I find tatted works to be particularly interesting. I suspect tatting is an offshoot of crocheting, which may be an offshoot of knitting, but I’m not sure. To think that so many knots could be tied so small, into such intricate patterns amazes me – the time, effort, and physical dexterity that must go into such endeavors!

I wonder if knitting, in some form, preceded weaving, or if the knitting type of fabrication is on a wholly separate branch from the weaving type of fabrication.

Could it be that tatting was a way of skirting sumptuary laws?

Any thoughts, Helen?