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Photo of author, Toshiko Takashima
TABLE OF CONTENTS(IN JAPANESE)
Title: Enjoy Hook Tatting
Author/Designer: Toshiko Takashima
Format/Publication Date: TPB:2015
Publisher: Self, Japan
Page Count: 33
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10" x 7 1/4"
ISBN: None
SUMMARY- Ms. Takashima has her own specialized hook needles to use in making this form of tatting. Japanese Hook Tatting is another hybrid form of tatting that was developed and copyrighted by Ms. Takashima. Hook tatting uses a double ended takashimabari hook developed by Ms. Takashima, not a bullion hook(as for crochet). She sells these hooks as sets from her website. The books have diagrams that can be followed, but her instructions are all in Japanese - I don't consider these books user-friendly despite the diagrams unless you are comfortable with the Japanese language. The style of hook tatting has a very traditional ring-and-chain look, is made with heavier threads, and lends itself to bigger projects like shawls, vests, and bags.
Excerpt from Georgia:
Japanese Style Hook Tatting by Toshiko Takashima, born in Osaka, Japan. A talented designer she learned tatting, knitting from sisters at childhood and later learned Ribbon embroidery from Shizue Sanda, French embroidery from Leonie Miura, Knitting from Yasuko Uga and Continuity lace from Kazuko Yamashita.
1974 Published the book “Takashima Tatting”.
1976 Performed tatting on NHK( Japan broadcast) TV program FujinHyakka at Feb
Held Work Exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department store.
1978 Received a patent for hook tatting tool called Takashimabari and also
patent received for Hook tatting method of chain by using Takashimabari.
1980 Published the book “Hook Tatting” from Vogue Nippon.
1986 Held the Work Exhibition at Junkudo at Paris.
1998 Attended at Ring of Tatters tatting day at England and introduced Takashima tatting.
2008 Joined Horstmar International Tatting Exhibition in Germany.
Since 1988 holds the work exhibition at Ashiya city every each year.
Every year she joins the hobby show at Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya.
Member of Ring of Tatters, Japan Tatting Association.
There is a website: http://www.takashima-tatting.com/english/tool/tool02.html