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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- A message from Aunt Ellen
- Tatting Needs
- Understanding Tatting Instructions, Terms, Abbreviations and Symbols
- Learning to Tat the Simple Way:
- Winding the Bobbin
- Double Stitch
- Ring and Picot
- Joining Rings
- Chain
- Reverse Work
- Petal Tatting
- Join Threads
- Multicolor Tatting
- Special Care for Tatted Articles:
- Laundering
- Blocking
- Pressing
- Aunt Ellen's Favorite Tatting Projects:
- Two Elegant Collar and Cuff Sets
- Rickrack Braid Collar
- Pearl Beaded Collar
- Lacework
- Crowned Cloverleaf Edging
- Combining Two Pieces of Lace Insertion
- Matched Edging and Insertion
- Bride's and Bridesmaid's Nosegay Doilies
- Bride's Tiara
- Ring Bearer Pillow Top
- Edged Handkerchiefs
- Handbag
- Necklace with Pearls
- Necklace with Wooden Beads
- Leaf and Flower Appliques
- Applique Initials
- Shamrock Pin
- Colonial Lady Applique
- Butterfly Appliques
- Six Decorative Snowflakes
- Christmas Trees
- Tatted Mini Pictures
- Baby Bonnet
- Baby Booties
- Flowers for Stationery
- Tasseled Cross
- Lacy Bookmark
- Table Runner
- Pine Cone Doily
- Little Round Doily
- Doily to Frame
- Floral Pattern Doily
- Triangle Motif Doily
- Pinwheel Doily
- Napkin ring
- Tablecloth
- Placemat
- Tablecloth Motif