Tatting Techniques

Tatting Techniques
Old Revivals and New Experiments
by Elgiva Nicholls
© Elgiva Nicholls 1975 1976
ISBN: 0-684-14591-X

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Summary: Hardcover book from 1971. One of Elgiva Nicholls' 3 books on tatting that I know of. It is 119 pages of Elgiva's thoughts such as "The Lark's Head Knot", "Tatting a Chain with continuous thread" and a more indepth look at one of the tatted cord techniques we call "Perle tatting". Elgiva introduced many techniques we use in modern tatting. There are a few colorplates, but mostly black and white photos, and what looks like hand drawn diagrams although this book is from a prominent publisher (Charles Scribner and Sons). She also introduces a piece that looks like stained glass on page 81 (color plate 111) called "Rose Flamboyant", an advanced piece. She explains many fun picot techniques. There is a section completely dedicated to "The Node Stitch". Elgiva's books are definitely for the "serious tatter". There are not a lot of patterns in the book because it about exactly what the title implies "Tatting Techniques"!


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