How to Needle Tat by Laura Evans

How to Needle Tat by Laura Evans

A beginner can learn all of the needle tatting basics from this book. How to Needle Tat is designed for the complete novice. For people who have never held a needle, it begins with how to thread a needle.

Historically, tatting was considered the poor man's lace. It requires very few purchases: tatting needle, thread, needle threader, and a crochet hook.

This illustrated book gives you step-by-step instructions to make the double stitch--the primary stitch used in tatting. Actually, the double stitch is a Lark's head knot. Since it is a knot, your work will not unravel.

In addition, there is an entire section on how to read a tatting pattern. Every step of the Little Lace Flower pattern is fully written down. Then the same pattern is translated into three forms: abbreviated, numeric, and a diagram.

There is a reference section which includes the most common techniques and definitions. You can learn to add new thread to an incomplete project, to make a Josephine Knot, and many other techniques.

Finally, you can learn to make a pinning board. This board is used when finishing your lace. Also, several alternative methods are described in the chapter Finishing Tatted Lace.

When finished, the Little Lace Flower can adorn a greeting card, be used as a holiday tree ornament, or appliquEd to a quilt, clothes, or any other fabric.

Lynch, Patrick: - Patrick Lynch is the founding director of Lynch Architects. He studied architecture at Liverpool University (1987-1993) and holds a M-Phil in The History and Philosophy of Architecture from Cambridge University (1995-6). He gained his PhD from The Sir John Cass Faculty of Art in 2014 and has taught at the Architectural Association, The Cass and UCD, and is now teaching at Cambridge University. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2008 and 2012. His written works include 'The Theatricality of the Baroque City' (2011), and 'Mimesis' (2015).

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ISBN 13	9781626468566
ISBN 10	1626468567
Title	How to Needle Tat
Author	Laura Evans
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Booklocker Inc.,US
Year published	2014-01-15
Number of pages	68
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