The Josephine Ring or Knot is easy to tat and offers many options for embellishing .

Creating a chain using only one shuttle.

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

The Origins of Tatting are lost in history but we do have a growing timeline for the advancements. This short article mentions a few of the highlights.

Frau Tina Frauberger's Schiffchenspitze I ed. 1919 Decolletage Insertion Page 76, Fig 77

A tatting reference library is a wonderful resource for all tatters. Start building your own reference library by acquiring the most influential books of the 20th century.

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.

Edwige Renaudin, "La Frivolité aux Navettes, Les Bases Fondamentales Perfectionnées Vol. 1" published by éditions didier carpentier, 2012, HB, more than 1000 photos and illustrations

Split Ring Edging with Crossed Picots by Dagmar Pezzuto ©2013

Instructions for interlocking tatted rings appeared in the Young Ladies Journal,1869. This method was revived and reprinted in Tatting Knots and Notes, Nov. 1992 by the late Doretha Albee.