Tatting and Netting by Butterick Publishing Company

In 1895,  Butterick Publishing Company added a lace-making book to their list of publications.  Tatting and Netting, as its title indicates, covers the topics of tatting and netting.  The first half of the book is devoted to tatting; the last half, to netting.  Rather than describing the netting information included in this book, I've listed the descriptive headings used in the book:

1. Method of Making a Hammock or a Tennis-net - with illustrations (page 77)
2. Square Netting - with illustrations (page 81)
3. Oblong Netting - with illustration (page 81)
4. Square in Meshes of Two Sizes - with illustration (page 82)
5. Square of Netting Begun at the Middle - with illustrations (page 82)
6. Strips of Straight Netting - with illustrations (page 82)
7. Straight Netting with a Pointed Edge - with illustration (page 82)
8. Angular Edge for Handkerchief Borders, Etc.  - with illustrations (page 83)
9. Wire Frame for Embroidering Netting  - with illustrations (page 84)
10. Circular Netting of Long and Short Loops   - with illustration (page 85)
11. Circular Netting Formed by Increases or Widenings - with illustration (page 85)
12. Loose Loops in Clusters  - with illustrations (page 85)
13. Swiss Diamond Netting  - with illustration (page 86)
14. Diamond Netting  - with illustration (page 87)
15. Square Diamond Netting  - with illustrations (page 87)
16. Diagonal Netting with Crossed Loops  - with illustration (page 87)
17. Rose Netting in Stripes  - with illustrations (page 88)
18. Diamond Pattern  - with illustrations (page 88)
19. Diagonal Netting   - with illustration (page 89)
20. Star-Netting - with illustration (page 89)
21. Round Netting  - with illustrations (page 90)
22. Open Twisted Netting  - with illustrations (page 90)
23. Bunch Netting  - with illustration (page 91)
24. Grecian Netting   - with illustration (page 91)
25. Looped Netting  - with illustration (page 92)
26. Loose-Loop Pattern  - with illustration (page 92)
27. Design in Long and Crossed Loops (page 92)
28. Oriel Netting  - with illustration (page 93)
29. Fancy Netting  - with illustration (page 93)
30. Stripe Netting - with illustration (page 93)
31. Honeycomb Netting  - with illustration (page 93)
32. Leaf Netting   - with illustration (page 94)
33. Spike Netting   - with illustrations (page 94)
34. Spider Netting   - with illustrations (page 95)
35. Double Leaf Netting  - with illustrations (page 95)
36. Beaded Netting (page 95)
37. Mosaic Netting  - with illustration (page 96)
38. Stripe for Shawls, etc - with illustration (page 96)
39. Stitches and Designs for Darning Netting (page 97)
40. Netted Scollop - with illustration (page 107)
41. Netted Lace  - with illustration (page 107)
42. Pointed Edging - with illustration (page 108)
43. Trimming, with Thick Loops and Fan Edge - with illustration (page 108)
44. Netted Insertion - with illustration (page 108)
45. Netted Edging - with illustration (page 109)
46. Netted Fringe  - with illustration (page 109)
47. Netted Trimming - with illustration (page 109)
48. Netted Scollop - with illustration (page 110)
49. Pointed, Net Edging - with illustration (page 110)
50. Netted Lace - with illustration (page 111)
51. Netted Insertion - with illustration (page 111)
52. Netted Edging - with illustration (page 111)
53. Netted Border, with Fringe - with illustration (page 112)
54. Edging in Double Fan or Sheaf Design - with illustration (page 112)
55. Netted Fringe - with illustration (page 112)
56. Border in Rose and Sheaf Pattern  - with illustration (page 113)
57. Tassel Fringe - with illustration (page 113)
58. Netted Scollop for Borders - with illustration (page 113)
59. Netted Edging - with illustration (page 114)
60. Netted Edging - with illustration (page 115)
61. Netted Pointed Lace - with illustration (page 115)
62. Netted Border, with Fringe - with illustration (page 116)
63. Netted Lace - with illustration (page 116)
64. Netted Edging - with illustration (page 116)
65. Netted Guipure Insertion (pages 114, 115, 117, 118, 154)  - with illustrations
66. Netted Guipure Lace (pages 110, 111, 114, 115, 117, 118) - with illustrations
67. Bureau Toilet-Set - with illustration (page 119)
68. Cracker Doily - with illustration (page 119)
69. Finger-Bowl, Doily, with Netted Border - with illustration (page 120)
70. Doily, with Nbetted Border and Embroidered Center - with illustration (page 121)
71. Netted Tumbler Doily - with illustration (page 121)
72. Platter Doily, with Netted Border - with illustrations (page 122)
73. Table-Mat or Center-piece with Netted, Fluted Edge - with illustration (page 123)
74. Netted Mat - with illustrations (page 124)
75. Netted Wheel, for Decorating Scarfs (page 124)
76. Netted Mat  - with illustrations (page 125)
77. Platter Doily, with Netted Border - with illustrations (page 125)
78. Netted Finger-Bowl Doily - with illustrations (page 127)
79. Netted Mat  - with illustrations (page 127)
80. Plate Doily, with Netted Border - with illustrations (page 128)
81. Plate Doily, with Netted Border - with illustrations (page 129)
82. Plate Doileys, with Netted Borders - with illustrations (page 130)
83. Round Doily - with illustrations (page 131)
84. Netted Doileys - square with rose netting edging - with illustrations (pages 131, 132)
85. Rond Center-piece for table (page 132)
86. Netted Tumbler Doily - with illustration (page 133)
87. Netted Doileys - square with different edgings  - with illustrations (page 133)
88. Doileys with Netted Borders - with illustrations (page 134)
89. Netted Doily - with illustrations (page 135)
90. Netted Doily - with illustrations (page 135)
91. Carving Cloth with Netted Border  - with illustrations (page 135)
92. Netted Doily - with illustration (page 135)
93. Netted Doily, with Linen Center - with illustration (page 136)
94. Netted Doily - with illustration (page 136)
95. Finger-Bowl Doily - with illustration (page 137)
96. Square Center-Piece for Table - with illustration (page 137)
97. Netted Square - with illustrations  (pages 137-142)
98. Netted Scarf or Throw - with illustrations (page 143)
99. Infant's Netted Cap - with illustrations (page 144)
100. Work-bag, with Netted Cover - with illustrations (page 144)
101. Corner of a Netted Shawl - with illustrations (page 145)
102. Netted Mouchoir or Photograph Case - with illustrations (page 146)
103. Netted Border for Handkerchief - with illustrations (page 146)
104. Letter Box - with illustrations (page 147)
105. Directions for Netting a Seine  (page 147)
106. Netted Shawl - with illustration (page 148)
107. Netted Book Cover - with illustrations (page 148)
108. Netted Tab - with illustration (page 149)
109. Netted Lappet for Caps, etc - with illustration (page 149)
110. Directions for Half of Netted Collar - with illustration (page 150)
111. Netted Cover for Bon-Bon Dish - with illustration (page 151)
112. Directions for Making Netted Curtains (page 151)
113. Netted Tie - with illustration (page 152)
114. Netted Scollop for Scarfs - with illustration (page 152)
115. Bag for Holding Tennis Balls (page 152)
116. Netted Neckerchief - with illustration (page 153)
117. Netted Seine - with illustration (page 153)
118. Plum Basket - with illustration (page 153)
119. Netted Silk Purse (page 153)

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Many years ago, when I was trying to discover uses for netting other than doilies, I saw some satin ornament balls that were covered in crochet.  Each ball was beautiful.  I decided to try the same thing with netting.  

This week, as I looked at the balls I had not given away as Christmas gifts, I realized that I needed better pictures.  In taking the photos, I noticed that not all the patterns I had created were represented.  So I've been netting the missing ball covers, while my son has been posting the ones I photographed.  

I still need to make one more and then photograph them; he still has more to post, but while we're doing what we need to do, you can look at the ornaments that are posted.