Here is quite a list of hope chest items from the past which gives us lots of opportunity to embellish items for the 2016 tatting fundraiser.

Half-Wheel Edging and Daisy Insertion... Half wheels are most often depended from a previous round of tatting or sewn to a cloth, but here the design has two lines facing each other in an interlocking position.

"Art Tatting," vol. 1 and "3D Flower Tatting," vol. 2, two new books published in 2015 by Yuuko Terachi.

"Art Tatting," vol. 1 and "3D Flower Tatting," vol. 2, two new books published in 2015 by Yuuko Terachi.

How to make a miniature tatting shuttle with thread winder and tatted lace.

A Guide to Measurements for Miniature Linens and Household Item; PIECEWORK magazine contained an announcement of a contest for miniatures. They are offering 5 categories, knitting/crochet, needlework, beading, quilting, and (my favorite) lacemaking/tatting. The entry deadline is April 1, 2016.

A Classic Wheel featuring the use of half stitches combined with double stitches by Winifred Worth from the Jackson Citizen Patriot published Sept. 28, 1917.

A discussion of writing book reviews for foreign language pattern books.

Tatting Lace Corsage & Accessories 2015 book by Emiko Kitao with 3-d flowers and wonderful designs. It is #560 in the Applemints line of needlework books by Asahi Originals.

Martha Ess has just released a new book. "A Collection of Angelic Tatting Patterns" is a spiral bound paperback book of 32 pages, 8.5" x 11" in size.