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Tatting and Free Tatting Patterns
Tatting is a very old, thread craft which produces a lace-like fabric.
Tatting is made up (originally) of small pieces joined together which look like rags or tatters. The word 'Tatters' is Scandinavian in origin, and comes from the Old Norse taturr and toturr, meaning rags.
Tatting is believed to have evolved from knotting, which is a very ancient type of cloth decoration. In ancient Egypt, knotting was used as decoration on ceremonial dress. The early Chinese also used knotting to decorate cloth. These eventually found their way to Europe. Knotting was popular for decoration of furnishings and embroideries in Medieval times.
Knotting is thought to have evolved into tatting in Italy. Someone knotting decided to join their knots into a ring instead of making a string of them and so tatting was born. Queen Mary of England was an ardent knotter and took it everywhere with her.
Tatting was probably made first by nuns, as many forms of lace and needlework were created in convents. The early forms of tatting were different from today. There were no chains and the tatting pattern consisted of only rings, which were made in rows or groups using only a single shuttle and then tied or sewn together afterwards. Sometimes the tatting rings were made with a needle instead of a shuttle.
With so many loving crafting these days, tatting is one of the old crafts which is being rediscovered, and many young people are finding out that tatting patterns do not have to be only doilies and hankerchiefs patterns - there are many new tatting patterns and books available for anyone who is interested in tatting.
Tatting needs a minimum of equipment - just a shuttle and maybe a fine crochet hook to complete any tatting pattern. Any smooth thread may be used - the equivalent of crochet thread size 20 or 40, and it is very easy to add beads to the pattern, which is very popular today.
Below is a list of the free tatting patterns that you can use. If you've never tried tatting or tatting patterns before, be sure to check out our Beginner Tatting Instructions. Just click on the "Tatting Instructions" link on the bottom of this page. You'll also find a tatting abbreviations link, as well.
Index of Tatting Patterns:
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Pine Pattern Collar and Tatting Insertion
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Lace Edging (2)
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Border in Tatting with Crochet Edging (2) and Tatted Insertion
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Rosette in Tatting, Star in Tatting, and Tatted Insertion
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Tatted Insertion for Trimming Lingeries, Circle in Tatting and Tatted Border with Beads
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Insertion in Tatting, Border in Tatting and Crochet and Lady's Veil in Net and Tatting
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Patterns in Tatting, Diamond Pattern, and Circle Pattern
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Border in Tatting and Crochet and Insertion in Tatting and Lace Stitch
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Insertion in Tatting and Centre of a Tatted Couvrette
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