Martha's Tatting Blog

I've been dabbling (read: wasting lots of time on the internet) in the history of coronation cord, rick rack, and turtle braid. ...

Someone had asked about finger purses like the one I entered in the fair in the last post.  "Finger purses" were so-named because...

Blue ribbons, that is.  I feel very lucky because there were some other very nice pieces in competition. State fairs vary a lot with ...

I've actually made something useful, or at least something to be used, rather than stuffed in a drawer. A table runner, hooray, for tho...

I've realized I seem to have more space in my Keep&Share account than I thought I did, so here is another old pattern to add to...

Remember me? I used to have a web site and a blog.  Well, the blog is still here, but you would hardly tell from as seldom as I post.  Can ...

I recently spent a lovely day at Old Salem , in Winston-Salem, NC. It's a living history museum, with many buildings to visit, and...