Easy Tatting (Dover Crafts: Lace)

I thought I was just getting a starter set of patterns to learn shuttle tatting. What I got was that, organized into an effective beginner's course in shuttle tatting. The instructions and diagrams are clear, and the whole book is organized to teach skills in an order that allows brand new tatters to start creating tiny treasures right away. I started out having never tatted in my life, and I am now writing my own patterns. I have been a fiber artist for over 30 years, and this may be the best beginner's book I've ever seen, in any of the mamy fiber arts I've tried. I can't recommend this highly enough!

I tried to learn shuttle tatting a few years ago, basically just watching videos and tangling strings on my own, I finally got a few stitches to flip, and put my shuttle down and didn't pick it back up until just recently. This time, with a little more patience, and some videos with a little better explanation, I got it, and decided this would be my starting point with pattern books, and I'm not disappointed in the least, it's a great little booklet, and I've been working on working each one of the projects at least once... twice if I really like them, or if there's something I don't get right away. The patterns in this book are balanced just right, not so hard as to be frustrating, and not so easy that I'll be stuck in a boring rut.

Very nice instructions in a few pages. Wish there was a wider selection of projects.

I like this book, but I found it challenging to follow as a complete beginner. Keep in mind, I have an easier time learning things if they are physically demonstrated to me/I then do them, so if you learn best from reading this may be perfect for you. But I had to supplement the book with various videos to really understand what I was doing.

I was taught the basic tatting knot 30 years ago, but could never get past the first ring. This book is a excellent source for beginning to understand how rings, picots, and chains connect. It may seem like a jumbled up mess somewhere in the middle of your first design, but keep going, it sorts itself out. I am doing needle tatting, but the patterns and designs are the same. Give it a try and you'll be pleased that in a matter of a half hour practice, you can produce a lovely little flower.

If the thought ever crossed your mind to try tatting, this is where you start. I started here... You can too.

I wanted to learn how to Tat and took the title "Easy Tatting" at it's word. While the patterns are easy to read, the techniques are not as easy as the title suggests. Next time I will invest in a more simplified tutorial book than something that uses "easy" in the title.

This isn't exactly the first thing you'd pick up to learn how to tat-- I consider this pamphlet sized text to be more of a pattern book, than a how-to on shuttle tatting.The patterns are awesome, and the instructions on how to construct them clear and easily followed for the absolute beginner. For this I give it a 5; I coupled it with the equally sized Learn to Tat with DvD and was able to learn shuttle tatting in a few days.