1912 Emmanuel Bocher Tatting Book Pages 33, 34 and 35

Abbreviations Used On This Page

R - Ring

CH - Chain

- Join

+ Picot

SH - Shuttle

RW - Reverse Work

DNRW - Do Not Reverse Work




Floret 1 (From Page 33)

You will need two shuttles for this pattern:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4.

 




Floret 2 (From Page 34)

You will need two shuttles for this pattern:


Row 1:

See instructions for Floret 1 above.


Row 2:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous row) 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + (to previous picot of previous ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring of previous row) 4 - 4. RW

 




Insertion AB 2B (From Page 35)

You will need two shuttles for this pattern:


Row 1:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4.


Row 2:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 + (to center picot of large ring of previous row) 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + (to last picot of adjacent ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous row) 4 - 4.

SH 1: R 4 + (to last picot of adjacent ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous row) 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + (to last picot of adjacent ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous row) 4 - 4.


 




Insertion 6 (From Page 35)

This pattern requires two shuttles:


Floret A:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4.


Floret B:

SH 1: R 4 - 4 + (to center picot of large ring in previous floret) 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + (to adjacent picot on previous large ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous floret) 4 - 4.


Floret C:


SH 1: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 + (to picot on small ring on 2nd floret) 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4.


Floret D:


SH 1: R 4 - 4 + (to center picot of large ring in previous floret) 4 - 4. RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

SH 1: R 4 + (to adjacent picot on previous large ring) 4 + (to center picot of large ring on previous floret) 4 - 4.