A list of books voted the top ten in tatting books. Please use this list to look for new tatting designers whose work you may have missed as well as studying the classic tatting books.

You will need patience to master this needle tatting technique. Unlike shuttle tatting and traditional needle tatting, the tool does not hold a supply of thread with which to work. Instead, Japanese needle tatting functions more like crochet in that it draws continually from the ball of thread.

The Pearl Stitch as used in The Girl's Own Book of Tatting

Here is a vintage insertion with many possibilities. It is by Mrs. Amy Nutt and first published in The Plain Dealer , Jan. 14, 1917.

Mrs. Beeton's Book of Needlework Tatting section only

An early example of the split ring was used in the J.P. Coats Co. Booklet #14.

Here is a quick an easy project for the holidays. A tatted Christmas tree which can be mailed or scanned and used to print your own holiday greeting cards.

Jane Eborall, Master Tatter

A pincushion may be made from nearly any container from empty tin cans to tea cups. And they always look elegant with a bit of tatting embellishment.

To be ... or Knot to be - a Tatting Manual by Beverly Cash and Jennifer Freudenburg