Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Needletatting is the original form of tatting. It is much easier to do than tatting with a shuttle IMO. I am a beginner but I do both. The only reason that shuttle tatting is the recognized form is because how popular the shuttles became. Shuttles were easy to decorate, carve, embed jewels in etc. During the Victorian era, the shuttles themselves became a status symbol. There is no difference in the finished result, just a slight variation in the process. Any tatting pattern can be done with either a needle or a shuttle. If you need anymore help, just let me know.
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Websites
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Listed in alphabetical order
Bella Online
Beginnerīs Needle Tatting Instructions
First Steps in Needle Tatting
Handy Hands Tatting
Needles, threads, instruction booklets, shuttles and more.
International Old Lacers Inc.
For people who love lace, who like to study, to make, to collect,
and to use lace.
Nordic Needle
Has many books and supplies for tatting too.
(800) 433-4321
Mad Tatter's Tatting Page
Information, tips and patterns.
Tattered
Their goal is to make tatting well known on the internet. Patterns, forums, instructions, poems and more.
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Books
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Easy Tatting
by Rozella Florence Linden
Copyright: 1998
ISBN: 0486299864 |
Needletatting: Book 1
by Barbara A. Foster
ISBN: 1-883432-00-6
Paperback
Needletatting: Book 2
by Barbara A. Foster
Copyright: 1990
ISBN: 1883432006
This book is definitely not a "how-to" book, but it gives lots of examples of what can be done with tatting and their instructions.
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Magazine Articles
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Needletatting: An Almost Hidden Art
by Barbara Foster
Piecework Magazine
Interweave Press
pages 48 - 55
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Videos
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Needle Tatting
by Barbara Foster
VHS
Copyright: 1997
ASIN: 6304289715
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E-mail Lists
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Yahoo! Groups has several tatting groups listed. Some are for needle tatters, some for shuttle tatters, some for any kind of tatters!
Tatting
For people who love to tat or people who want to learn, this group will include discussion about books, patterns, problems, and hints about the art of tatting.
