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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- PART 1:
- Chapters:
- I Definition of the Craft of Tatting
- II The Evolution of Tatting Design
- III The Picot
- IV The Ring
- V The Search for a New Form
- VI The Chain
- VII The Ring and Chain in combination
- VIII Medallions and Pattern Repetition
- IX Free-style Tatting
- X Other Materials used with Tatting
- PART 2:
- Chapters:
- I Things to Make, Materials and Tools
- II Making the Stitch
- III The Continuous Thread
- IV Patterns
- V Special Arrangements of Stitches
- VI Working with Multiple Threads
- VII Finishing the Work
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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Title: Tatting: Technique & History
Author/Designer: Elgiva Nicholls
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1984(originally published in 1962, Longacre Press Ltd., London)
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., NY
Page Count: 128
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"
ISBN: 0-486-24612-4
SUMMARY- This is more in the way of a scholarly work than a craft book - but there are important examples given. This is a fascinating read, if you care at all about the history of tatting.
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