This long-running series of tatting books produced by Mani di Fata is a treasure trove of traditional tatting patterns.

Tatting abbreviations, stitches and their meanings.

Learning to control tension and the benefits it reaps

Bicolor rings using needle tatting and two different colored threads wrapped alternately.

Free Pattern-my favorite lace

Enhance your tatted lace with beads.

Joins - Tied, Catherine Wheel, Alligator The join is a technique used in constructed large pieces of lace from smaller tatted bits. There are many types of join, i.e., up, down, shuttle lock join, onion ring, split ring, swirl, lark's head picot join (LHPJ), and many others.