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• - This small gallery holds photos of 2 doilies, 2 bookmarks and a seahorse.
  
• - Clara, who learned to tat in 1953, won blue ribbons for her doily and tatted lady. See them under photos.
  
• - Based in Oxfordshire, Winifred tats tiaras. She also makes cards for special occasions.
  
• - Free original patterns, including hearts, celtic, snowflake, star, butterfly, angel, and a spider.
  
• - Rose shares the pattern and direstions for her memory doily.
  
• - A split ring dragonfly (pattern included) serves as the backdrop for the work of this blue ribbon winner. Compare a finished bracelet with a photograph of the work in progress. Gallery contains photo of tatting combined with quilling.
  
• - An Italian tatting gallery holds several nice edgings. Click 'next' to see twelve more tatting samples.
  
• - Lynn has documented the patterns used in her handkerchief edgings.
  
• - Beaded jewelry, tatted by Rina Stepnaya and friends, is the focus of Ankars Gallery, with over 50 pieces. Photos also show the artists and their public exhibits.
  
• - Here's the center piece for Tricia's round in a robin for first-timers.
  
• - This English lace artist has designed more than forty new advanced patterns. These free projects include diagrams and patterns. She also shares directions for her new 4 shuttle, woven split rings technique.
  
• - Lindsay Rogers from Scotland is a designer, author and tutor of international repute.
  
• - Scanning as she goes, this journal has lots of 'how to' tips.
  
• - Lace Artist: Dale Pomeroy posts photos of his three dimensional bouquet.
  
• - Anitra shares resources, and lists her Workbasket collection.
  
• - Becky shows how she designed her tatted dragon and shares gallery of other original works.
  
• - All fourteen of these projects from Japan are well documented, making them easy to duplicate. The four original pieces include patterns.
  
• - The complete booklet "Lessons In Tatting' by Nellie Ellison, originally published in 1916, is shared here by Peggy Rowe.
  
• - Patterns for a doily, egg, rose, bookmark and square frame can be found here.
  
• - Kersti Anear, list administrator for e-tatters, has collected a library of instructions for over 500 tatting projects - all of which are available on the web. Each of the links includes a thumbnail graphic of the completed project, making it easy to locat
  
• - Hand dyed thread and homemade shuttles are Connie's specialties.
  
• - Cas shares where to find supplies in Australia. Her large gallery is sorted by project type: doilies, bookmarks, handkerchieves, snowflakes, plus shuttles.
  
• - Two versions of one pattern demonstrate the evolution of the design process.
  
• - Primarily Celtic tatting, site also contains pictures of 3 bobbin lace pieces.
  
• - The pattern finder on this site links to over 200 sources. There are also directions on how to tat a square ring, and a comparison of shuttle and needle work.
  
• - The works of this Dutch tatter include a large gallery and technical help.
  
• - These are the more commonly seen of the edgings imported to the United States.
  
• - Sheila shares pictures of her tatting as well as some of her own patterns.
  
• - Joan shares her projects, including beading with Nina Libin and Palmetto Tatter Awards.
  
• - Unique jewelry, tatted by Irina Astratenkocan of Lithuania, is in an extensive gallery.
  
• - Terry shares patterns for covered glass ornaments.
  
• - A communion cloth (with pattern), a tablecloth, and a wedding handkerchief are among Debbie's works. She also tats items to benefit her church's building fund.
  
• - This artist's delightful designs add humor to traditional tatted stationary.
  
• - Cheryl Cummings made this doily for her mother.
  
• - Ginny takes one basic edging pattern and makes many different ornamants.
  
• - Katie Johnson asked tatters "Why do you tat?" and collected the answers here. Her gallery includes booties, watermelon earrings, a collar, and instructions for a popular hanky bonnet & poem ...plus tips on adding beads and storage.
  
• - Consultant to The Lace Museum, Dan's site includes: shuttle collections, ten language glossaries, a discussion of copyright questions, a chronology of where and when tatting is found in print, and a gallery of his work (including original designs). To n
  
• - This site shares a pattern for a doily, egg, frame and flower.
  
• - In Dutch and English, Jan shares her tatted doilies and other projects.
  
• - An Eastern Star emblem can be downloaded from site.
  
• - Nancy, an accomplished seamstress, shares how to make a simple blocking board, plus a gallery of a dozen tatted pieces.
  
• - Members of the Red Hat Society will find a pattern here, plus a pattern for a headband and wedding garter.
  
• - Mr.Chevalier shares his original dragonfly pattern. See it and nine other works in his gallery.
  
• - Jennifer shares five samples of her tatted works.
  
• - Author of Floriade, this Dutch tatter shares a gallery of his exquisitely worked doilies, plus instructions for set stitches and other techniques.
  
• - Her grand-daughter created this memorial to the tatting art of Georgia Azmon.
  
• - Spanish instructions about Tatting. Instrucciones en Español sobre Frivolite (Tatting).
  
• - This article on Gary and Randy Houtz is from the Denver Post, and is entitled "Burly Kin Dabble in Dainty Lace".
  
• - A silversmith and a lacemaker, Karen tatted a picture of her motorcycle and makes her own shuttles.
  
• - These two Italian friends have put together a combined gallery of over fifty pieces of lace.
  
• - Information and pictures of different kinds of knot-work.
  
• - A split ring flag and a tatted lady are among the works in this nice little gallery.
  
• - By changing the order of halfstitches, Jan makes the work more uniform, and expains how here. This Lace Artist also shares a gallery of over 100 works.
  
• - shares her favorite patterns: tiny baskets, a tatting tote, fishies and a star spangled doily.
  
• - Based in Louisiana, Rachel designs original needle tatted works.
  
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• - Mary designed a doll dress and a tatting bag.
  
• - Gallery shows displays of tatting at conference held in Horstmar, Germany, 2002.
  
• - Kristie shares her finished projects - nine thus far.
  
• - Tracy shares four of her doilies.
  
• - Iris has put together a photo album of her doilies, edgings and other work. Tips on hiding ends and three patterns.
  
• - Samantha has written two tatting books, the first published at the age of 18.
  
• - A tatting historian, Heidi collects the stories of American tatters and their shuttles. She also gives tips on displaying shuttles and what to watch for while collecting.
  
• - Janis shares her evolution as a tatter, from how she was introduced to the art, to her first big project - a collar.
  
• - Several tatters gather here to share pictures and ideas.
  
• - A machine knitter uses needle tatting to join afghan panels.
  
• - Eva shares several photos of doilies, plus a tat trimmed purse.
  
• - 'Ambitatterus' is a collection of tatting information, such as news articles and guild information.
  
• - Claire shares photos of the snowflakes she has made for her Christmas tree.
  
• - A tatted box is one of the items shown on this Italian site.
  
• - Ruth shares her work in celtic tatting design.
  
• - Colleen works to standardize tatting terms, and has a gallery of over twenty works. Plus, she hosts the twenty verses to Noelene's poem "Tatting In My Pocket".
  
• - Gallery holds photos of bookmarks, snowflakes and 2 motifs.
  
• - Of the more than 25 items shown on this page, nine are original designs. Six patterns are included.
  
• - Amy, from Mielke's Farm in Wisconsin, has added a simple bookmark pattern.
  
• - This Danish tatter shares Easter and Christmas projects, plus doilies.
  
• - Keeping a journal of her progress, Kisha tells how she learned to tat, illustrated with first projects.
  
• - Most of the two dozen items in this gallery are jewelry related.
  
• - Iowa farm girls share their 'tatted blessings', making bookmarks and doilies in a variety of thread colors.
  
• - This Iowa Folklife Heritage Award Winner is a masterful tatter.
  
• - Anna tries three unusual tatting techniques. Photos are at the bottom of the front page.
  
• - Kelly shares several patterns and shows an edging that won a ribbon at Kentucky State Fair.
  
• - A headband and barettes, especially for brides, have been designed by Sharon Briggs.
  
• - Her gallery includes a square celtic motif with pattern.
  
• - Barbara has tatted five feet of Ann Orr's wide edging pattern, plus two doileys.
  
• - Mary shares photos of her awards, exchanges and Palmetto Guild activities.
  
• - A small but intricate gallery of lace can be found on this Italian tatter's home page.
  
• - A sea scene is in this gallery. Carol also tats owls, bells and hearts.
  
• - Semi-precious stones decorate this unique jewelry.
  
• - Rachel Jackson adds tatting to vintage jewelry and designs fantasy flowers.
  
• - An autumn corsage and four more unique patterns, all with detailed and well graphed instructions, are at this site.
  
• - Rexie shares a gallery of 30 tatted items.
  
• - This Danish site contains an extensive gallery plus a booklist.
  
• - Writing under the name of Rozella Linden, Ruth shares tips on tatting and photos of her work.
  
• - Doilies, bookmarks, a baby bonnets and a crazy quilt are in this photo album.
  
• - Becky carved this tool from a birch branch.
  
• - The visual diagram for this heart pattern allows for easy tatting, in any language.
  
• - The butterfly heart is an original pattern. Irene has adapted a pen to hold her crochet hook.
  
• - Sumac combines tatting with crazy quilts.
  
• - South Carolinian Artisan makes hearts, angels and mats.
  
• - Gillian has written over a dozen patterns, including a complete alpahbet, all available on site.
  
• - Tatting judge and author, Dianna challenges fellow tatters with puzzles and mystery motifs. Her site holds more than a dozen original patterns.
  
• - A Van-Dyke edging pattern is included with this gallery of 17 photos.
  
• - Adele shares her favorite tatting resources.
  
• - Scroll down the page to watch as this fan-tastic tatting project comes to fruition.
  
• - This experienced tatting teacher shares frivolete lessons in Spanish and English. Her original patterns and large gallery of works include TatAlong Projects.
  
• - Erin Poh drafts a poem about tatting through the generations.
  
• - Eight photos are in this little gallery of beaded necklaces.
  
• - Family heirlooms, and some original patterns, are included in this gallery.
  
• - A dozen classic tatting patterns are in this collection.
  
• - Kathy shares a lace hummingbird, 3D flower, vest and nametag.
  
• - This new tatter from Japan has created unique patterns, some inspired by classic American quilts.
  
• - Marti makes earrings. Denise tats a snowflake.
  
• - Tanya (Wonk) shares tatted motifs, bag, button heart and a wire butterfly, among other lace items.
  
• - Rose Rogers has translated from the french all 66 pages of this 1912 Tatting Book. Each pattern is written in modern notation, with the original photo illustrations.
  
• - Mark Myers journals progress on his tatting projects.
  
• - The June 1895 issue of this women's magazine published two tatting patterns.
  
• - An ornament with baby buttons is part of Sue's gallery. The pattern is included.
  
• - Emma shares eight original designs, and a photo of a shuttle case made from a nut shell.
  
• - A doily is used as a placemat for a dinner service.
  
• - Four German designers share a website. Besides the more than thirty floral works Ursula Dittmar has tatted, she also hosts Helma Seipmann (see her technical samples and instructions at 'seminarmappe') Heiko Pund (maker of amber shuttles) and Christel Weid