
Noo Bear
Welcome to Noo Bear - a place where dreams, aspirations and creativity are found in thousands of little knots.
Products and Services
Scroll down to see items in my Etsy store and details about my free tatting patterns.

Shuttle Tatting Classes
Beginner, intermediate and advanced shuttle tatting classes, delivered online via Microsoft Teams or in person (South Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne, Australia).
For more info on my classes, contact me.
Instructional Tatting Videos
I have a wide range of videos for beginner, intermediate and advanced tatters on my Noo Bear Youtube Channel

My Etsy Store

Free Tatting Patterns
All Noo Bear Free Tatting Patterns are exclusively available for download in my Noo Bear Tatting Facebook Group
Free Beginner Tatting Patterns - Available in Noo Bear Tatting Facebook Group

Polly Motif
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Rings
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Chains
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Picots
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The up join
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Reverse work

Daisy Motif
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Rings
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Chains
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Picots
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Clovers
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The up join
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Reverse work
Free Intermediate Tatting Patterns - Available in Noo Bear Tatting Facebook Group

Franki
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Self closing mock ring
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Lock join
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Pointed chain
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Folded join

Philly Frost Snowflake
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Clovers
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Folded join

Josie Motif
This pattern uses the following technique
- Woven picots

Agnes Butterfly
This pattern uses the following technique
- The wide picot

Gemma Butterfly
This pattern uses the following technique
- Interlocking picots

Charlotte Butterfly
This pattern uses the following technique
- Beads on picots

Christmas Bauble 2024
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Self closing mock ring
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Beads on picots
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Lock join

Christmas Wreath 2022
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Beads on picots
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Lock join

Rosette 1
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Mock picots
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Lock join
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Lock chain

Starburst
This pattern uses the following techniques
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The shoelace trick
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Thrown rings

Veil Edging
This pattern uses the following technique
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Clover
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Beads
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Edging is hand sewn to the tulle after tatting is complete
Free Advanced Tatting Patterns - Available in Noo Bear Tatting Facebook Group

Christmas Wreath 2023
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Covering a cabone ring
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Multi shuttle tatting (8 shuttles)
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Thrown rings
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Overlapping / weaving chains
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Lock join
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Beads

Maggie
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Regular Cluny
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Split chain
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Split ring
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Lock join

The Alice and Wallace Motifs
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Onion rings
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Twisted picots
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Folded join

Molly Butterfly
This pattern uses the following technique
- Beads in picots
Paid Beginner Tatting Patterns

Sadie Doily
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Rings
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Chains
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Picots
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The up join
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Reverse work
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Clovers
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Leila Bookmark
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Rings
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Chains
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Picots
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The up join
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Lock join
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Reverse work
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Larissa Doily
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Rings
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Chains
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Clovers
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Reverse work
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Lock join
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Folded join
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here
Paid Intermediate Tatting Patterns

Rosettes
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Mock picot
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Lock join
The first rosette pattern is a free one, included in the paid Rosettes pattern.
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Freya Doily
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Split ring
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Folded join
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Joining to the second side of a split ring
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Clara Doily
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Split chain
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Thrown ring
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Josephine knots
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Lock join
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Lucy Motif
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Split ring
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Celtic picot
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Joining to the second side of a split ring
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Block tatting
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Lock stitch
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Double & triple picots
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here
Paid Advanced Tatting Patterns

Butterfly Kisses Doily
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Lock join
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Onion ring
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Split ring
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Joining to the second side of a split ring
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Overlapping chains
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Inward facing picot
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Folded join
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Anteros Motif
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread method
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Split rings
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Dead end chain
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Pointed chain
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Alligator join
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Beads
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here

Isabella Snowflake
This pattern uses the following techniques
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Continuous thread
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Split ring
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Pointed chains
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Lock chains
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Inward facing picot
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Clovers
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Zig zag chain
Note: The picture is blurred in an effort to prevent copy tatting. Your purchase will include a clear picture.
To purchase this pattern, click here
Hand Dyed Threads

Dappled Willow
To purchase this hand dyed thread, click here

Fairy Floss
To purchase this hand dyed thread, click here

Waterlily
To purchase this hand dyed thread, click here

Irish Pixie
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Outback Breeze
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Lavender Valley
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Wonderland
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Wasabi Green
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Fuschia
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Plum Red
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Emerald Green
To purchase this hand dyed thread, click here

Amber Yellow
To purchase this hand dyed thread, click here
Totes & Tools

Tote Bags and Needle Cases
A selection of totes and needle cases - both hand dyed and in commercial fabric. All available on the Noo Bear Etsy Store

Tatting and Craft Equipment
Tatting Shuttles, Craft Scissors, Measuring Grids and Hand Made Picot Guages - All available on the Noo Bear Etsy Store
Noo Bear Store
Purchase Tatting products on my ETSY store
Testimonials
These are some comments Monique has received from students of her beginner, intermediate and advanced tatting classes. If you would like any information about the classes, please contact Monique here.
Noo Bear Tatting Classes
Monique offers tatting classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced tatters. Classes are delivered online (via Microsoft Teams) or in person (near the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia).
Class modules are structured to fit in with your schedule and generally run weekly.
When spots become available, they are advertised in the Noo Bear Tatting Facebook Group.
Check out the testimonials above to see what others think.
Contact Monique for a chat about the classes, or to get more information.

About Us - Noo Bear Australia
Noo Bear is a husband and wife team. Monique is the founder, creator and designer while Peter handles the books and technical side of the business.
Since the age of 3, Monique has always wanted to be doing something ‘crafty’ and had interest in sewing and crochet.
High school was where Monique’s interest in costuming began. Her senior textiles classes were completed by correspondence as classes weren’t offered in remote schools due to the lack of numbers and Sydney (Australia) was an 8hr drive. (No zoom in those days!)
Monique’s assessment piece for her final year of high school was a modified kimono. She received top marks for her work. Various trophies and awards followed in the years after.
While studying Fashion Design and Production in Melbourne, Monique took bridal couture as an elective. Monique graduated with an Associate Diploma and went on to work for Ellen Walker Couture where she spent the next 5 years. After the birth of her daughter, Monique continued working for 6 months taking on more of the hand and beading work – which she was able to do from home.
She took time off to concentrate on family, and started a small business called Noo Bear, creating and designing anything from bridal gowns to signature bears and tote bags. While searching for a crochet pattern, Monique came across a picture of tatting, and so the journey began.
Monique is self-taught, and now loves to share her knowledge of the craft. Teaching was never planned. During one of the many covid lockdowns in Melbourne, Monique made a short video to help out a friend. That then led to friends and family applying ‘gentle persuasion’ for her to start a YouTube channel. The first video was uploaded in 2020.
None of the videos, sound checks, editing, online classes etc. would be possible without the expertise of Pete. His business management and technical skills are a huge part of the ‘side you don’t see’.
The strong desire to design was realised with the release of the Butterfly Kisses pattern in 2021.
Monique wrote her own Beginner classes in 2022 and taught her first in person class in August the same year. Intermediate and Advanced classes were written, with teaching for these levels beginning in 2023.
The Noo Bear Tatting group joined the Facebook world in April 2023 and runs a social event known as ‘Noo Bear’s Den’ every month, alternating between online and in person catch ups. All details for these catch ups can be found in the Events tab of the group. Everyone is welcome to join us!
Towards the end of 2024 Monique began hand dyeing her own thread, and so the journey continues…..
I’d love you to share it with me.
Contact Us
Address
Blackburn South, Vic, 3130. Australia
Operating Hours
Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
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