I am been away teaching tatting workshops in Seattle and Spokane, WA. What a real treat that was. I hope you all take advantage of any tatting workshops in your area. Upon return I learned that some browser were unable to cope with the link to the free google download of the Lady Hoare book. Here is a second site which offers that book for free also. Enjoy.

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html#books
click on books
scroll to this entry:

Hoare, Katharin L. The Art of Tatting, Longmans, Green and Co., 1910, 127 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted January 11, 2004. CD (LDA03). SAMPLE PAGE. Part 1: File size 6.5 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 12.1 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 8.2 MB PDF.

Best wishes Georgia

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Beaded Needle Tatting Basics
Beads are threaded onto the shuttle and/or ball threads and brought into position as the double stitches are formed or placed over picots during joining.

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