Book Title	Author	Publishing Date	Type of Notation	Use of Diagrams
Miss Arnold’s Book No. 4 of Crocheting, Knitting, Tatting/Glasgo Thread Co.	Eleanor Arnold	1894
Old-Fashioned Tatting Patterns	Edited by Handy Hands	1896	Make a ring of 4 d. s., 1 p., 4 d. s., 1 p., 4 d. s., and close; * leave a short length of thread, and make 4. d. s., ...	None - photos of finished pieces
Practical Tatting	Needlecraft No. 99	1900
Priscilla Tatting Book	Priscilla Publishing Company	1909	Ring 3 p separated by 3 ds, turn, leave one-fourth inch thread, repeat r,* turn, leave one..
Priscilla Tatting Book No. 1	Lacis reprint as Tatting in Designs from Victorian Lacecraft	1909
The Art of Tatting	Katharin L Hoare	1910
Barbara Foster’s Vintage Tatting & Crochet – 1998 reprint of Book No. 4 & House of White Birches Book No. 4	Sophie T La Croix	1913	Reprint of Lady Duff Gordon and Sophie La Croix's books from around 1914.
Collingbourne’s Encyclopedia Art Needlework Instruction – Book No. 15		1915		Very clearly numbered ds on all diagrams plus photos
Complete Instruction Book on Crocheting, Tatting and Smocking	Richardson Silk Company	1915		None - photos of finished pieces
Crochet and Tatting Designs – Volume 1	Winifred Worth	1915		None - photos of finished pieces
Crocheted Yokes and Tatting	Mary E Fitch	1915		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Tatting and Crochet Lessons – Vol. 1, No. 5	Royal Society	1915
Clark’s Crochet and Tatting Book No. 2	Frances A. Harris	1916		Photo of piec plus diagram of construction with details or closeup diagrams as needed - occasionally number of ds over lace photo
Cordet, Adeline, Tatting – Book No. 5		1916		None - photos of finished pieces
Corticelli, Lessons in Tatting ( reprint in House of White Birches Lessons in Tatting)	Nellie Ellison	1916		None - photos of finished pieces
Gift Novelties in Tatting – Book No. 6	Anna Wuerfel Brown	1916		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Gifts & Favors in Tatting & Crochet – Book No. 5	Anna Wuerfel Brown	1916
Practical Tatting Book No. 1	Deaconess	1916
Schiffchen-Arbeiten (Frivolitaten)	Emmy Liebert	1916	German text instructions	No diagrams
Schiffchen-arbeiten (Frivolitaten)	Re- printed as the Tatted Lace Patterns of Emmy Liebert	1916	2-4-2-2-4-2
The Fine Arts of Crochet and Tatting	Elite Instruction Book	1916
The Tatted Lace Patterns of Emmy Liebert	Lacis Publications	1916	German text instructions, not annotated.	No diagrams
GIFTS Crochet & Tatting	Mary E Fitch	1917		Clearly drawn - no notation
Needlecraft Practical Journal No 99 – Tatting	Needlecraft Ltd	1917	Make a circle of 6 d, 1 p, 5 d, draw close, and turn the work	No diagrams
Schiffchenspitze	Tina Frauberger's	1917	Rgbg 7o6o7<7o6o7o  plus words.
Bucilla Blue Book of Tatting, Novelty and Filet Crochet Volume No. 3	Bucilla	1918	2nd thread, 2 d., 1 p., 2 d., 1 bar, skip 2 p.,	No diagrams
The Tatted Lace Patterns of Emmy Liebert	Lacis Publications	1920	German text instructions, not annotated.	No diagrams
Collingbourne’s Yokes in Filet, Cluny, Tatting – Book No. 9		1921		Yes with numbers of ds on and photos
Schiffchenspitze	Tina Frauberger	1921
Clark’s 100 Edges and Insertions Book No. 19		1923		Photo of piec plus diagram of construction with details or closeup diagrams as needed - occasionally number of ds over lace photo
Coats No. 14, Crochet, Cross Stitch and Tatting	Anne Orr	1923		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Frivolitaeten und Knuepfarbeiten	Edith Wallach und Margarethe Lang	1923	R 6-6-6-4-2,  R 3+2-3-7, RW ., Ch . 11, R. 5-5-5-5, Ch. 4, RW., R 4-4+4-4, RW	Clear diagrams + 1 photo.  No ds numbering on diagrams.
Priscilla Tatting Book No. 3		1924
Collingbourne’s New Easy Way of Making Real Tatting & Maltese Art – Book No. 11		1925		None - photos of finished piecess.
Schiffchen-Arbeiten / Frivolitäten	Emmy Liebert	1929	Die 1. Reihe 1 Rinmg mit 1. Sch.; 2 Dp., 1 Oe., 7x4 Dp., 2 Dp.; Faden anschließen an das 1. Oe.	None - photos and close-ups of finished pieces
Every Woman's Complete Guide to Tatting Illustrated	Norma Benporath	1930	Ring 3ds p 3ds, join to 2nd last p of last ring, 3ds, join to next p of corner ring etc
Furness Tatting Designs No. 1	Marjorie Willis	1930
Furness Tatting Designs No. 2	Marjorie Willis	1930	Written instructions & photos of finished article	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Furness Tatting Designs No. 3	Marjorie Willis	1930		Very clearly numbered ds on all diagrams plus photos
New Zealand tatting book	Furness - see Marjorie Willis	1930		Great pictures.
Tatting Book 2	Penelope	1930	2 ds, 8 p sep by 4 ds, 2 ds, close ring, tie and cut	No diagrams
Tatting Book 3	Penelope	1930	3 ds., 5 p sep by 3 ds., 3 ds., cr.	No diagrams
The Book of Tatting, Book 39	The Spool Cotton Company	1930	R, 6 d s, joint to 3rd p of 1st ch, 6 d s, close.	None, but clear photos of finished pieces and motifs
Weldon’s Practical Needlework Tatted and Crochet Laces New Series No. 87	Weldon Publications	1934	Make a circle of 8 loops, 2 larger and 6 smaller.  Large loop – 5 sts, 1 p, 6 sts, 1 p, 2 sts, 1 p etc	No diagrams
Learn-How—Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Embroidery	Spool Cotton Book No. 58	1935		None - poor photos of finished pieces
Tatting Book No. 13 (Dover reprint Tatting with Ann Orr)	Anne Orr	1935
Tatting with Anne Orr	Anne Orr	1935	Sr 4ds, p, 4ds, cl, lr 4ds, j to p of sr, 4 ds, j to p of last row, 4ds, p, 4ds, cl, sr 4ds	None - photos of finished pieces
Imported Designs of Tatting, Book 77	The Spool Cotton Company	1936	Just basic ring and chain instruction, no instructions for pieces, BUT	Clear photos of finished pieces and motifs
The Tatting Book	The Spool Cotton Co. USA	1938	Patterns written in long hand.
Spool Cotton Book No. 141, Tatting		1939
Learn to Tat Coats Book 330	J&P Coats	1940	R of 4 ds, 3 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, cl (first ring)	No
Tatting	Penelope	1940	English longhand – 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds etc	No diagrams
Tatting Book No. 35 (Dover reprint Classical Tatting Patterns)	Anne Orr	1940
Tatting Designs Book no. 380	J&P Coats	1940	Ch of 5 ds, r of 3 ds, 7 ps sep by 2 ds etc	No diagrams
Coats No. 159, Tatting		1941		None - photos of finished pieces
Crocheting, Knitting, Tatting	Star Book No. 15	1941		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Spool Cotton Book No. 183, Tatting		1942
Spool Cotton Book No. 182 (Canadian), Edgings and Accessories		1943
Gift Book (Knit, Crochet, Tat)	Star Book No. 31	1944		None - photos of finished pieces
Spool Cotton Book No. 207, Tatting		1944
Clark’s No. 229, Tatting	See Spool Cotton Company No. 229	1946		Photo of piec plus diagram of construction with details or closeup diagrams as needed - occasionally number of ds over lace photo
Spool Cotton Book No. 229, Tatting - see also Coats No. 229		1946
Clark’s Book No. 254, Edgings		1949		Photo of piec plus diagram of construction with details or closeup diagrams as needed - occasionally number of ds over lace photo
Crochet and Tatting	Star Book No. 66	1949
Spool Cotton Book N. 263, Floral Insertions and Floral Edgings		1949
Spool Cotton Book No. 259, Fine Crochet and Tatting		1949
Edgings (Crocheted, Tatted, Hairpin Lace)	Star Book No. 81	1951
Ruffled Doilies (1 tatted ruffled doily)	Star Doily Book No. 95	1952
Spool Cotton Book No. 288, Edgings for All Purposes		1952
Doilies & Edgings to Tat & Crochet	Lily Book No. 70	1953
Handkerchief Edgings (Crocheted, Tatted, Hairpin Lace)	Star Edging Book No. 102	1953		Very clear with ds numbered.  Clear photos.
Good Housekeeping's Complete Book of Needlecraft	Vera P Guild	1959	R of (1 ds, lp) 10 times, 1 ds, cl, ch of 5 ds.	none - photos of finished pieces, some poor.
Tatting	Elgiva Nicholls	1959	Long winded
Tatting Techniques	Elgiva Nicholls	1962	9 picots 3 doubles apart (total 30 doubles)	Full working diagrams but not numbered
Tatting in Coats Mercer-Crochet Coats Sewing Group Book No. 919	Coats Sewing Group	1963	R of 4 ds, 3 ps sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, cl.	No
Priscilla Doilies to Crochet, Knit, and Tat Coats No. 155		1965
Coats No. 669, Learn Tatting		1966		None - photos of finished pieces.
Frivoliteter	Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson	1967	R 10 - 10. B 5 - 5 - 10 R 10 + 10 etc
Tatting Patterns and Designs	Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson	1968
Coats Sewing Group Book No. 1088	Coats Group	1970	As above	Some diagrams (no numbers) showing construction
Coats Sewing Group Book No. 1127	Coats Group	1970	As above	None - photos of finished pieces
Coats Sewing Group Book No. 919	Coats Group	1970	R of 3ds, p, 3ds, join to last p of last ch on previous row, 3ds etc
The Craft of Tatting	Bessie Attenborough	1972	2nd Ring. 6ds, join to last p of last r, 6ds, 3ps sep by 6ds, 6ds, close
The Basic Book of Macrame and Tatting	Octopus Books	1973	4 ds, 2 ps sep by 45 ds, 4 ds, miss 2 ps etc	No diagrams
All new Knotless Tatting Designs	Dora Young	1974	R of 6 ds, p, 5 ds, close, tw	No
Tatting	Irene Waller	1974	Where there are patterns they are in the style of 6 DK, p, 4 DK, (p, 2 dk) x 2, p, 4 dk, p, 6 dk, cr, tw.	There are fully drawn tatting diagrams in this but not accompanied by patterns
Tatting	Rhoda Auld	1974	None but very interesting book
Frivolité - Encajes a la lanzadera (1)	? (Publisher: Realce Amelber)	1976	No written instructions	Poorly numbered d.s. but clear photos of finished pieces
Frivolité - Labores a la lanzadera (2)	? (Publisher: Realce Amelber)	1976	No written instructions	Poorly numbered d.s. but clear photos of finished pieces, including some close-ups
Kantklossen en Frivolité (translated from a German book: Klöppeln und Occhi)	Jutta Lammèr	1976	Kleine middenring = 2-1, 12 maal, dtr; draad afknippen. Kleine binnenringen van de volgende dubbele rij bestaan uit ringen 6-6-6-6	None - photos of finished pieces
Tatting Techniques	Elgiva Nicholls	1976	4ds, P, 4ds	Full working diagrams but not numbered
Frivolité vroeger en nu	Sytske Stratenus	1977	Ring A: 3 kn. picot, 3 kn, picot, 3 kn, picot, 3 kn, sluiten	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces, with closeups
La Frivolite - tout le tricot		1977	Long winded - French
Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2	Reprint by Julia Sanders	1977
Tatting Made Simple	Helen Chesno	1977	R of 3 ds, 3 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, cl. R, rw.	No
Tatting Patterns	Julia E Sanders	1977	Ch 15 sets 4-4 form loop crossing 1 d s from beginning.
Tatting Treats 3	Pam Palmer	1977	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Die Frivolitäten-arbeit	DMC	1978	Ecke: Mit 2 Schiffchen ein Bogen: 5 Dk., 1 Pkt., 5 Dk., Wdn	None - closeups of finished pieces
Fijne naaldkunst (translated from an English book; describes various types of lace)	Linda Cole	1978	1ste toer. Met A, grote R. van 6 dk, 3 p ap door 6 dk, 6 dk en draai werk om	None - photos of finished pieces
Tatting	DMC	1978
Tatting designs from Victorian lace craft	Lacis Publications	1978	Various notations; most common: r 3 d s, 6 p separated by 2 d s, 3 d s, close	None - photos of finished pieces
Tatting Designs from Victorian Lacecraft	Edited by Jules & Kaethe Kliot	1978
More Motifs in Crochet and Tatting Coats Book No. 1185	Coats Publications	1979	R of 6 ds, lp, 6 ds, cl, rw.	No
Tatting Patterns Old and New	Helen A Chesno	1979	As above
Occhi (as below but different contents)	Gisela Graff-Hofgen	1980	R: 4 - 6 - 6 - 4  B: 3 - 3 --- 3 - 3	None - photos of finished pieces
Special Burda	Taken from Anna Burda	1980	German descriptions but can easily be worked from diagrams
Tatting books 1 - 5 published by House of White Birches	Several	1980	As above
Tatting Doilies & Edgings	Edited by Rita Weiss	1980	R, 1 d, 8 p sep by 2 ds, 1 ds, cl. R, tie and cut	No diagrams
Tatting for Today	Marion T Leyds	1980	R 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1  R 4 + 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 Ch 7
La Frivolite	Genevieve Ploquin	1981	In French BUT	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Old and New Designs in Tatting and Crochet Braids Book No. 4	House of White Birches	1981	R 12 p sep by 2 ds, draw up.	No
Tatted Ornaments & Decorations	Helen A Chesno	1981	R of 3ds, 2p sep by 3ds, 3ds, join to p at start of last ch, 3ds, 2 p seb by 3ds
The Joy of Split Ring Tatting	Mary Sue Kuhn	1981	Step 1: Color A. R. of: 2, P, 2, P, 2, P Cl. R  R.W.  Step 2: etc
Aunt Ellen's Tatting Handbook	Staff of Workbasket	1982	*R of 3ds, 3 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, join in p of next ch in previous rnd, 3 ds, 3 p sep by etc	No, clear photography of finished pieces.
Kleurrijk frivolité	To De Haan-van Beek	1982	See New Dimensions in Tatting, its translation into English
New Dimensions in Tatting	To De Haan-van Beek	1982	BS; R: 6; R cl;  R: 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1; R Cl	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Old Time Tatting	Several	1982	R of 1 ds 8 p's sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, cl.  Rw, ch of 4 ds, p, 4 ds.   Tie and cut.
Tatting	Myra Piper	1982	R 6 ds, large p, 6 ds, Cl R.	No diagrams
Anna Creative Needlework and Crafts	Aenne Burda	1983	1 r of 2*2 ds	Yes, full working diagrams
Festive Tatting	Marion T Leyds	1983	R 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1  R 4 + 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 Ch 7	None - photos of finished pieces
Frivolité	Ben Fikkert	1984	1. Ring 6 x 3 d.k.  2. Boog 5 d.k.  3. Ring 4 x 4 d.k.	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Occhi (as above but different contents)	Gisela Graff-Hofgen	1984	R: 4 - 6 - 6 - 4  B: 3 - 3 --- 3 - 3	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Schiffchenspitzen Occhi Frivolites	Waltraud Naumer	1984	German descriptions but can easily be worked from written instructions	None - photos of finished pieces
Tatting ref 8632-2	DMC	1984	8 d. s., 1 p., 8 d. s., 1 p etc	No diagrams
The Joy of Split Ring Tatting	Mary Sue Kuhn	1984	Step 1: Color A. R. of: 2, P, 2, P, 2, P Cl. R  R.W.  Step 2: etc
The Super Lacecrafts Collection Book No. 1324	Coats Publications	1984	R of (5 ds, p, 1 ds, lp, 1 ds, p, 5 ds, lp) twice, 5 ds etc	No diagrams
A Pattern Book of Tatting	Mary Konior	1985	Ring A of (2 ds, p) seven times, 7 ds.	No
Anne Orr's Classic Tatting Patterns	Anne Orr	1985	Sr 4ds, p, 4ds, cl, lr 4ds, j to p of sr, 4 ds, j to p of last row, 4ds, p, 4ds, cl, sr 4ds	None - photos of finished pieces
Projects in Tatting	Sheila York	1985	1st ring: 7ds, join to a hole in the sequin, 7ds, cl.  RW. 1st chain: 7ds. RW.
The Complete Book of Tatting	Rebecca Jones	1985	Long winded outline instructions - good use of diagrams
The Super Lacecrafts Collection Book 2 No 315	J&P Coats Ltd	1986	R of 4 ds, 5 ps sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, cl, rw.	No
Traditional Tatting Patterns	Edited by Rita Weiss	1986	R *1 d, p, repeat from *11 times, (12p), tie and cut.	No diagrams
Tatted Chatelaine	Linda Driscoll	1988	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Tatting Hearts	Teri Dusenbury	1988	R4-3-3-3-3-4  R4+(j to last p worked)3-3-+(j to chain containing one picot)3-3-4
Tatting in Lace	Mary Konior	1988	Ring A of 7 ds, p, (4 ds, p) twice, 7 ds	No
12 Days of Christmas	Pam Palmer - 1989 - 200	1989	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Challenge to Tatters	Angeline Hardwick Crichlow	1989	Ring 2 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, close	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns	Monica Hahn	1989	R 3ds, 3 p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl.  Ch 4ds, j to tree, 4 ds, j to last p of r, 2ds, etc	Diagrams with no numbers - photos of finished pieces
Dragon	Pam Palmer - 1989 - 200	1989	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Elephant	Pam Palmer - 1989 - 200	1989	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Kreatives Occhi	Helma Siepmann	1989	Written in German
Peacock	Pam Palmer	1989	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams and text
Tatting	Anne Orr	1989	Written in long hand
Tatting easy step by step illustrated instructions	Carol M Winandy	1989	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Tatting Patterns	Mary Konior	1989	Ring B of 4 ds, join to last picot of previous ring, (4ds, p) twice, 4ds	No
Tatting Treats 1	Pam Palmer - 1989 - 200	1989	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Tatting Treats 2	Pam Palmer - 1989 - 200	1989	1R 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 - 3 - 5  1Ch 6 + 3
Tatting with Anne Orr	Anne Orr	1989	Lr 7 ds, 6 p sep by 3 ds, 7 ds, cl, (lr 7ds, j to sixth p of last r, 3 ds, 5 p sep by 3 ds, …
Ten Tatted Hearts	Angeline H Crichlow	1989	5 ds, p 5 ds, cl.	No diagrams
Il Lavoro Chiacchierino Frivolite no. 6, 7, no number, 9, 10	Casa editrice mani di fata	1990	Italian longhand instructions	No diagrams
Single Shuttle Only (No Ball Thread) Book 2	Angeline Hardwick Crichlow	1990	R: 3 ds, 15 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, close	No diagrams
Tatting Butterflies	Teri Dusenbury	1990	CH/DK: 5+(R1)10. RW  DR/S2: R5-5-5. RW
The Tatter's Treasure Chest	Mary Carolyn Waldrep	1990	Various notations; most common: 1st row: R of 4 ds, p, 4 ds, join to 2nd p of 1st r, 4 ds, cl.	None - photos of finished pieces
Butterflies in Tatted Lace Book 3	Angeline H Crichlow	1991	Ch: 3 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds	No diagrams
Patterns I Like to Tat	Marie C Gunby	1991	1st Ring: 2Ds, 7 Ps, sep by 2 Ds, 2 Ds, Cl ring.  2nd Ring: 2 Ds, 3 Ps sep by 2 Ds
Tatting Special - 10 tatting patterns	Several	1991	R: 3ds, join into last p of previous r. [2 ds, p] 4 times, 3ds, cl, rw.  Ch: 4ds p 4ds
26 Crosses	Angeline Hardwick Crichlow	1992	4 ds, j cen P of last duet, 4 dsp, 4 ds, close.	No diagrams
Bridal Tatting	Alice Heim/Mary McCarthy	1992	R8-8-8-8-8. T. Ch 13-13.T. R7+7-7-7	No diagrams
Jiffy Needle Tatting	Selma & Ed Morin	1992	R of 8ds, j to right of bead in last p of previous r in second motif, 2ds, s-lb, 8ds, sson, clr	Very clear with ds numbered.  Clear photos.
Tat Five	Rosemarie Peel	1992	R, 5 + 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 Rw
Tatting	Cathy Bryant	1992	5 ds, Lp, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, Lp, 5 ds, cl.	No diagrams
Tatting with Visual Patterns	Mary Konior	1992	Ring of 5 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 8 ds;	Yes – fully diagrammed
Yuletide Tating	Rosemarie Peel	1992	4-4-4-4
20 Tatted Motifs	Rosemarie Peel	1993	4-4-4-4	Yes – full working diagrams
A New Twist on Tatting	Catherine Austin	1993	R of 2ds, 12p sep by 2ds, 2ds, cl r.  Ch of 8ds, join a p on center, 8ds.  Reverse work	None - photos of finished pieces
Bead Tatting	Rosemarie Peel	1993	4-4-4-4	Yes – full working diagrams
Cluny Tatting Designs	Joy Botchlet	1993	Very little written instruction BUT	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Four Dozen Five Point Stars Book 6	Angeline Hardwick Crichlow	1993	Chain 2 ds p, 2 ds p, 2 ds.	Few diagrams very clear photography
Tatted Suncatchers & Snowflakes	Carolyn Regnier	1993	Diagrams	Yes, full working diagrams
Tatting Alaska Style	Georgia Seitz	1993	R 4 - 5 - 4 cl ring.  RW  CH 2 - 2 - 2 - 2- 2. RW
The Twelve Days of Christmas tatting patterns	Pam Palmer	1993	4-4-4-4	Fully diagrammed
To Boldly Go where no Shuttle has gone before	Anne Dyer	1993	1 ds, 3-dk-long picot, 1 dk, join, 1 dk, join, 1 dk	Partial diagramming showing where things go
	pieceswork Magazine	1993
Lovely Laces to Knit, Crochet & Tat	Staff of Workbasket	1994	r od 2 ds, 6 p sep by 3ds, 1 ds, cl r, rs. Draw shuttle thread and end thread through last	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Orkis	Kirstine Nikolajsen and Inge Lise Nikolajsen	1994	Fully annotated diagrams, in Danish with a separate English translation in a leaflet	Fully diagrammed
Practical Tatting	Phyllis Sparks	1994	Little instruction BUT clear diagrams
Tatting Collage	Lindsay Rogers	1994	As above
Tatting Dimpled Rings	Joy Botchlet	1994	Diagrams	Yes, fully diagrammed
The DMC Book of Charted Tatting Designs	Kirstine Nikolajsen and Inge Lise Nikolajsen	1994	Diagrams	Full diagrams
A Potpourri of Tatted Patterns	Susan K Fuller	1995	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Orkis til hverdag og fest	Hanne Pederson	1995	4-4-4-4, in Danish	Full diagrams
Schiffchenarbeiten Occhi	Adelheid Dangela	1995	1. Ri. 2-5-5-5+(an der Rosette)15-2  2. Ri. 2+15=(an der Rosette) 5-5-5-2
Sheep May Safely Graze	Karey Solomon	1995	As above
Solid 3D Tatting Book 7	Angeline Hardwick Crichlow	1995	Ring 2 ds, join p of last ring, 2 ds, join pin at other third of ball, 2 ds, join	No diagrams
Tatted Snowflakes	Vida Sunderman	1995	4 ds, (p, 2 ds) 3 times, cl. r	No diagrams
Tatting Lace	Teiko Fujito	1995	Japanese text (text for the most part not necessary as diagrams are clear)	Yes, fully numbered
Tatting with Beads	Rosemarie Peel	1995	4-4-4-4
Elegant Tatting Patterns	Janet Carroll	1996	R 14d, 7p sep by 1d, 8d, smp, 6d, cl.  R 6d, j to smp of last ring, 4d,	None - photos of finished pieces
Forget-Knot Alaska Tatted Jewelry	Dianna Stevens	1996	4-4-4-4	Yes, fully diagrammed
Oh yes, it is Tatting	Europa Chang (Chia-Ching Dawson)	1996	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams where needed (this is really a learn to tat instruction manual)
Tatted Lace plus Other patterns	Bev Dillon	1996	Rnd 1: *R of 3 ds, p, 1 ds, p, 3 ds, cl.  Rw, sm space, R of etc
Tatting on the edge... and beyond	Georgia Seitz	1996	R 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 close ring. RW  CH 3 - 3 - 3, RW	Diagrams with no numbers - photos of finished pieces
Tatting with Colour	Rosemarie Peel	1996	Ring 4 - 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 - 4  Lj to the close up point of Ring A  Ch 4 + 4 - 4 - 4
Beads in Tatting	Judith Connors	1997	Mostly diagrams	Full diagrams with text instructions where necessary
Floriade	Ben Fikkert	1997	1. Ring 6 x 3 d.s.  2. Chain 5 d.s.  3. Ring 4 x 4 d.s.	Diagrams + text
Modern Tatted Mignonette	Judi Banashek	1997	Clear written instructions that hardly use abbreviations	Diagrams with no numbers - photos of finished pieces
Needle Tatting with Style Book 1	Barbara Foster	1997	4-4-4-4	No
Barbara Foster’s Vintage Tatting & Crochet – 1998 reprint of Book No. 4 & House of White Birches Book No. 4	Sophie T La Croix	1998	Reprint of Lady Duff Gordon and Sophie La Croix's books from around 1914.
Book 2 "Tatting: It's Not Just Doilies Anymore!"	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 4 - 4 - 4 cl ring RW	None - photos of finished pieces.
Book 3 "Tatting Tiny Treasures: Miniature Tatting for Dollhouses"	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 4 - 4 - 4 cl ring RW
Book 4 "Tatting on the Edge.. and Beyond"	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 4 - 4 - 4 cl ring RW
Book 5 "Tatting with Friends"	Georgia Seitz + others	1998	R 4 - 4 - 4 cl ring RW	None - poor photos of finished pieces
Book 6 "Tatting Talk: Self-Improvement Guide"	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 4 - 4 - 4 cl ring RW	None - poor photos of finished pieces
Frivolité - Encajes a la lanzadera (3)	? (Publisher: Realce Amelber)	1998	Very elaborate and clear written instructions	None - photos of finished pieces
Learn Needle Tatting Step by Step	Barbara Foster	1998	4-4-4-4	Yes, fully diagrammed
Lyn Morton’s 1st Book of Tatting Patterns	Lyn Morton	1998	1 DS, bead, 1DS, small picot 4 times.	Fully diagrammed
Make Many Merrily	Karey Solomon	1998	As above	None - photos of finished pieces
Occh Schiffchenspitze	German	1998	German descriptions but can easily be worked from diagrams
Orkis – bar’ knuder	Kirstine Nikolajsen and Inge Lise Nikolajsen	1998	Diagrams, in Danish.	Full diagrams
Pretty Tatting Lace Articles	Sumi Fujishige	1998	Japanese text	Full annotated diagrams
Tatted Clown	Pam Palmer	1998	Diagrammatical instructions with text R3-3-3-3	Full diagrams
Tatted Lace of Beads	Nina Libin	1998	*R: 2 - 2 : 1…. 1 : 2 - 2 //  CH: 2 - 2 : 1 …. 1 : 2 - 2 //
Tatterly’s Delight	Dianna Stevens	1998	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams
Tatting for Pleasure	Rosemarie Peel	1998	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams and text
Tatting for Special Occasions Mats	Lindsay Rogers	1998	As above
Tatting Talk	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 RW  CH 3 - 3 - 3	Diagrams, Some with numbers - photos of finished pieces; some with annotations
Tatting Tiny Treasures – Miniature Tatting for Dollhouses	Georgia Seitz	1998	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams
Tatting with Friends	Various authors, edited by Georgia Seitz	1998	R 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 close ring. RW  CH 3 - 3 - 3, RW	Various types of diagrams, as supplied by authors
Tatting: It’s not just doilies anymore!	Georgia Seitz	1998	R 11 picots separated by 3 DS cl ring.	Yes
The DMC Book of charted Tatting Designs	Kirstine Nikolajsen & Inge Lise Nikolajsen	1998	General instruction for each piece of work	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Vintage Tatting and Crochet Book 1	Edited by Barbara Foster, Handy Hands Inc.	1998	3rd Scallop: 10 ds in P of second upper scallop of middle part, 10 ds, draw.	No diagrams
Advanced Fancy Pants	Donna Edwards	1999	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Den 3 Orkisborg	Kirstine Nikolajsen - Inge Lise Nikolajsen	1999	4-4-4-4	Yes – full numbered diagrams
Easy Tatting	Rozella F Linden	1999	Ring (3-3-3) Turn Chain(3-3-3)  -  describes joins	None - photos of finished pieces
Frivolite Tatyana	Claymenova/Kleymenova (the Russian lady who translated the title for me said there were two interpretations for the surname).	1999	4-4-4-4 plus numbers to indicate which ring or chain within the pattern you are working on!	Full diagrams
It’s in the Bag!	Dianna Stevens	1999	4-4-4-4	Yes, fully diagrammed
Lyn Morton’s 2nd Book of Tatting Patterns	Lyn Morton	1999	Ring of one DS, ten large and nine small picots, worked alternately separated by one DS	Yes
Minitats - 69 Petite Motifs	Patti Duff	1999	R 3-5(-2)x6, -5-3 Rw. Ch 1. Rw.	None - photos of finished pieces
Old-Fashioned Tatting Patterns Book 1	Edited by Barbara Foster	1999	Make 3 d.s., then 76 p. each separated by 3 ds, then 3 ds and close;	No
Ppnbounte Ctyneah Mactepctba	T.A. Knehmehoba	1999
Tatting for Special Occasions Flowers	Lindsay Rogers	1999	7ds, B, 5ds, cl.	Diagrams and text
Tatting Knots and Notes Revisited Book One	Doretha Albee	1999	R 1 ds, (p, 1 ds) 7 x.  Cl r.  RW.	No
Tatting Online	Georgia Seitz	1999	R 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 RW  CH 3 - 3 - 3
Tatting the GR-8 Self-Closing Mock Ring	The Shuttle Brothers (Gary and Randy Houtz)	1999	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams
A Veritable Tatted Blizzard	Samantha Melnychuk	2000	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Around the House	Dianna Stevens	2000	4-4-4-4	Yes, fully diagrammed
Big Book of Tatting	Darlene Polachic	2000	R 6 ds, p, 6 ds,j to any p on any Ch of Rnd 1 etc	No
Frivolité No 4.	? (Publisher: Realce Amelber)	2000	No written instructions	Poorly numbered d.s. but clear photos of finished pieces
Lyn Morton’s 3rd Book of Tatting Patterns	Lyn Morton	2000	5 DS, 3 picots separated by 5DS, 5DS, close.	Yes
Mustersammlung	Susanne Rolf (= unmarried Susanne Schwenke)	2000	(* Man arbeitet zunächst einen Ring aus (1 Dkn, p) 4 mal, 4 Dkn (etwas längerer) p, 8 Dkn und einen Bogen aus 8 Dkn	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Occhi Neue Blatter	Ruth Scharf	2000	4-4-4-4	No but photos are so clear you don’t need them
Spitzen-Ideen	Susanne Schwenke (= married Susanne Rolf)	2000	R (gr): 3-3-3  B (gr):  5 oo 5 - 5 SR (bl): 4	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Tatted Ornaments	Terry the Tatter	2000	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Tatting	Yusai Shokoin	2000	Notated diagrams Japanese text	Fully diagrammed
Tatting 2000	Ring of Tatters	2000	SR: 5 / 5  R: 4  SR: 7 / 7
Tatting Adventures with Beads, Shuttle and Needle	Judith Connors	2000	Diagrams with stitch counts, also full text “With Sh2 tat a ring of 4 ds, p (or join to adjacent ring), 8ds, p, 4ds.”	Diagrams and text
Tatting Rings of Flowers	Mary Maynard	2000	R of 3 ds, 1 p spe by 1 ds, 3 ds, cl & rw.	No
101 Tatting Patterns (not sure of exact title as book is in Japanese)	Teiko Fujito	2001	Diagrams	Yes – full numbered diagrams
24 Julestjerner I Orkis	Lene Bjorn	2001	Little instruction BUT clear diagrams	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Lyn Morton’s 4th Book of Tatting Patterns	Lyn Morton	2001	Chain of 17 DS.  Join to the first vacant small P	Full diagrams and text
Tatted Bookmarks Needle & Shuttle	Edited by Barbara Foster	2001	4-4-4-4	No diagrams
Tatted Gathering of Angels	Mark Myers	2001	4-4-4-4	Full diagrams and text
Tatting - 60 Original Lace Treasures	Christel Weidmann	2001	SR = 3-2-3-2 Cl. Rw.  LR = 5-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-5 Cl. Rw
Tatting Miscellany	Lindsay Rogers	2001	4 ds, p, 4 ds.	Fully diagrammed
Victorian Tatted Christmas	Dianna Stevens	2001	4-4-4-4	Fully diagrammed
A Labor of Love	Lily Qualls Morales	2002	RA: 5+(remove paper clip from chain a and join to space held by paper clip)2=3. RB: 3+(A2)
Butterflies Migrating	Palmetto Tatters Guild	2002	4-4-4-4	No
Frivolité - Encajes a la lanzadera (426)	? (Publisher: Realce Amelber)	2002	1er Motivo: Anillo de 3 nudos, 7 baguillas dividas entre sí por 3 nudos, 3 nudos, cerrar y dar la vuelta, arco de 10 nudos, dar la vuelta	Diagrams, most of which are clearly numbered - photos of finished pieces
Tatted Butterflies	Adelheid Dangela	2002	Diagrams	Full diagrams
Tatted Fashion	Teiko Fujito	2002	Diagrams	Full numbered diagrams
Tatted Handkerchiefs	Kirstine Nikolajsen, Inge Lise Nikolajsen	2002	Full diagrams	Full numbered diagrams
Tatting a 4 Square Ring	Mary Maynard	2002	Most of the patterns don’t have instructions as the photographs are clear enough to follow on their own.  The doily at the end does give a pattern which uses 4-4-4-4	No diagrams.
Tatting from Burda	Translated by Etha Schuette	2002	4-4-4-4	Some diagrams
Tatting with Beads II	Rosemarie Peel	2002	Sh1  Ring A 6 - 3 - 3 close *Ring B 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
The Psychadelic Shuttle	Samantha Melnychuk	2002	4-4-4-4	Fully diagrammed
Ultimate Book of Tatted Doilies	Denise Giles and Kenna Prior	2002	R; 5 ds, join to last p on prev R,	No diagrams
Another Victorian Tatted Holiday	Dianna Stevens	2003	4-4-4-4	Yes, fully diagrammed
De Frivolite (k)ring	(K)ringblad	2003	4-4-4-4	Yes – full numbered diagrams
Lace of Beads – Jeweled Strips	Nina Libin	2003	2:2:2-2…2//	No diagrams
Lace of Beads 1 – Ornamental Miniatures	Nina Libin	2003	Diagrams	Yes – full numbered diagrams
Moje Robotki - Jan Stawasz Patterns	Polish Craft Magazine	2003	No written instructions BUT
Tatted Animals	Inga Madsen	2003	No written instructions BUT
Tatted Bookmarks	Lene Bjorn	2003	Diagrams	Full diagrams
Tatting Times	Karey Solomon	2003	4-4-4-4	No diagrams but clear photos
Celtic Tatting Knots and Patterns	Rozella F Linden	2004	4-4-4-4	Diagrams and photos
Hearts Belong to Tatting	Karey Solomon	2004	R: 6+ (last p, prev. R) 6 + (next p, large R) 5-5.  Ch: 3-3-3	Very clear with ds numbered.  Clear photos.
Tatting Fantasia	Iris Niebach	2004	General instruction for each piece of work; only details if necessary; in that case, type of notation: Große 3-Ring-Gruppe: 3+8-8-3, 3+6-4-3, 3+8-8-3	Clearly numbered ds, photos of finished pieces, and intermediate steps
Frivolete	Nina Kurbatskaya	?	Russian text	Fully diagrammed
Schiffchenspitze - Frivolités	Teresa Masuet Curto	?	No written instructions	Detailed diagrams that show each d.s. - you count them from the diagram, there are no written numbers; photos of finished pieces
Semco Advanced Tatting Designs	Semco  Instruction	?	Written instructions & photos of finished article
Tatted Edgings	Crochet No. 768	?	R of 3 ds, 5 ps sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, cl.	No diagrams
Ring of Tatters Newsletters	Ring of Tatters	? All copies	4-4-4-4	Earlier diagrams and instruction styles were produced by individual writers, now the editor produces full working diagrams with accompanying text.
Tatting by Semco No.7	Semco  Instruction	5th edition	Written instructions & photos of finished article
Coats No. 380, Tatting Designs		Undated		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Coats No. 469, Tatting for Dress and Home		Undated
Crochet & Tatting Craft Book No. 1	Anna Valeire	Undated		None - photos of finished pieces
Crochet & Tatting Manual Book No. 2	Anna Valeire	Undated	Uses two shuttles when we would use ball and shuttle thread.  1st shuttle makes rings, 2nd shuttle makes chains.  5 d, 7 p separated by 2d, 5 d	Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Doilies (Crocheted and Tatted)	Star Book No. 44	Undated		None - photos of finished pieces
Good Housekeeping Pamphlet B-105, Unusual Tatting	Anne Orr	Undated
Neue Muster in Frivolitatenarbeit	Tina Freuberger	Undated	3 Dpfn., 1 ss., 3 Dpfn, etc	No diagrams, German text
New & Original Designs in Tatting – Book No. 5	Marie Antoinette Hess	Undated		Clearly numbered ds and photos of finished pieces.
Novelties in Crochet, Knitting, and Tatting – Series No. 10	Heminway Silk Co	Undated
Old and New Designs in Tatting – Book No. 11	Sophie T La Croix	Undated		None - photos of finished pieces
Orkide Frivolitetmonster	S Lawergren	Undated	1: a ringen: 5dbk - 5 dbk - 5 dbk  2: a ringen: 5 dbk, sammanfoga I den1:a ringen, etc
Spool Cotton Book No. 98 (Book 58 Revised) – ‘Learn-How’ which includes tatting		Undated
Tatting (Japanese) Book1	Takashima	Undated	Japanese language book though easily understandable
Tatting (Japanese) Book2	Takashima	Undated	Japanese language book though easily understandable
Tatting Craft, My Book No. 3	Anna Valeire	Undated
Tatting Lace (Japanese)		Undated	Japanese language book though easily understandable
Coats No. 768, Tatted Edgings (leaflet)				None - photos of finished pieces.
DMC, Tatting				None - photos of finished pieces.
Duff-Gordon, Lady – See Barbara Foster’s Vintage Tatting & Crochet – 1998 reprint of Duff-Gordon’s Book #17				None - photos of finished pieces