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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Foreword
  • 1. SEWING:
    • I. Sewing Equipment and Stitches for Household Linen
    • II. Darning and Patching
    • III. The Sewing Machine
  • 2. EMBROIDERY IN WHITE AND COLOURS:
    • IV. Various Embroidery Stitches
  • 3. DRAWN-THREAD WORK:
    • V. Hemstitch
    • VI. Sicilian and Sardinian Drawn-thread work
    • VII. Hardanger Embroidery
  • 4. EMBROIDERY ON COUNTED THREADS:
    • VIII. Cross-stitch
    • IX. Assisi Embroidery
    • X. Holbein Stitch or Double Running Stitch
    • XI. Filling Stitches
    • XII. Canvas Stitches
  • 5. EMBROIDERY UPON DELICATE FABRICS:
    • XIII. Embroidery upon Organdie
    • XIV. Shadow Stitch
    • XV. Embroidery on Tulle and Net
    • XVI. Lingerie
  • 6. KNOTTED LACE:
    • XVII. Tatting
    • XVIII. Macramé Work
    • XIX. Cavandoli Work
    • XX. Teneriffe Lace
    • XXI. "Puncetto" Work
    • XXII. Rodi or Smyrna Stitch
  • 7. LACES MADE BY NEEDLE AND BOBBIN:
    • XXIII. Netting and Aemilia-Ars
    • XXIV. Renaissance Lace
    • XXV. Venetian and Burano Laces
    • XXVI. Modàno Lace
    • XXVII. Bobbin Lace
  • 8. CROCHETED LACES:
    • XXVIII. Crocheting
    • XXIX. Irish Lace
    • XXX. Orvieto Lace
  • 9. KNITTING:
    • XXXI. Knitting
  • 10. VARIOUS TYPES OF EMBROIDERY:
    • XXXII. Italian Embroidery
    • XXXIII. Embroidery in Gold
    • XXXIV. Appliqué Work
    • XXXV. Embroidery with Beads and Sequins
    • XXXVI. Finishings and Decorations for Embroidery
  • 11. MISCELLANEOUS:
    • XXXVII. Design in Embroidery
    • XXXVIII. Practical Rules for the Washing and Pressing of Embroidery and Laces
  • Indexes to Subjects and Stitches

Title: Anchor Manual of Needlework
Author/Designer: J&P Coats
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1958,1990
Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO
Page Count: 499
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10" x 7 1/2"
ISBN: 0934026599

SUMMARY- I'm really glad Carolyn brought this gem to my attention. I found a lot more than just the tatting chapter of interest, with tons of black-and-white photos and illustrations throughout. This 499 page tome covers a whole lot of ground. The Table of Contents given here are only the main groups and their subchapters. The tatting beginner's instructions they give you are the traditional method I learned(first stitch is wrapped over the left hand behind the pinched loom), but they also give a couple of illustrations to demonstrate the faster way that I know of as Slip'n-Slide. It goes over in great detail how to do a Weaver's Knot(adding thread when you run out), but doesn't go into any more advanced techniques than working with two threads and Josephine rings. The patterns given are very traditional and look like they're straight from the pages of various Coats & Clark tatting booklets- eleven simple edgings, five small medallions, a ladies' collar, table setting, three doilies, a linen centered Centerpiece, and a fully tatted centerpiece. If you have wider interests than just tatting, I'd definitely recommend this one for a personal library.