990) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 160 pages; Language: English; Publisher: A.J. Publishing International; ISBN: 1879409003;
      I've included this in the tatting bib for two reasons: 1) The author is the founder of Annie's Attic, Inc., and 2) I was looking for more information on Mddle. Riego...

PRISCILLA The popular women's magazine "Modern Priscilla" published a large number of craft booklets as well - three of which are for tatting. They've been reproduced and republished in many different places. I've moved the listing and reviews of the booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Most of the booklets are for needlework disciplines other than tatting, but I will list them all on this page along with the reviews for those I actually have original copies of. "Modern Priscilla" stopped publication in June 1930, and was folded into another popular women's magazine of the time, "Needlecraft: The Home Arts", which enjoyed regular publication for another decade after the merger. In order to bring up the pop-up page for the booklets, just click:
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Treasures in Needlework; comprising Instructions in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Point Lace, Tatting, Braiding, and Embroidery, by Mrs. Elizabeth Warren, Mrs. Matilda Marian Pullan (HC:1855(1st edition)) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 448 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Ward & Lock, London, England; ISBN: None;
      Later printings become an 8vol. set?..

Lady's Manual of Fancy-work, by Mrs. Matilda Marian Pullan (HC:1859)
Notes: 208 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Dick & Fitzgerald, ???; ISBN: None;
     

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Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework, by Reader's Digest Association (HC:1979) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 504 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: 0895770598;
     

RICHARDSON SILK COMPANY I've moved these booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them(in fact, most of them are for crochet). They are very hard to find. The best resource for them are the reproductions published by Iva Rose Publications. In order to bring up the pop-up page for a bibliography and list of reviews, just click:
RICHARDSON SILK COMPANY

MLLE RIEGO DE LA BRANCHARDIERE I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. She was a prolific and very popular designer in the mid 1800's! Unfortunately, while I can list the books she published on tatting, I only have one(a lovely reproduction from Iva Rose Vintage Reproductions In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
MDLLE RIEGO DE LA BRANCHARDIERE

Tatting and Crochet Lessons, Vol. 1, No. 5, by Royal Society Press (TPB:1915ish) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 48 pages; Language: English; Publisher: H.E. Verran Co., NY, USA; ISBN: None;
      This book was part of a series of crochet books originally published around 1915...See Royal Society page below if you want to know more.

ROYAL SOCIETY is the name of a line of threads produced by the H.E. Verran Company of New York. Royal Society also put out its own line of craft books in order to - you guessed it - advertise and sell more thread. I have only a partial listing. I will add more information as I find it. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
Royal Society

Needlecraft Handbook, by Mildred Graves Ryan (TPB:1954) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 144 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, CT, USA; ISBN: None;
     

The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery, by Mildred Graves Ryan (TPB:1979,2000) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 690 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Guild America Books, Garden City, NY; ISBN: 0739410202;
     

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The Family Creative Workshop, Vol. 19(of 22), edited by Steven Schepp (HC:1976) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 122 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Plenary Publications International, NY, USA; ISBN: 9780884590187;
      has patterns for tatting with cord/rope instead of fine thread...Tatting chapter is by Josephine Mayer(NY) and Jay Duncan(Toronto)...

The Columbia Book of Cottons, No. 9: A Manual of Practical Knitting, Crocheting and Tatting, by Anna Schumacker (TPB:1919) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 48 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Wm. H. Horstmann Co., Philadelphia, PA, USA; ISBN: None;
     

1. New Dimensions in Doilies, by Suzanne Siggins, Lou Huppke (TPB:1984) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 13 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Craft Library, ???; ISBN: None;
      This isn't a book with doily patterns - it is part of a series that gives ideas for repurposing old doilies, and makes a point of including tatted ones...

2. Fresh Expressions In Doilies, by Suzanne Siggins, ??? (TPB:1985)
Notes: 13 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Craft Library, ???; ISBN: None;
      This isn't a book with doily patterns - it is part of a series that gives ideas for repurposing old doilies, and makes a point of including tatted ones...

3. "I Do" with Doilies, by Suzanne Siggins, ??? (TPB:1985)
Notes: 13 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Craft Library, ???; ISBN: None;
      This isn't a book with doily patterns - it is part of a series that gives ideas for repurposing old doilies, and makes a point of including tatted ones...

4. Doilies That Warm the Home, by Suzanne Siggins, (TPB:1985) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 17 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Craft Library, ???; ISBN: None;
      This isn't a book with doily patterns - it is part of a series that gives ideas for repurposing old doilies, and makes a point of including tatted ones...

Amazing Rings Afghans: 7 Cozy Afghans(Cro-Tatting), by Diane Simpson (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;
     

Mile-A-Minute Afghans: 6 Luxurious Afghans(Cro-Tatting), by Diane Simpson (TPB:2003) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 10 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

VIRGINIA SNOW Ms. Snow published under the brand name "Collingbourne's". I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page so that you don't have to scroll so much to get past them. Few of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery). She was one of several prolific designers who published during the 1910's and '20's. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
VIRGINIA SNOW

The Ladies' Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting and Needlework, by Ann S. Stephens (TPB:1854)
Notes: 117 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Garrett & Co., NY; ISBN: None;
      Ann S. Stephens: Born 1810 - Died 1886; She had also published at least one pattern in Peterson's magazine in 1856;

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Tower Press, Inc. put out a slew of Blue Ribbon Pattern Books in 1970, which were simply reprinted patterns and articles from the pages of their many magazine titles. They were printed on the same cheap newsprint as the magazines, without the glossy cover - or any artwork except a generic blue ribbon logo. If you've seen one cover, you've seen them all(see the thumbnail cover in entry below this one). I only know of eight(8) of the series that included tatting patterns(p-110, p-150, p-170, p-175, p-220,p-380, p-480,p-490). "P-160: 23 Old Time Patterns" may have some tatting in it as well, since p-170-5 have the same title. I've gone ahead and made up a page for the titles of the series I'm aware of. Keep in mind it is not complete!

In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click: TOWER PRESS

p-220 Blue Ribbon Patterns: 23 Crochet Patterns, by Tower Press (TPB:1970) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 23 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Tower Press, Danvers, MA, USA; ISBN: None;
      Has One(1) Myrtle Hamilton Tatted Doily

Selected Works of Mdlle. Riego on 19th c. Crochet, Knitting & Lace Work, by Mrs. Rivers Turnbull (TPB:2007) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 126 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Lacis Publications, Berkeley, CA, USA; ISBN: 9781891656842;
     

SHIRE ALBUM: Crochet- A History of the Craft Since 1850, Book No. 126, by Pauline Turner (TPB:1984) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 32 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Bucks, UK; ISBN: 0747800685;
This is just one of a fascinating series of books on subjects you never knew you had an interest in. If rabbit holes amuse you, click SHIRE ALBUM......

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ANNA VALEIRE I've moved the listing and reviews of her booklets to their own page. Not all of them have tatting patterns in them, and most have a mix of different disciplines(knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery). She was one of several prolific designers who published during the 1910's and '20's. In order to bring up the pop-up page, just click:
ANNA VALEIRE

Crafts Jamboree, by Van Nostrand Reinhold (HC:1975) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 296 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY; ISBN: 0442213514;
      Reviewed courtesy of Anitra Stone's personal library...

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Treasures in Needlework: Comprising Instructions in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Point Lace, Tatting, Braiding, and Embroidery, by Mrs. Elizabeth Warren, Mrs. Matilda Marian Pullan (HC:1855(1st edition)) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 448 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Ward & Lock, London, England; ISBN: None;
      Later printings become an 8vol. set?..; Tatting is found on pages 1-4 and 143-146...

Twenty-Eight Needlework Designs, by Mrs. Elizabeth Warren (TPB:1868) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 64 pages; Language: English; Publisher: W.H. Collingridge, London, England; ISBN: None;

Weldon's Practical Tatting #43, by Weldon's (MAG:1888)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, Ltd., Fashion Publishers, London, UK; ISBN: None;
      Weldon's was a women's periodical of primarily knitting and crochet patterns that ran from 1885 to about 1935 - nearly 50 years! Few issues contained tatting, so I've listed the issues I'm aware of here...Issues were not dated, so the dates I have are best guesses of Iva Rose Reproductions; I have also run across an earlier publication of what I think of as the Weldon's Square Motif - in one of The 1869 issues of "The Young Ladies' Journal" - Doretha Albee reprinted it in "Tatting Knots and Notes", issue 11:1...

Weldon's Practical Teneriffe Lace Irish Tatting #195, by Weldon's (MAG:1901)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, Ltd., Fashion Publishers, London, UK; ISBN: None;
     

Weldon's Practical Edgings in Crochet and Tatting #314, by Weldon's (MAG:19??)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, Ltd., Fashion Publishers, London, UK; ISBN: None;
     

Weldon's Tatting and Filet Lace #449, by Weldon's (MAG:1926)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, Ltd., Fashion Publishers, London, UK; ISBN: None;
     

Weldon's Practical Needlework(new series): Tatted and Crochet Laces #73, by Weldon's (MAG:1933)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, UK; ISBN: None;
     

Weldon's Practical Needlework(new series): Tatted and Crochet Laces #87, by Weldon's (MAG:1934)
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Weldons, UK; ISBN: None;
     

Weldons Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Weldons Needlework Experts (TPB:1935,1947) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 876 pages; Language: English; Publisher: The Waverly Book Co., Ltd., London, England; ISBN: None;
     

Weldon's Practical Needlework set of 12 volumes is a collage of a great many disciplines, though knitting, crochet, and embroidery are the clear winners for attention in this set. I have not listed individual patterns in each volume, but I have listed the disciplines covered in each volume. They are exact reprints of the original compilations published around 1888. Interweave Press made them available again around 1999-2005, they've done reprints of specific issues for knitting since then. Here is the link to the catalog and review: WELDON'S PRACTICAL NEEDLEWORK

Learn How to Cro-Tat the Easy Way!, by Elizabeth Ann White (Kit:2001) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 16 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Delicate & Dainty Mini Doilies(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2001) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Enchanting & Elegant Ladies(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2001) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 11 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

A Flurry of Snowflakes(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2001) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Exquisite Sachets(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Cottage Kitchen Duos(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 19 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Birthday Bookmarks(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Place Settings For All Seasons: 4 Table Groupings(Cro-Tatting), by Elizabeth Ann White (TPB:2002) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 15 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX, USA; ISBN: None;

Old-Time Tools & Toys of Needlework, by Gertrude Whiting (TPB:1971) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 357 pages; Language: English; Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., NY, USA; ISBN: 0486225178;
      (reprint of Tools & Toys of Stitchery(Columbia University Press, 1928))

Learn to Crochet With Glass, by Georgia Wild (TPB:2011)
Notes: ?? pages; Language: English; Publisher: Annie's Attic, Big Sandy, TX; ISBN: ??;
     

Lee Wards The Complete Needlecraft Encyclopedia, edited by Berniece Wilkinson (TPB:1973) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 97 pages; Language: English; Publisher: William G. King, Ltd., Paris, Ontario, Canada; ISBN: None;

WORKBASKET was a long-running needlecraft magazine that also published many supplemental materials outside the pages of their periodical. I'm a very long way from having all of them listed(and some are listed under the name of the designers, like Selma and Ed Morin). If you are interested in what else they published, just click:
WORKBASKET PUBLICATIONS

Tatted-Look Doilies, by Zelda Workman (TPB:1998) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 8 pages; Language: English; Publisher: House of White Birches, Berne, IN, USA; ISBN: None;
      This book is really crochet, but the projects in this book are designed to make you think they're tatting at first glance...

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Crochet & Tatting Lace, by Kayomi Yokoyama (TPB:2014) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 81 pages; Language: Japanese; Publisher: Patchwork Communication Inc., Japan; ISBN: 9784863225589;

Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work-Table, by The Young Ladies' Journal (HC:1884,COMB:2016) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 135 pages; Language: English; Publisher: E. Harrison, London, UK; ISBN: None;
      The comb-bound edition is by Iva Rose Reproductions. I also have an original 5th edition...

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"Anna Burda Knitting & Needlecrafts", Published by Verlag Aenne Burda GmbH & Co., Offenburg, W. Germany (Began Publication:1980?) Book Review Popup Window

Notes: Ended Publication: 2016?; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: Magazine; Country: Germany; ISSN: None; Type: Needlework Craft;
Website: Website: http://www.annacrafts.com/

Knitting, Crochet, Embroidery are the staples, with other discplines like tatting making occasional appearances...

"Annie's Pattern Club Newsletter", Published by Annie's Pattern Club, Big Sandy, Texas (Began Publication:Jan/February 1980) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Jan/Feb. 1990; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Digest; Language: English; ISSN: 0199-7106; Type: Crafting; (became "Annie's Quick & Easy Pattern Club")

"Annie's Quick & Easy Pattern Club", Published by Annie's Attic, Inc., Big Sandy, Texas (Began Publication:Jan/February 1990) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Digest; Language: English; ISSN: 1051-3337; Type: Crafting; (was "Annie's Pattern Club Newsletter")

"Aunt Jane's Sewing Circle", Published by Tower Press, Inc., Seabrook, NH (Began Publication:March 3rd, 1963) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: (no issues between 1964-1966);1979???; Publishing Frequency: 1963: Weekly, restarted in 1967:Quarterly, 1970-1975:Bi-Monthly, 1975+:Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Crafting;

"Bead&Button", Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI (Began Publication:February 1994) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: BiMonthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1072-4931; Type: Craft for beads, buttons, macrame, polymer clay and wirework;
There are only a small handful of tatting projects in this run...
Current website: http://www.facetjewelry.com/magazine/bead-button

"Belle Armoire: The Artistry of Clothing & Accessories", Published by Stampington & Co., Laguna Hills, CA (Began Publication:Winter 2000?) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly/Biweekly/Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1533-8835; Type: Crafting Fashion;
I only know of one issue that published a tatting pattern(“Tatted Victorian Cuffs” by Pamela Quevedo; originally published in Belle Armoire Nov/Dec 2008), but has plenty of polymer clay and wire/chainmail articles...

"Christmas: Year-Round Needlework & Craft Ideas", Published by Oxmoor House, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA (Began Publication:Jan/Feb. 1990) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Dec. 1994; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1047-0328; Type: Crafting;

"Country Handcrafts: ideas and patterns that complement country living and country decorating" , Published by Reiman Publications, Greendale, WI, USA (Began Publication:Oct/Nov. 1982) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Mar/Apr 1995; Publishing Frequency: Bi-monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0745-3116; Type: Crafting/Collecting; became "Crafting Traditions"

"Crafts 'n Things", Published by Clapper Publishing Co., Inc., Park Ridge, IL, USA (Began Publication: Apr./May 1975) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Bi-monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0146-6607; Type: Crafting;
      Website: http://www.craftsnthings.com/

"Crafting Traditions", Published by Reiman Publications, LLC, Greendale, WI, USA (Began Publication:May/June 1995) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Jul/Aug. 2004???; Publishing Frequency: Bi-monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1082-1376; Type: Crafting;
      Website: http://www.reimanpub.com/; was "Country Handcrafts";

"Crafts: America's Favorite Craft Magazine", Published by Primedia Special Interest Publications, Peoria, IL, USA (Took over Publication:unknown)
Notes: Ended Publication: 2006???; Publishing Frequency: Monthly, except Dec/Jan., Jun/July; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0148-9127; Type: Crafting;
      Website: Unknown

"Craftworks for the Home", Published by All American Crafts, Inc., Newton, NJ, USA (Began Publication: Sept. 1985)
Notes: Ended Publication: Aug. 2003; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0891-0588; Type: Crafting; (goes through several subtitle changes then becomes "Create & Decorate" in Sept. 2003)

"Create & Decorate", Published by All American Crafts, Inc., Newton, NJ, USA (Began Publication: Sept. 2003)
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0891-0588; Type: Crafting; (was "Craftworks: Home & Garden" until Aug. 2003)
Website: http://www.createanddecorate.com/

"Creative Crafts", Published by Model Craftsman Publishing Corporation, Ramsey, NJ (Began Publication: Fall 1967) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Dec. 1985?; Publishing Frequency: BiMonthly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 0011-0884; Type: Crafting;
Merged with "The Miniature Magazine" to become "Creative Crafts & Miniatures" in 1983...

"Crochet Monthly", Published by ???, UK (Began Publication: ???)
Notes: Ended Publication: ???; Publishing Frequency: BiMonthly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: ???; Type: Crafting;
They reprinted some of Elizabeth Hiddleson's doilies...

"Decorative Crochet", Published by ??? (Began Publication: January 1988)
Notes: Ended Publication: ???; Publishing Frequency: BiMonthly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: ???; Type: Crafting;
They published a lot of Elizabeth Hiddleson's doilies...

"DUPLET", Published by ???, Ukraine (Began Publication:2001?, went International in 2007) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing!; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: Russian Cyrillic; ISSN: Unknown; Type: Fashion crochet and Knitting, with other disciplines included, like tape lace, macrame, and tatting!;
      WEBSITE: http://www.duplet-crochet.com/

"Fiber Arts", Published by Interweave Press LLC, Loveland, CO, USA (Began Publication:Summer 1974)
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: 5times/year; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0164-324X; Type: trade journal;
      Website: http://www.fiberarts.com/

"Flower & Garden Crafts Edition", Published by KC Publications, Inc., Kansas City, MO, USA (Began Publication:June, 1996) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: June 1998; Publishing Frequency: bimonthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0891-9534; Type: general craft; "Workbasket" and "Flower & Garden" were combined to become "Flower & Garden Crafts Edition" and became subscription only, it was sold to Krause Publications in 1998 and became "Great American Crafts"

"Godey's Lady's Book", Published by Louis A. Godey, Publisher's Hall, Philadelphia (Began Publication: 1830) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1898; Publishing Frequency: monthly; Size: Digest; Country: USA; ISSN: None; Type: general fashion, stories, needle arts; Website: None;
      There is a list here of all the references to tatting in the complete run of Godey's, provided by the amazing Hope Wright!

"Golden Hands", Published by Marshall Cavendish Ltd., London, England (Began Publication: 1971) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1972-3ish; Publishing Frequency: weekly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: general craft; Website: None;
      Mary Konior was their tatting design contributor!

"Good Housekeeping", Published by Hearst Magazines, Harlan, Iowa, USA (Began Publication: 1909) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: ???; Type: general womens; Website: http://www.GoodHousekeeping.com/;
      ...known to have published some Rhoda Auld tatting patterns...

"Great American Crafts", Published by Krause Publications, Inc., Iola, WI, USA (Began Publication:October, 1998) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 2000?; Publishing Frequency: bimonthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1521-0928; Type: general craft; Website: http://www.krause.com/
Every issue I've seen so far has a tatting pattern in it. Krause Pub. bought out KC Publishing(i.e. "Workbasket" and "Flower & Garden")

"HANDCRAFTED, Vol. 7", Published by Stampington & Company, Laguna Hills, CA (Publication Date: 2011) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Yearly; Size: 11"x8 1/2"; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Collections of reprint articles from all their other titles; Website: http://www.stampington.com/;
This volume has a pair of tatted cuff patterns for Victorian steampunk costumes designed by needle tatter Pamela Quevedo...

"Harper's Bazar: A Repository of Fashion", Published by ??, USA (Began Publication: 1868) Notes: Ended Publication: 1929?; Publishing Frequency: weekly, then monthly?; Size: Quarto, Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: general fashion, stories, needlecraft; Website: None;

"Home Needlework Magazines", Published by Florence Publishing Co., Florence, Mass., USA (Began Publication:January 1899) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1917; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly, monthly; Size: Digest; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: general needlearts; Website: None
This was a house organ for selling Nonotuck/Florence/Corticelli silk threads...

"The Journal of Dress History", Published by: The Association of Dress Historians, London, UK (Began Publication:Spring 2017) Book Review Popup Window

Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine(11" x 8 1/2"); Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Academic Journal;
     Website: https://dresshistorians.org/journal/
The Early Summer 2021 issue has Cary Karp's marvelous article on early tatting "Knotting and Tatting: The Dual Role of the Shuttle as a Fashion Accessory and Instrument of Decoration", starts on page 8-47. If you are as fascinated with the early history of our discipline as I am, this is a must-read. We don't have a lot of historical documentation to draw from, but what there is, I think Cary found it. The Association of Dress Historians makes their professional journal available for free on-line, and I believe Cary's article isn't the only one that you'll find interesting. Cary also has a blog where he makes his other articles available: https://loopholes.blog/publications/#knotting-tatting

"Lace Crafts Quarterly", Published by Eunice Sein and Al Jurado-Bas, Tallahassee, FL (Began Publication: Winter 1987) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1991???; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0894-5896; Description: Crafting;
      Becomes "Lace and Crafts" Summer 1990

"Martha Pullen's Fancywork", Published by Martha Pullen Co., Inc., Huntsville, AL (Began Publication: August 1997) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Winter 1998-'99?; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: None; Type: Fine Needlecraft; Website: http://www.marthapullen.com/ ;
This was a very short-lived magazine of only 6 issues and only one tatting articles- a lesson in needle tatting by Cindy Shaver...

"Magic Crochet", Published by Les Editions de Saxe S.A., Lyon, France (Began Publication:June 1980?) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Bimonthly; Size: magazine; Country: USA/France; ISSN: 0246-5957; Type: Crafting;

exclusively crochet - exquisite and often dramatic designs with a fondness for pineapples; they published a lot of Elizabeth Hiddleson's doilies...

"McCall's", Published by Unknown, New York, USA (Began Publication:???)
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Unknown; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: ; Type: General Women's magazine;

"McCall's Needlework & Crafts", Published by McCall Corporation, New York (Began Publication:1913) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Dec. 1997; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Yearly, Quarterly, Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: ; Type: Fiber Arts and other Crafting;

"McCall's Design Ideas: Christmas Knit & Crochet", Published by ABC Needlework & Crafts Magazines, Inc., NY (Began Publication:1978?) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Yearly?; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: None; Type: Crafting;

equal parts knitting and crochet...

"Modern Priscilla", Published by Priscilla Publishing Co., Lynn, Mass., USA (Began Publication: March 1887) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: July 1930; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: 14"x11"; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Crafting/Housekeeping; merged with "Needlecraft: Home Arts" July 1930 issue...;

"Moje Robótki(My Needlework)", Published by KEJ, Poland(?) (Began Publication: ???) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing!; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: 9 3/4"x 7 1/4"; Language: Polish; ISSN: 0948-3640; Type: Patterns for crochet, filet, embroidery and tatting; There isn't a tatting pattern in every issue, but they publish high quality projects...;

"Needlecraft: The Home Arts", Published by Needlecraft Publishing Co., Augusta, Maine, and New York, NY; (Began Publication:Sept. 1909) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: May 1941; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: Oversize Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: None; Type: General NeedleCrafting;
tons of crochet, a delightful amount of tatting, and a grudging knitting pattern thrown in occasionally; "Modern Priscilla" merged with this title July 1930...

"Needlecraft For Today", Published by Happy Hands Publishing Co., Fort Worth, TX, USA (Began Publication:Sept/Oct. 1978) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Dec. 1988; Publishing Frequency: Bi-monthly; Size: Jan. 1978-June 1985:10 3/8"x10 1/4", Nov 1985-Dec. 1988:Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0164-792X; Type: General Sewing; becomes "Needle & Craft"(included in this entry)

"The Needleworker", Published by ???, San Francisco, CA, USA (Began Publication:Spring 1994)
Notes: Ended Publication: Early 2001; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: ???; Type: General NeedleCrafting; Published beautiful projects for embroidery, crochet and tatting; It had ceased publication for about a year before Interweave Press bought it, and began publishing extra projects in a subsection of its issues...

"Old-Time Crochet: Patterns & Designs", Published by House of White Birches, Seabrook, NH, USA (Began Publication:Summer 1979) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Winter 2001; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0195-2013; Type: Crafting;
The Catalog of issues is now complete!!!

"Olde Time Needlework: exquisite designs and patterns out of the glorious past", Published by Tower Press Inc., Seabrook, NH, USA (Began Publication:Feb./Mar. 1973) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1985; Publishing Frequency: Feb 1973-March 1980: Bi-monthly, Summer 1980-Winter 1982: Quarterly; 1983-1985: Yearly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0199-0233; Type: Crafting;
     The catalog of issues is now complete!!!

"Pattern World", Published by Tower Press Inc., Seabrook, NH (Began Publication:August 1977) Book Review Popup Window

Notes: Ended Publication: Fall 1981; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly, then Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 0199-1604; Type: Crafting;
The catalog of issues is now complete!!!

"Peterson's", Published by Charles Jacobs Peterson, (Began Publication: January 1842) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1898; Publishing Frequency: monthly; Size: Digest; Country: USA; ISSN: None; Type: general fashion, stories, craft; Website: None;
      was bought in 1898 and folded into the pulp fiction magazine "Argosy"...
Hope Wright has provided a substantial listing of all the tatting references that Peterson's published!


"Piecework", Published by Interweave Press, Inc., Loveland, CO (Began Publication: March/April 1993) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 1067-2249; Type: Crafting/Studies;
Website: https://www.interweave.com/needlework/
Publisher's INDEX: https://www.interweave.com/magazine-indexes/

"Popular Needlework & Crafts", Published by Tower Press, Inc., Lynn, Mass., USA (Began Publication: Oct. 1965) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1984; Publishing Frequency: Monthly/bi-monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Crafting;

RAKAM, Published by EdizioniVERO, Milano, Italy (Began Publication:Jan. 1931(?)) Book Review Popup Window

Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing!; Publishing Frequency: Bi-Monthly; Size: Magazine; Country: ITALY; ISSN: None; Type: fiber arts craft periodical; Website: http://www.edizionivero.it/pubblicazioni/rakam/

I'm still looking for the May 2006 issue - it has an amazing tatted portrait on the cover...

"Sew Beautiful", Published by Martha Pullen Inc., Huntsville, AL (Began Publication: Fall 1987) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: 6/Year; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 1063-9160; Type: Sewing and Handwork - mostly embroidery;
There is a website at: http://store.marthapullen.com/mphidden/c-9-sew-beautiful
You'd think this magazine would be stuffed full of tatting patterns, but I've only run across two references so far: in the April 2005 issue #99, concerning hand-dyed tatted butterflies, and Sept/Oct. 1999 issue #66, Victorian tatted ball ornament...

"Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot", Published by: Handweavers Guild of America, Suwanee, GA (Began Publication: December 1969) Book Review Popup Window

Notes: Ended Publication: ongoing!; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 0049-0423; Type: guild journal for weavers;
I currently have only one sample issue of this journal. It's not a journal for lacemakers, but I've included it because of its intensive coverage of various fibers, which all fiber artists should have a good grasp of...
Website: http://www.weavespindye.org/

"STAR Needlework Journal", Published by The Thread Agency, NY (Began Publication: Winter 1916) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1925?; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: 12" x 9"; Country: USA; Type: Needlework crafts; ISSN: None;
This was a thinly disguised series of books designed to promote American Thread Co. products...

"STITCHCRAFT", Published by Percy Lund, Humphries, & Co., LTD., Bradford, UK (Began Publication:???) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: 9 3/4" x 7 1/4"; Country: UK; ISSN: Unknown; Type: Multi-discipline Needlework- knitting, embroidery, crochet, tatting;

"Stitch'n Sew", Published by Tower Press/House of White Birches, Seabrook, NH, USA (Began Publication: March 1968) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1985???; Publishing Frequency: 1968: monthly, 1969-1982: bi-monthly, 1983+: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: None; Type: Crafting; Website: None;
The catalog of issues is now complete!!!

"Threads Magazine", Published by The Taunton Press, Inc., Newtown, CT, USA (Began Publication:Oct/Nov. 1985) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Bi-monthly; Size: Oversize Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0882-7370; Type: Forum for Textile Artists;
Website: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/;

"Treasures in Needlework", Published by Craftways Corp., Des Moines, IA, USA (Began Publication:Spring 1992) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Summer 1993; Publishing Frequency: Quarterly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 1059-2466; Type: Crafting;

"Woman's Day", Published by Hearst Communications, Inc. (Began Publication:Oct. 7, 1937) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0043-7336; Type: Women's home magazine with some needlecraft; Website: http://www.womansday.com/

"Women's Household", Published by Tower Press, Lynn, MA, USA (Began Publication:January 1962) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: 1991?; Publishing Frequency: Monthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0510-7385; Type: Women's home magazine with some needlecraft, including Myrtle Hamilton tatting patterns;

"Workbasket", Published by: 1935-1991: Modern Handicraft, Inc. (Burlington, KS), USA
1991-1996: KC Publishing, Inc. (Kansas City, MO) , USA
(Began Publication:October 1935) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: May 1996; Publishing Frequency: 1935-1980: Monthly, 1980-1990: Ten/year, 1991-1996: Bimonthly; Language: English; Type: Crochet, Knit, Sew, Tatting, Gardening, Recipes; ISSN: 0162-9123;
"Workbasket" got folded into its sister publication "Flower & Garden" to become "Flower & Garden Craft Edition", which lasted about two years, then was sold lock, stock and barrel to become "Great American Crafts" which I don't think even lasted two years...

If you would like a list of all the tatting patterns "Workbasket" ever published: TATTING PATTERN CHART

"Workbox", Published by Ebony Media Ltd, UK (Began Publication:1981) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: bimonthly; Size: magazine; Language: English; ISSN: 0268-5175; Type: Crafting/Collecting; Website: http:/www.Workboxmag.com/;
      Original title was "Audrey Babington's Workbox"

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