Elegant Tatting Patterns

Rating:
Summary: a good deal
Review: This is a dense book of patterns and information, not reccomended for beginners.

Rating:
Summary: Very nice booklet
Review: This is a nice tatting booklet - it is one of the dover series books, but this is a newer one, not a republished version of older patterns. I like this book because the designs are fresh and unique, and the instructions are easy to read. There are doilies, edgings, egg covers, and glass ornament covers. There are some doilies that look like crochet, and some that have almost solid centers of chains. I don't like some of them, but I do like others -- the point is that there are several different styles of designs, and you'd probably find more than a few that you would like. I am not a very advanced tatter, i know rings and chains and have been tatting for a year or two, and if I am capable of doing several of these designs, so are many beginners!

Off the subject, but there is a nice picture and bio of the author in the back. It always make me like a book more when I know a little more about who created it.