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 This is, alas, not one of my favorite books. Its a combination Spanish-English-French publication, and the instructions are not terribly clear. There are diagrams, but a ring with several picots on it will just say "20", without telling you how many stitches between each picot. The patterns are all quite nice, and some of the photos are close-up enough that you can count the stitches, but I would only reccomend this book to confident tatters, especially those who have done some designing themselves.  This little book is how I learned to do cluny petals (well, how I'm still learning.) I would like to call for a new edition, though--the drawings in this one are not as clear as they could be, and this is a tricky technique to learn. Also, the photos of the patterns are sometimes blurry, or too dark, and the diagrams are at times hard to read. But thats all the complaining I have for this book! I love love love the designs! There are edgings, a cross, a heart, and a variety of medallions in this book, all very well constructed. Its just too bad that they don't have better images to support them. I'm very glad to have this book, I would encourage others to add it to their collections.  Ahh, those little half-sized books! So easy to carry around, stapled in the middle so they lie flat at any page, usually self-published so you get intersting little tidbits from the author...these are great little books, and Ms. Chesno's is no exception. This book is a collection of tatting patterns from her and other people's stashes, and there are some choice ones in this book. The patterns range from Christmas ornaments, a rosary, a butterfly, vintage motifs, doilies, edgings and a collar. The author provides hints regarding joining work in a circle, working with 2 shuttles, and adjusting patterns. This is another book that will have interest for a variety of skill levels, one that you can use for a long time as you progress in tatting.  |
 This is the first book of tatting patterns that I ever had. It has TONS of great patterns, from edgings and medallions to doilies and wedding crowns. The pieces are shown with clear B&W photos, and the patterns are written out in shorthand (3-4-4-3, etc.) The designs range from very simple to very lacy (lots of picots) and I would say that this book really has something for everyone. There are no how-to instructions, but with so many how-to-tat books out there, this one doesn't really need them. I would reccomend this book to anyone looking for lots of great patterns.  This is an aptly named book. Its larger than most of the Dover reprint books of old tatting patterns, and has a wide variety of patterns in a large range of styles, from very delicate and lacy doilies to "sturdier" looking patterns. This book contains several cuff-and-collar sets, corsages, edgings, motifs, and a variety of doilies. I think that there is something here for most skill levels, surely a beginner who has rings and chains down could work many of these patterns, and still find much to interest them when their skills are fully developed.  For those of you who have Ms. Foster's first book (see Review, Page 2) this is a great next step. The patterns in this book are graded according to difficulty, and instructions for making split rings with a needle are included. The patterns are written out very clearly, shown with B&W photos inside the book and in color on the front and back covers. The patterns include a 3-D egg cover, 3-D Christmas ornament cover, edgings, earrings, doilies, heart, snowman, teardrop and an American flag.   |
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