Tatting Alphabet
These tatted letters would look nice added to towels, handkerchiefs or as a framed alphabet sampler.
Let’s Start with Tatting Instructions
The following pages of instructions are from the same booklet as the tatting alphabet patterns.
Download Instructions: Right-Click on the image. Select either “save link as” or “save image as” depending on what browser you are using. Or simply click on it, it will open in a new window and save it from there.
There are several sites that have tutorials on tatting. Do a search on “tatting instructions” and many good sites come up.
One is How to Shuttle Tat. This website has 26 steps with large photographs of each.
Tatting Alphabet Instructions
Here are the letters A through N. The full instructions for A-Z are available below in a PDF file format.
More Tatting Alphabet Patterns
This site, BellaOnline.com has an article that follows instructions for Alphabet A-K from the book WWI Era Tatting Craft Anna Valeire Book 3.
This book includes a very similar tatted alphabet as the one I’ve shared.
Another book devoted to tatting that includes a pretty alphabet is Tatted Garden Alphabet: Letters from an Irish Country Cottage Garden.
I looked inside this book on Amazon and recommend that you do to. You’ll see beautiful original tatted letter patterns with well written instructions and great photographs of the finished design.
There are more than thirty original patterns inspired by the flowers, leaves and vines growing in the garden of an Irish country cottage.
Other Tatting Blog Posts
You’ll find the same instruction pages on this blog post I did in 2016 — How to Shuttle Tat and 8 Tatted Edging Patterns. Tatting is used for edging on handkerchiefs, collars, towels and table toppers just like crochet edgings.
This pretty swan doily is done with tatting. You can find that pattern and more information on tatting by reading this blog — Vintage Tatting Pattern Swan Round Lace Doily.
PDF File Download
The pattern is in PDF format so to read it you’ll need the Adobe Reader software on your computer. Most computers come with it, but it is free and can be found here.
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