Tatting Doilies and Edgings (Dover Needlework Series)

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Summary: Good, cheap source of patterns
Review: These patterns are all culled from thread company tatting leaflets from the 1930s and 40s. Many are beautiful, a few are hideous, but for this price you can't beat it. Note that Rita Weiss is NOT the author or the editor, one assumes she selected the patterns and wrote the very short introduction. All the patterns remain as they were originally printed, errors intact.

Rating:
Summary: Good, cheap source of patterns
Review: These patterns are all culled from thread company tatting leaflets from the 1930s and 40s. Many are beautiful, a few are hideous, but for this price you can't beat it. Note that Rita Weiss is NOT the author or the editor, one assumes she selected the patterns and wrote the very short introduction. All the patterns remain as they were originally printed, errors intact.

Rating:
Summary: Great deal, nice patterns
Review: This book has a wide variety of patterns which are not simply "reruns" of the same old designs. It is well worth to buy, but not spectacular.

Rating:
Summary: Good for making things for your home . . .
Review: this book includes some very pretty doilies (I tatted Whip Cream Frill in white and it was beautiful) along with other doily-like patterns that are meant for use around the house. It's obvious from some of the designs that they're from another time period (1920s-1940s); there's not much call for 'luncheon sets' or chair antimacassars anymore, but those older patterns can be adapted into placemats or doilies. No visual patterns, and all the designs are written in short form, but none of the patterns are incredibly difficult. The edging patterns are nice but nothing out of the ordinary.