Martha's Tatting Blog

Unfortunately, this year's conference has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 virus.  Right now, the plan is to meet next year, with th...

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Antique Pattern Library fundraiser.  Back in November, they thought they might not make it, bu...

So, how many of you have been yearning to make the Denmark Antimacassar from Riego's "The Royal Tatting Book" but were held b...

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...