This collar by Norma Benporath will require planning and concentration. It is a vintage public domain pattern from the Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 16 February 1935, page 14. Designed for "The Australasian" by Norma Benporath NEEDLECRAFT AN EXQUISITE COLLAR IN HAND-MADE LAC

This collar by Norma Benporath will require planning and concentration. It is a vintage public domain pattern from the Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 16 February 1935, page 14. Designed for "The Australasian" by Norma Benporath NEEDLECRAFT AN EXQUISITE COLLAR IN HAND-MADE LAC

This collar by Norma Benporath will require planning and concentration. It is a vintage public domain pattern from the Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 16 February 1935, page 14. Designed for "The Australasian" by Norma Benporath NEEDLECRAFT AN EXQUISITE COLLAR IN HAND-MADE LAC

This is a challenge for the needle tatter, the Wide Picot.

Faggoting & Tatting on Collar. This is part three of the pattern which began last June 27, 2019. It is a series of flower motifs, the Daisy Insertion, tatted with 8 rings and chains.

This collar by Norma Benporath will require planning and concentration. It is a vintage public domain pattern from the Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 16 February 1935, page 14. Designed for "The Australasian" by Norma Benporath NEEDLECRAFT AN EXQUISITE COLLAR IN HAND-MADE LAC

This collar by Norma Benporath will require planning and concentration. It is a vintage public domain pattern. Faggoting is an embroidery stitch joining across an opening between pieces of fabric.

The essential difference between knotting and tatting is that the double stitch "slides" on the core thread of tatting while in knotting the core thread itself is manipulated to make a knot that is stationary.

There is sometimes a confusion between knotting and tatting shuttles has been around for years. In these public domain paintings, the ladies all have shuttles in their hands. But are they tatting shuttles?

This is teaching patterns as well as fun to do. This easy pattern works up into a sew on edging. The collar may also have a tatted medallion at the corners.