1912 Emmanuel Bocher Tatting Book Pages 36 and 37

Abbreviations Used On This Page

R - Ring

CH - Chain

- Picot

+ Join

SH - Shuttle

RW - Reverse Work

DNRW - Do Not Reverse Work




Cloth 1

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.*

Repeat from * to * for length.


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.*

Repeat from * to * to match row 1 length.


Row 3:


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

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 + (to picot on small ring of row 2) 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 + (to picot on small ring of row 2) 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

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

Repeat from * to * for length.


Row 4:

Repeat row 2, joining at center picots of large rings on row 3.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 for size.






 




Floret 3

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 RW

SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 - 4 DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW*

Repeat from * to * for length.




 




Insertion 7

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*

Repeat from * to * for length.


Row 2:

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

*SH 1: CH 3 DNRW

SH 2: R 4 + (to picot of small ring in row 1) 4. DNRW

SH 1: CH 3 RW

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

Repeat from * to * for length.