Elizabeth Prose

Elizabeth Prose


The Uses and Requisites for Victorian Tatting from Weldon’s

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. The following “uses” and “requisites” for Victorian tatting are reproduced here as they appeared in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Double Stitch

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our fourth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following is another method for working double stitch.

The Method of Working Victorian Tatting from Weldon’s

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. The following “Method of Working” for Victorian tatting is reproduced here as it appeared in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4, published in England in 1889.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Scallops and Double Stitches

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our fifth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are methods for working scallops and double stitches.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Picots and Ovals Joined by Picots

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our sixth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4. The following are methods for working picots and ovals joined by picots.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Two Edgings

The following are two edgings: one, ovals with “picoteed” scallops, and the other, ovals and eyelets.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Tatting Knots and with Two Threads

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our eighth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: A Simple Edging

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our ninth installment in this series from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 4.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Toilet Mat, or Pattern for an Antimacassar

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our ninth installment in this series from Volume 4.

Victorian Tatting the Weldon’s Way: Shamrock D'Oyley

Weldon’s Practical Needlework houses a wealth of information on Victorian tatting. Here’s our ninth installment in this series from volume 4.