Tatting Resources

These are tutorials and patterns that I either mean to try, or have tried. They’re here so I can find them again – and maybe you’ll find them useful too.

Please note:

All the patterns & tutorials are free – but do support the crafting community by buying their self-published patterns when you can. (Obviously all the patterns here are copyright to their respective owners.)
Links were live when I posted them. If you spot a broken link, let me know and I’ll either fix it or remove it. (Thanks!)

Tatting tutorials

• Tatting cluny leaves: a step by step photographic guide
• Tatting Cluny leaves: a video
• Tatting Cluny leaves a video – very nicely explained – not too fast.
• How to make a mock ring
• How to add new thread to tatting
• Tatting a wild rose
• Hiding ends – two alternative methods.
• Debbie Drake’s explanation of the magic thread trick (on Georgia Seitz’ site)
• How to make the final join without twisting – a photo tutorial
• Videos for almost every technique in the book (!)
• How to make a split chain

Tatted christmas patterns & snowflakes

• Beaded Christmas Wreath
• Alternative Wreath
• Candlelight snowflake
• Quantiesque Snowflake – my favourite of Jon‘s free snowflake patterns. NOTE: Jon has lots of good tutorials on her site too
• Tatted Christmas Tree
• Lovely large-ish star by Susanne Schwenke. (Nice shape)
• Rings only snowflake with beads (Two shuttles, and SCMR)
• Simple star, circle in the centre

General tatting patterns

• Tatted vine
• Li’l Heart, by Birgit Phelps, © 2001 (nice little heart for cards, my version is here.)
• Sweetheart Birgit Phelps, © 2003 (great for beginners – looks complicated but is quite easy to follow).
• Flower wreath
• Valeire Square and teardrop heart
• Flower border (designed by me!)

Tatted cluny patterns

• Dianna Bookmark: needs 3 shuttles, and looks lovely, but tricky!
• Cluny leaf heart (my version is here)
• Cluny motif. (Flowers and leaves wreath)
• tatted cluny coaster by Mimi Dillman
• Rose de Noel, by ElisaduSud.

Encyclopaedia of Needlework and vintage patterns

• Tatting section
• Downloadable PDF of DMC Tatting book
• Downloadable PDF’s from the The Priscilla Publishing Company. A variety of books available, including crochet, needlework, tatting and knitting.

Other

• Tatting press pattern – to transport your tatting on the move.

11 Responses to “Tatting Resources”

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1 Bente on February 7, 2012 said:

The Encyclopedia of Neddlework link doesn’t work:
http://www.antiquepatterns.dreamhosters.com/DMCTat.pdf

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- 2 Occasional Crafter on February 7, 2012 said:
  
  Hello, thanks for letting me know! I’ve updated it now. Looks like the antique pattern library changed hosts.
  You can now find the PDf here: http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/pub/PDF/DMCTat.pdf
  
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3 quirky on April 9, 2012 said:

As you’ve gathered I like making things but I’m not generally very good at anything in particular 🙂 Is there some way I could teach myself this gorgeous art? I’ve had a look at some youtube stuff but they assume I know how to start off 😦

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- 4 Occasional Crafter on April 11, 2012 said:
  
  Hello! It requires *a lot* of patience! It took me forever to learn it from a book, and this you tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4orFe4kaLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  There are loads of videos out there now though, which might be clearer. I’ll have a look at the weekend and see if I can find you some more. There’s also a few good needle tatting ones I’ve seen, which are quite clear. Will report back.
  
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5 quirky on April 11, 2012 said:

Thanks, there’s no rush – as you know I have a long ‘to-do’ list of things I’d like to try 🙂

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6 fabrickated on June 7, 2014 said:

Lovely resource. Thank you!

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- 7 Occasional Crafter on June 7, 2014 said:
  
  You’re welcome! There really are loads of tutorials out there. You Tube has become a crafter’s best friend, I think 🙂
  
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8 Vicki on October 24, 2014 said:

Thank you for the cluny tutorial! The photos and explation are great.

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9 itybts on April 19, 2016 said:

Hello, i was just reading an older post where you were making sachet bags and had just purchased an electric sewing machine. You had mentioned not liking the closed stitching. I instantly said to self, ‘blind stitch, or slip stitch’ easy. Not sure how you made the bags. I make an inner bag and outer bag, leaving about ..oh 1.5 inches in the middle of a side. Then put the inner bag in, stuff, and close, then close the outer bag. You’ll find when you push the opening of the outer bag to the inside and pull the seam, holding both ends of thsat side of the bag, it works perfectly showing you where to stitch. Here is a picture of it

and here is the method
http://fernandfreckle.com/tutorial-invisible-seams-the-hidden-stitch/

when i do this i make tiny stitches and usually only grab a few strands of fabric thread on each side. It goes quickly. Love your work

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- 10 Occasional Crafter on April 21, 2016 said:
  
  Amazing – thank you so much! I’ll have to try it 🙂
  
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