Public Domain Explorer

Crocheting and Tatting

"Crocheting Tatting". That's the exact quote I used in Public Domain Explorer tonight, even though I can't crochet at all, and I don't have a clue what tatting is.

It just came to me to search for it since someone on a book publishing list mentioned tatting as a micro niche, and I thought, I wonder what the heck tatting is, and whether there are public domain books on the subject.

And then I noticed that one of the most popular Wordpress.com blogs is entitled "What Not To Crochet." And thats what the blog posts are about too, so I thought I'd throw crochet into the mix just for fun, since I was pretty sure the two were somewhat related.

I still don't have an answer to question one, but I found no shortage of books for my search terms in the public domain. There's a huge list even before the 1923-1949 section. Here's everything $25 and under on the list:

Title	Author	Year (Pre 1923)	Price
Mary Fitch #15 - Latest Yokes, Collars and Cuffs Sets in Filet Crochet & Tatting	Mary Fitch	1919	$6.95
Anna Valeire #7 - Dainty Yokes Made From Medallions	Anna Valerie	1912	$7.95
ABC #2 - Book of Crocheted Edges and Corners	ABC - Asmus Bradley Company	1912	$7.95
Mary Fitch #4 - Crocheted Yokes and Tatting	Mary Fitch	1915	$7.95
Mary Fitch #8 - Crocheted and Tatted Yokes and Collars	Mary Fitch	1917	$7.95
Anna Valerie #1 - Crochet & Tatting Craft: Edgings, Medallions & Insertions	Anna Valerie	1912	$7.95
ABC #1 - Book of Crocheted Edges and Corners	ABC - Asmus Bradley Company	1912	$7.95
ABC #4 - Book of Crocheted Edges and Corners	ABC - Asmus Bradley Company	1912	$7.95
Anna Valerie #2 - Tatting Craft: A Real Sampler of Over 100 Designs	Anna Valerie	1912	$7.95
ABC #3 - Book of Crocheted Edges and Corners	ABC - Asmus Bradley Company	1912	$7.95
Anna Valeire #6 - Finished Yokes of Beauty	Anna Valerie	1912	$7.95
Anna Valeire #4 - My Trousseau, Crochet for Lingerie and Linens	Anna Valerie	1912	$7.95
Home Needlework Magazine: April 1914		1914	$8.00
Richardson's Complete Crochet Book #2	Richardson's Silk Company	1916	$8.95
STAR YOKE BOOK BOOK NUMBER 1	American Thread	1921	$15.00
Royal Society Tatting and Crochet Lessons #5	Royal Society	1915	$15.95
Corticelli Lessons in Crochet #13	Nonotuck Silk Company	1920	$16.95
Priscilla Yoke Book - Tatting & Crochet	Priscilla Publishing Co.	1916	$16.95
Priscilla Tatting Book #2	Julia E. Sanders	1915	$16.95
Priscilla Tatting Book #1	Jesse M. De Witt	1909	$16.95
Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work Table	E. Harrison	1895	$24.95
PLAIN AND FANCY NEEDLEWORK A MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO NEEDLEWORK, DRESSMAKING, MILLINERY, DECORATION AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD INTERESTS SEPTEMBER 1917		1917	$25.00
How to Use Florence Knitting Silk	Nonotuck Silk Co.	1885	$25.00
PLAIN AND FANCY NEEDLEWORK A MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO NEEDLEWORK, DRESSMAKING, MILLINERY, DECORATION AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD INTERESTS JULY 1917		1917	$25.00

I know it's an excruciatingly long list, but since I don't know anything at all about the subject, I'm not up to making a fool of myself by offering commentary on the available titles. After all, you don't want to hear that "Finished Yokes of Beauty" doesn't actually sound appealing. Nor does wearing crocheted lingerie. But what the heck... enjoy!