Anne Orr's Classic Tatting Patterns (Dover Needlework Series)

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Summary: A narrow variety of designs
Review: I have both Anne Orr's Classic Patterns and Tatting with Anne Orr, and I must say that this book is my least favorite of the two. With only 25 pages of actual designs, most of the patterns consist of luncheon sets, motifs and edgings. This book would be good if you're an advanced tatter who enjoys creative challenges such as combining motifs to make larger pieces, if you like the repetitiveness of luncheon sets, or if you're a beginning tatter who wants to make a ton of simple motifs.

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Summary: Makes me curious...
Review: Who was Anne Orr? No biographical information is given in this book, but I assume she worked for thread companies in the early part of the 20th century creating tatting patterns. Many patterns are in this book, some useful, some inspirational, but the price is so good, just go ahead and buy it. There are instructions for the "reverse stitch" (which is what we now call the "split ring") at the back of the book, but it's is not used in any of these patterns. Why did Dover include it?

Rating:
Summary: Makes me curious...
Review: Who was Anne Orr? No biographical information is given in this book, but I assume she worked for thread companies in the early part of the 20th century creating tatting patterns. Many patterns are in this book, some useful, some inspirational, but the price is so good, just go ahead and buy it. There are instructions for the "reverse stitch" (which is what we now call the "split ring") at the back of the book, but it's is not used in any of these patterns. Why did Dover include it?