Lacemaking, or “tatting,” is the art of creating the openwork fabric which contains patterns made with open holes in the work, called lace. It is done by looping, braiding, or twisting a thread independently from a backing fabric.
Recommended Resources
BLEN offers a an indepth look at European lace. Includes the largest lace database published on the web with images, a lacemakers census, history and historical documents, online training, forums, news and a glossary.
http://www.blen.net/m_c.htm
Provides tat resources, including patterns, instructions on how to tat, graphics, and a directory.
http://www.tat-man.net/
This site is full of information on the art of tatting. Includes instructions, patterns, display tips, an international directory of lace makers, and links to additional tatting resources.
http://www.picotnet.com/
This British Lace Guild provides education on all aspects of lacemaking. Offers patterns, instructions, techniques, a Lace Magazine as well as other publications, information about certifications, and a young lacemakers program for beginners.
http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/
The Vamberk Lace Museum Collection
A collection of more than two hundred exhibits representing the Czechoslovakian artistic lace from the Art-deco Era to today, displayed at the Prague Museum of Applied Arts for the Royal Museum of History and Art in Brussels.
http://www.blen.net/blen_14/140103.htm
