New Trim

    Good afternoon all. I hope you had a nice weekend / bank holiday. I spent it tidying, playing board games and running around Cyrodiil in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. I've loved this game for years and it's wonderful to see an updated version. The devs have done a great job! Anyone else playing it?

    I'm dipping my toes into the world of handmade tatted lace trim! I've done a bit before for a lovely customer and I now want to build on that. So here's my first design:

    'Petal' is a flexible edging that can be moved into different positions (including side to side), making it a versatile piece. It can be used for various crafts like card making, mixed media and jewellery making. It could be sewn to a bridal veil or used as an edging for a mat. I have listed it as a custom piece with colour and length choices.

You can find it in any of my shops from this list:

Website

Etsy

Folksy

Crafter's Market UK

eBay UK 

ko-fi

So what colour should I make next? I'm thinking white.

Heather x 

Project: golden yellow silk / wool 3ply yarn.

Listening to: 10 Years.

Reading: Crackdown by Bernard Cornwell.

Playing: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

Shop Announcement

Shop Announcement

    Afternoon all. I have some shop news to share with you. Etsy have updated their settings for GPSR which means I can now list my creations again! I'll be adding them in batches of 20 per day until I'm where I was in December so please bear with me. Most of my tatting patterns are part of this first update. Find them here.

    Thank you for your patience on this and I'm sorry I can't ship to Northern Ireland currently (or the EU). I'll let you know if the process of obtaining an authorized representative becomes more affordable for me.     

    Heather x 

Tatting project: bookmark idea.

Listening to: Paris Paloma.

Playing: Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Remastered.

Shop and Social Media Master List

This is my master list of where you can find me. I will be updating it with new links over time.

Shops

Website and shop: My main shop. This is where you can buy my tatting patterns, shuttle tatted bookmarks and jewellery. Coming soon: hand painted tatting thread, hand spun yarn, spinning batts and hand woven scarves.

Ko-fi: This is where you can find works in progress photos, behind the scenes stuff, my tip jar, a shop for my tatting patterns and handmade lace, and also commissions. If you like what I do and would like to support me as I grow my one woman business, you can 'buy me a coffee' on there. This is totally optional x.

Etsy shop: My longest running shop. Currently available: shuttle tatted bookmarks, jewellery, table decor and One Of A Kind pieces.

Folksy shop: I've started my Folksy shop again and am slowly but surely adding more pieces. I have most of my most popular pieces available with more coming soon.

Crafter's Market UK shop: Similar to my Folksy shop.

Zazzle shop: My photography and art side project. Here you will find my photographs and digital art (not AI) on mugs, phone cases, watches and much more.

Redbubble shop: My other shop for my photography and art side project.

Social Media

Blog: My main journal.

bluesky: My main social channel. Here I share work in progress photos, news, Shop Updates and posts of others on subjects that are important to me.

Threads: This is where I share and talk about my creations.

Instagram (tatting): A pictorial journal of my shuttle tatting creations.

Instagram (textiles): This profile is for anything other than tatting: spinning, weaving, Tunisian crochet and loom knitting.

Pinterest: A place where I share photos that inspire me along with my own items.

Benable: A fun place to share recommendations for products, crafts supplies, music etc that I personally use and enjoy. (Some posts contain affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase at not extra cost to you. It just helps me do more of my passions.)

I also have a profile on twitter but I'm not focusing on it right now.

Thank you for your continued support. Every like, share and sale means so much to me.

Heather x 

Shop Update

It's time for my first Shop Update of the year. This one contains a few of my shuttle tatted lace creations.

They are:

🌱 'Janessa' Version 1 bookmark in raspberry purple and greens thread.

🌸 'Janessa' Version 3 bookmark in lilac, peach, purple and yellow thread and leaf green thread.

🔷 A pair of 'Aster' earrings in multi blue thread.

Each of these are available in my Folksy shop and are ready to ship.

Thank you for looking 😊.

Heather x

Shop Update Announcement

Evening all. I've decided that I want to get back to more regular Shop Updates this year, so I'll do one per week and see how it goes. Each will be a mix of any of the following: new creations, remakes, tatting, hand dyed thread and more.

My first Shop Update will be this Friday at 5pm UK time (12pm EST). I'll share details here, on Instagram and my other socials when it's up and also some sneak peaks before then.

I can't wait to show you what I've been working on.

Heather x

 

Shop News

        Good evening / good afternoon / good morning and welcome to my first blog post of 2025. With all the uncertainty with social media right now, I've decided to write more blog posts this year. I'll still be posting on twitter, bluesky and also now Threads but my blog will be a central place for me to post news and behind the scenes stuff, so that it's all in one place. So, here are some things I'd like to share with you.

*** Important Shop News ***

        Due to the new GPSR rules and the cost it involves, I can no longer sell to Northern Ireland (as well as the EU). This means that I cannot currently list new items created after 13th December on Etsy until a workaround has been put in place to separate NI from the rest of the UK for shipping (I've heard it will start to roll out at the end of February but I'll let you know if it changes). This includes my patterns. 

        In the mean time, all of the items currently listed in my Etsy shop (from before 13th December) are in stock and ready to ship.

        If you are outside of Northern Ireland and the EU and would like to purchase something that's out of stock, please check my Sold page, contact me and I'll create a listing for you.

        So sorry for the inconvenience.

        So which marketplace shop am I focusing on for the next few months? Well, I've decided to move my made to order and new items to my Folksy shop. The shipping locations have already been split so I can continue selling on there. I'm also working on adding listings on my own website.

        I'll be writing a blog post soon with a full list of my online shops.

        Again, sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience whilst I move around my listings.

        More updates tomorrow,

                           Heather x

Tatting project: 'Janessa' bookmark remake.

Textile project: loom knitted scarf.

Listening to: The Longest Johns.

Watching: The Traitors UK.

Playing: Control.

Looking forward to: Tomb Raider IV - VI Remastered (one month to go!).