TATtle Tales Catalog of Issues
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VOLUME 1, 1988 : Only 2 Issues
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Volume 1, Issue #1: Sept. 1988?
Page Count:
Notes: I do not have the very first issue, unfortunately. I doubt if there are very many of them out there, so it is likely the contents of this issue will remain a mystery for the ages...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
by
by
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Volume 1, Issue #2: Nov. 1988
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Jiffy Needle Tatting
- Snowflake 1(pattern)
Snowflake 2(pattern)
by Selma and Ed Morin
- Regal Heart(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Stocking Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Fan Ornament(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Tatted Wreath(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Tatting Technique & History", by Elgiva Nicholls
"Tatting(Hairpin Lace) Designs for Miniatures", by Elaine Plouff Stillwell
"Practical Tatting Book No. 1", by Deaconess
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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VOLUME 2, 1989
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Volume 2, Issue #1: Jan. 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterflies Among the Clover Sq. Mat(pattern,cover)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterflies Among the Clover Bridal Doily(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterflies Among the Clover Collar(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- 1989 IOLI convention News
- REVIEWS:
"Needlecraft, May 1917, Jan. 1921", by Needlecraft Publishing Co.
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 2, Issue #2: March 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Terminology
Abbreviations
- Daisy Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Daisy Wheel(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly-Cameo Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Octoflow Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (2)Wheel(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Alternating Butterfly Daisy Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Daisy Sq. Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- CORRECTION:
Butterflies Among the Clover Sq. Mat
- REVIEWS:
"Tat With Pat", by Priscilla M. Perry
"How To Tat", by Barbara Carpenter
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 2, Issue #3: May 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- In Search of the "reversibel double stitch"
by Teri Dusenbury
- Tatting Hints from
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
Split Ring and Reverse Double Stitch
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
Basic Chain Tatting and the "Reverse Double Stitch"
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Cameo Edging Yoke(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- CORRECTION:
Butterfly Cameo Edging
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 2, Issue #4: July 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Mei's Hairpin-tatted Bookmark(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Honeycomb Split Ring Bookmark(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Crazy-Daisy-Eight Split Ring Bookmark(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Traditional Tatted Bookmark(pattern)
by Nani Diaz
- REVIEWS:
"All New Knotless Tatting Designs", by Dora M. Young
"Tatting the Easy Way"(video), by Susan Diermyer
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 2, Issue #5: September 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes: I've included the Table of Contents for the supplement that came out about the same time as this issue at the end of this year's issues...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor:
"Beyond the Boundaries of Traditional..."
by Teri Dusenbury
- Stationery Tips and Photocopy Hints
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterflies Among the Clover Heading(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Small Butterfly Among the Clover Heading(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- My Vanishing Heart Doily(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Crowned Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterflies Among the Clover Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Cameo Edging(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Tatting", by Carol M. Winandy
"Tatting Lace NV6705", by Nihon Vogue
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 2, Issue #6: Nov. 1989
Page Count: 10
Notes: Susan and William Diermyer join the team to produce "Tattle Tales" and Teri gets a computer!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Commentary on Threads
by Teri Dusenbury
- Santa(head)(pattern)
by Susan Diermyer
- Wristband 1(pattern)
by Susan Diermyer
- The Diamond Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Floral Fantasy Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Six-Sided Daisy Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- My Fluttering Heart(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"OCCHI: Einfuhrung In elne alte Technik", by
"OCCHI macht Mode", by Cisela Graff-Hofgen
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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Volume 2:5, Supplement: Sept. 1989
Page Count: 4
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- The Daisy Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- THE TAT-BIT CHRONICLES:
The Continuing Story of the Might Tat-Bit and Her Search for the Golden Motif
by Billyus
- Suppliers
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VOLUME 3, 1990
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Volume 3, Issue #1: January 1990
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Flight of the Monarch, the Ring Bearer's Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Directional Tatting
by Teri Dusenbury
- "Alphabets: A to E(pattern)
by Susan Diermyer
- Papillon Friendship Band(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Snowflake(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Heavenly Scent Potpourri Sachet(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Bookmark(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"The Craft of Tatting", by Bessie M. Attenborough
"Tatting in Lace", by Mary Konior
by Teri Dusenbury
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Volume 3, Issue #2 and #3: March 1990
Page Count: 20
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Promethea Hex(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Dying Thread
by Rebecca Hollenbaugh
- TECHNIQUE:
Stacking
by Teri Dusenbury
- Alphabets: F to v(pattern)
by Susan Diermyer
- Tierra De Flor(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Stacked Butterfly, Flower(patterns)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Clover Bound Motif(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Rocaille Royal(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Tatbit's Blossom Bracelet(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Ring Around the Posy Doily(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Tatting For Today", by Freda Cochran, Rebecca Hollenbaugh
"Hearts", by Angeline Crichlow
"Challenge to Tatters", by Angeline Crichlow
by Teri Dusenbury
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Volume 3, Issue Omega(4, 5, 6): July 1990
Page Count: 30
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Fantasia(pattern,cover)
by Teri Dusenbury
- A MATTer of Tat(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Victorian Hat(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- TATbit's Quick & Easy Cameo Earrings(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Alphabets: W to Z(pattern)
by Susan Diermyer
- TOP TEN BOOK SHELF PICKS
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
The Reverse Riego Method of Tatting
by Teri Dusenbury
- PROJECT:
SHRINK DINK SHUTTLES
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
3-Cord Tatting
by Teri Dusenbury
- Tat Bloopers Too Pretty to Throw Out
- TUTORIAL:
Riego's False Chain
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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Volume 3, Sample Issue: Late 1990?
Page Count: 8
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Abbreviations and Explanations
- TUTORIAL:
Split Ring Tatting- Lark's Head Knot
by Teri Dusenbury
- Wheel of Faith Bookmark(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Schiffchenspitzen Occhi Frivolites", by Waltraud Naumer
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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VOLUME 4, 1992
There was evidently a year's hiatus - no "TATtle TALES" came out in 1991.
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Volume 4, Issue #1: February 1992
Page Count: 8
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Heart Blossom(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Gypsy Heart(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Christmas Tatting", by House of White Birches, 1991
"Tatting Special", by House of White Birches, 1991
by Teri Dusenbury
- The Tatter's Archive
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Volume 4, Issue #2: April 1992
Page Count: 8
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Nygmia(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Catocala(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Thysee(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Lepidopteri(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Hyaloplora(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- For Your Information
- The Tatter's Archive
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Volume 4, Issue #3: June 1992
Page Count: 8
Notes: Mrs. Dusenbury made an effort to collect bios from fellow tatter's to help document tatting in the 20th century(the tatter's archive), her stated goal was quite similar to the one I have(the bibliography project).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Alphabet(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- The Tatter's Archive
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Volume 4, Issue #4: August 1992
Page Count: 8
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- HISTORY:
Anne Orr and the Split Ring
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
Split Ring on a Needle
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Numbers(pattern)
(go with the Butterfly Alphabet)
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"Tatting", by Cathy Bryant
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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Volume 4, Issues #5 and #6: October 1992
Page Count: 14
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Piracy
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
The Reverse Riego Way
The Chain
Split Rings
by Teri Dusenbury
- PROJECT:
DUSY Card(cover)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Cameo Pin(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Heartsy(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Ornaments(pattern):
Wheel of Fortune
Chrysalis Chrystal
Ornamental Butterfly Pin
Sprinkle
Sugar
by Teri Dusenbury
- REVIEWS:
"The Craft of Tatting", by Bessie M. Attenborough
"The Basic Book of Macramé", by Octopus Books Ltd.
"Tatting With Visual Patterns", by Mary Konior
"Better Homes & Gardens: Holiday Crafts 1992"
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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VOLUME 5, 1993
VOLUME 6, 1994
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Volume 5, Issue #1: February 1993
Page Count: 8
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Large Butterfly(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Small Butterfly #1, #2, #3(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN CORRECTION:
Wheel of Fortune
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Volume 5, Issue #2: April 1993
Page Count: 6
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- FanTATstic(pattern,cover)
by Teri Dusenbury
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Volume 5, Omega 1: July 1993
Page Count: 23
Notes: She changed format here to digest size and announced this was the next to last issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- Butterfly Medallion(1910,pattern)
From "Tatting Book No. 13"
by Anne Orr
- Small Butterfly No. 605(pattern)
by Anna Wuerfel Brown
- Butterfly(variant)
"Practical Tatting Book No. 1, 1916"
by Deaconess
- Butterfly(pattern)
"Needlecraft Magazine", 1926
by Anna Hoskins
- Suppliers
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Volume 5, Omega 2: Sept. 1993?
Page Count:
Notes: I'm missing this issue?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- (pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
by
by
by
- REVIEWS:
"", by
"", by
"", by
by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
- Trading Post
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Volume 6, All: 1994
Page Count: 44
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
The Art of Tatting Perfect Lace
by Teri Dusenbury
- Charmer Chatelaine- Tatbit in Flight(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- Ring Around the Posy Doily(pattern)
by Teri Dusenbury
- BOOK REVIEWS
- Suppliers
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PATTERN OF THE MONTH CLUB
(Mrs. Dusenbury turned around and started a new newsletter after retiring "TATtle TALES")
Along with the diagram and updated instructions, she also gives you a photocopy of the magazine page where the original pattern was found!
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Pattern of the Month Club: Sept. 1994
Page Count: 10
Notes: This rosette was also published in Tatting Book No. 207 by Spool Cotton Company with two more rounds added...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor:
Explanation of Terms
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette Medallion(Harper's Bazar, Feb. 22, 1873)
by Mary E. Fitch
Revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: Oct. 1994
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette(1-3) by Theresa De Dillmont(Tatting, 1890)
Revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: Nov. 1994
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor:
Copyright infringement
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette(Harper's Bazar, April 4, 1874)
Revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: Dec. 1994
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette Medallion(Corticelli's Lessons in Tatting, 1916)
Revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
- TOP 10 PICKS FOR GIFT GIVING 1994
- BOOK REVIEWS
- Suppliers
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Pattern of the Month Club: Jan. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette Medallion(Beeton's Book of Needlework, 1870)
Instructions revised by Teri Dusenbury
- Suppliers
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Pattern of the Month: Feb. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette Medallion(DMC Library, Theresa de Dillmont)
by Teri Dusenbury
- BOOK REVIEWS
- Suppliers
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Pattern of the Month: Mar. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes: The letter is really an article and gives a great account of tatting's evolution and cites a lot of bib references - she separates out shuttle tatting from needle tatting's genesis...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
The Truth About Tatting's History
by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: Apr. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
Derivative designing
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette No. 69, by Anna Valeire
derivatives by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month Club: May 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette(Harper's Bazar, Aug. 12, 1871)
revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: June 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Octoflow Rosette
by Teri Dusenbury
- Designing process
by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: July 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Adelia's Teddy Bear Mobile
Split Ring Heart
by Teri Dusenbury
- BOOK REVIEWS
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Pattern of the Month: Aug. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Derived from "Wheel of Fortune"
Tatted Dusy
by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month Club: Sept. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Teddy Bear Heart(cover) Little Angel(cover) Hang In There Kitty Piggy-Iggy
by Teri Dusenbury
- TUTORIAL:
Dora Young Knot
by Teri Dusenbury
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Pattern of the Month: Oct. 1995
Page Count: 10
Notes: Last Issue...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FEATURES
- Letter from Editor
by Teri Dusenbury
- PATTERN:
Rosette aka Dahlia Medallion
revised instructions by Teri Dusenbury
- Photocopies of rosette examples from antique publications
- HISTORY:
Split Ring
by Teri Dusenbury
- Jump rope Jingle:
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
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