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 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!).     

Shop Update Information

Afternoon. How is everyone doing in these strange times? I'm not too bad. As you probably noticed, I decided to scale back my Etsy shop in March to just my tatting patterns. What with the UK lockdown in progress, I was becoming too anxious to work on physical orders. For the past few months I've been trying to relax with other crafts, writing, reading and baking. I've also been working out a plan to get back into the swing of things. So, in this blog post, I intend to explain the changes for my shop.

The first major change, at least for the next few months, is that I will only be selling within the UK. This is due to a delay in shipments to other countries. Really sorry about that. Any items I list can be repeated, so don't worry, you won't be missing out on any One Of A Kind pieces.

The second change is in how I list creations. I normally add them as Made to Order but currently, I cannot guarantee that my suppliers haven't been impacted so instead, I will be tatting the items first and then listing them in batches. The first of these will be tomorrow at 5pm UK time in my Etsy shop.

The pieces will be a mixture of old favourites and new colourways and I will make sure they are all letterbox friendly.

Stay safe,
Heather xxx

Listening to: Folkesange by Myrkur.
Reading: 'The Falcon of Sparta' by Conn Iggulden.

Spinning in Progress

Good afternoon everyone. I hope you had a lovely weekend. 

I have decided to spend this week focusing on work in progress pieces. I have three loom knitting, many tatting and one spinning project to finish. Why do I always end up with several creations on the go at once lol. 

So here's my latest spindle spinning.

It's my first time spinning Blue Faced Leicester roving and I've thoroughly enjoyed it! I've just finished chain plying it and it's ready for a bath.

When we have better weather, I will be photographing my newly hand spun yarn and adding it to my website TataniaRosa.co.uk 

In other news I've relisted a pair of gothic lace dangle earrings in my Etsy shop here.

Have a nice Monday,

Heather x 

Day 2

One Of A Kind and Limited Edition Week

Day 2

My next piece is this shuttle tatted One of a Kind ‘Janessa’ bookmark.

It features my own hand dyed variegated pink cotton thread paired with light leaf green cotton thread. Find it in my Etsy shop here. See other ‘New for January’ listings here.

I will list the next item tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1:30pm GMT / 8:30am EST.

Heather x

Week of New Creations

Happy Monday everyone!

I have a fun announcement to make. All this week I will be listing One of A Kind and Limited Edition creations in my Etsy shop. Each will be announced on here and on Instagram on the day.

Day 1:

The first item is this Limited Edition pair of leaf green woodland dangle earrings.

Each tatted earring features thirty six gold seed beads, Swarovski bicone beads and flower bead drops. These would be perfect for festivals, fantasy themed parties and more! Gift box included. Find them in my Etsy shop.

My next piece will be listed on Tuesday at 8pm UK time (3pm EDT).

Listening to: Loreena McKennitt.

Reading: Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Heather x

Latest Listings and Sales

~Latest Tatania Rosa listings~

New pdf original tatting pattern:

'Lillian' bracelet pattern on Etsy. This is a fun pattern to make with or without the beads. The pdf includes both the beaded version and non beaded version (see pic below).

I've also listed some new rose coasters:

'Rosa' coasters in variegated beige.

~Sales~

In other news I've reached 1,800 likes on my Facebook fan page! Thanks so much for the support. I'm currently running a Thank You Sale over there until Monday. 

Not only that but I'm also offering FREE UK shipping on all orders in my Etsy shop throughout March! Use code FREEMARCH13 during checkout.

You can also find more UK shops offering free UK shipping here.

Happy shopping,

Heather xxx

Latest Tatting Creations

~Latest tatting creations~

These are all available to buy on Etsy

'Aster' woodland earrings in green thread with pale gold beads and flower charms

'Valencia' wedding heart napkin rings in white thread

'Chiara' geometric lace bookmark in variegated lilac and grape cotton thread

'Ellen' One of A Kind small doily in purples and blues

'Rosetta' size 2 coasters in foxglove purple thread

'Rosa' gothic rose coasters in dark purple thread

'Rosetta' doily in red and green thread

'Cathy' small spiral doily in bright red thread

More to come soon.

Heather x

Currently reading: 'Bleak Expectations' by Mark Evans

Currently listening to: 'Secrets of the North' by Estampie

New choker

Good evening.

I have a new listing for you all. 'Cassandra' - a tatted gothic choker (click the picture to see more on Etsy).

This design comes from my bridal headband but instead of the ribbon going through the piece, I've threaded it through two tatted rings at the back.

It took a while to make as I used tiny seed beads but I think it works well. This can be created in other colours.

I think this would look great with a corset or perhaps a Victorian costume.

I have more choker ideas that I'll probably try next week. 

Have a nice weekend,

Heather x

Currently listening to: Mer de Noms by A Perfect Circle

Currently rereading: A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 

My own website

Hi everyone. I now have my own website for my tatted creations! I started working on it on Sunday and now think it's ready for everyone to see. Please click the picture to go to the site.

What do you think? I will be adding more to it soon.
In other news, I'm currently working on some new flower pieces that I will be able to show you soon.
Have a nice thursday,
Heather x

What's New!

Hello everyone and Happy World Goth Day!

First of all I'd like to say a big thank you to Claire from Created and Felted for including my Fleur earrings in a blog post about her wedding pouches. I've put the link on the left so you can all have a look. They really are the cutest pouches :)

I've been working on a couple of ideas and new patterns this week, some of which are now finished while others are still a work in progress. I'm closer to working out the best way of creating my choker. I know this has been a long time coming but I promise you it will be worth it.

I've been thinking about new colour combinations for my jewellery. I recently bought dusky pink and chocolate brown balls and, having done a test piece, I think I might be using them together. The pink may even work with the black.

There are some other things in the pipeline but I think I'll talk about those at some other point.

Now on to my new listings:

The first piece I'd like to talk about is a new necklace design, well a reworking of one of my other designs. I decided to tat just over half of my Katherine piece and then created three more, joining them as I went. This is similar to my Helena necklace (that uses the Eleanor pattern). I included jet Swarovski Crystals (two bicone pendants and two faceted drops) around the central part. Below is the result. What do you think?

I'm thinking of doing this in other colours and maybe two colours together. Any suggestions? You can buy the piece here and in pounds here.

The next is a pair of earrings. I decided to create a black pair using my Fleur design:

These would work well with a goth outfit or an evening dress. Check them out here and for those of you in the UK here.

On a completely different note, did any of you in the UK see the last episode of Ashes To Ashes last night? I was in shock by the end. I don't think anyone could have worked out the twist. I was actually crying my eyes out after I had looked at the comments people were making on twitter. Don't worry, I wont give away the ending if you have yet to see it. It ties up all the loose ends nicely and was an amazing finale. I'm actually tempted to go back and watch it again.

Have a nice weekend,

Heather x

Do you love sparkly jewellery?

Do you love sparkly jewellery? I certainly do! As you've probably noticed, I seem to have developed a love of Swarovski Crystals. They are so wonderful to work with and come in many interesting shapes.

The first item I'd like to show you today is a sinple yet stylish gothic bracelet called Narcissa:

I started off with the inner part of my Guinevere cuff and, instead of adding the extra layer, I decided to sew jet Swarovski Crystals onto the tatting. This is so sparkly and would work really well with an evening dress or gothic outfit. You can buy it here.

The next new item is a bridal necklace called Helena. The design comes from my Eleanor Royale necklace. I turned it 45 degrees and took out some of the floating rings. I then added Swarovski Crystal pendants to hang around the central part. One bicone crystal completes it at the center. I really love how it turned out. This would look so beautiful with a white Medieval dress. See it here.

I recently listed some tiny earrings using amethyst, light rose and clear crystals. My newest one in this design is for all you goths out there. I used siam crystals on a black tatted base. Check them out here.

These would work really well with a corset. I'm working on the jet version at the moment. I'm also in the process of tatting a gothic necklace. I'll show you some pictures soon.

x

More Tatting!

Hello. How is everyone on this beautifully sunny day? Well it's been a very busy couple of days for me. I have quite a few new pieces in the pipeline, most of these are earrings. I recently bought some more balls of crochet cotton. I now have a dusky pink, a mid blue and a brown. I've also bought my first skein of hand dyed thread from a fellow tatter. I'll probably tat a one of a kind item in this. At the moment I'm just trying to think of a suitable desgin. I'll keep you posted.

Remember the fantasy cuff from the previous blog post? Well I finished it off and listed it (and on Folksy too).

I added quite a few Swarovski Crystals to give it a nice sparkle. This would look so beautiful at a wedding or at a prom! I'm working on the gothic version at the moment.

I've also listed a bridal necklace on Etsy:

Yesterday I thought up a pattern that might work. The picture below shows how it is at the moment. What do you think? I'm trying it out as a bracelet but I think this design also has potential as other pieces of jewellery. Oh and yes that is one of the shuttles I like to use.

I hope this idea works!

More items coming soon,

Heather xxx

Updates!

Good morning. I've been adding some items to my shops. These are a few pairs of earrings using the same pattern. It's quite a simple design but effective nonetheless. The first pair was tatted in lilac cotton thread and featured clear Swarovski Crystals. Find it on Etsy and Folksy.

The next is in black with amethyst crystals:

Find it here and in pounds here. The final pair is in white with light rose crystals:

Check it out here and here. I've decided to call this design Fleur as they remind me of flowers. These would make a nice inclusion to any outfit. I'm thinking of doing an all black pair and maybe black with red crystals.

At the moment I'm working on a fantasy cuff in lilac and white cotton thread. Here it is at the moment:

Today I shall be adding crystals to some of the rings to give it more of a magical, mystical feeling. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

x

Happy Easter!

Good morning and Happy Easter everyone!

Loads of things have been happening over here. At present I'm working on a large custom order that I'm aiming to finish sometime today. I'll speak more about this later, suffice to say that this is very exciting order for me.

I've added a few more items to my Etsy shop. One of which is my second lace-up cuff. I decided to use my Elizabeth pattern and then add a second layer. It's in variegated lilac but I can tat it in different colours.

This is my most expensive item so far as it took quite a few hours to create. This would look so beautiful at a Renaissance Faire.

If you would like this as a pair, I'm happy to tat the two up for you. Here's the back.

I've just bought some gold crochet cotton so I'm thinking about tatting a cuff in that soon. I think it might have to be a limited edition run as I'm not sure how much more of that colour I can get. 

I also listed a gothic necklace using my Katherine design. Here's the listing. 

I used red glass beads up the ribbon to bring out the colour of the red seed beads on the motif. Look out for more like this!

The final listing is my Elaine set. Hurry! This is in my SALE section for a limited time only!

New listings

Evening. First of all I'd like to say thank you to the two people who have given me blog awards in the past week. I shall pass these awards on in the next few days.

I've photographed lots of items today and have done quite a bit of tatting. I'll be gradually listing these over the coming days.

I'd like to show you the items I've listed today. The first is a tatted bracelet in a variegated lilac cotton thread. This thread creates a wonderful pattern of colour. At the moment I'm working on a cuff that uses this and I hope to have this listed by the end of the week.

The next item is Elaine but this time as a necklace.

I've also set up a SALE section in my Etsy shop. Check it out! You may find one of your favourites in there.

More to come tomorrow.

x

Find me on Folksy

Evening everyone. First of all you may have noticed that I've haven't blogged recently. A week and a bit ago a member of my family fell seriously ill so we've been pretty much focused on his recovery. He seems to be on the mend now and hopefully soon they will decide if he can go home. It's been a tiring week.

So apart from this, here's what's been happening. I've been creating lots of items that I hope to list in the next few days. A few cuffs are in the pipeline as well as some more small earrings. Yesterday I did my first craft fair of the year. We didn't get that many people coming through the doors but I got lots of lovely comments about my tatted jewellery.

That's not all. I've listed a new item on Etsy. This gothic bracelet uses the same pattern as my Alexandra earrings (I shall tat the black pair soon). This looks very victorian to me.

It was fun to see it all come together, especially when the Swarovski Crystals were sewn into the base of each section. What do you think?

This leads nicely on to my final point. You can now find me on the UK site Folksy.

I've been thinking about selling on here for quite a while but I've finally taken the plunge. It's so nice to be able to list things in my own currency! Don't worry, I won't be running away from Etsy. I'll update you all tomorrow with some more listings. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

x

New listing on Etsy

Good evening. I've just listed a pair of white bridal earrings on Etsy. Click here for the listing. What do you think?

I had this idea a few weeks ago but it took a while to get the right number of knots so it would lie flat. I included silver coloured seed beads and a Swarovski Crystal pendant drop at the base of each earring. I'm very happy with the result. As I type this I'm working on the matching bracelet so expect to see that soon!

x

A great day for high fantasy!

Hello. I'm on cloud nine at the moment and I may be on it for some time. This is all to do with my passion for Geroge R.R. Martin's medieval fantasy epic that is A Song Of Ice And Fire. Think Lord of the Rings but with no orcs or elves and little magic. I mentioned some time ago that they were filming the pilot for HBO. Well HBO decided to wait until March to say if they would commission the rest of the series or not. After a nervous wait they finally made their decision last night. They've said yes and we are now guaranteed at least one series. The title 'Game Of Thrones' is the name of the first novel. Look out for this TV adaptation next Spring. I'm so hyper!

On to craft matters: I was included in this lovely UK treasury. You can click the picture to see the details of the other sellers. Thank you artangel.

I also made a treasury 'Gorgeous Golds' but neglected to put it up on here so here it is:

Yesterday I had a lovely convo saying I had been included on Cuteable.com . Thank you very much for this!

Today has been spent tatting two projects full of seed beads. I'm not going to say too much but here is a sneak peek of one of them.

Don't forget The Mad March SALE happening in my Etsy shop. 15% off all items (excluding shipping). The prices have already been ajdusted. Hurry this will only last until next Monday morning (UK time)!

x

Mad March Sale!

Ahhh March is finally here. Spring is on it's way, as is Alice in Wonderland! I can't wait to see this film. Tim Burton is one of my favourite directors. It's been a long time coming but we are nearly there!

This leads me nicely to my main point for tonight's blog. Head over to my Etsy shop. There you shall find the 'Mad March Sale'. That's right, I'm having a sale - 15% off all items (excluding shipping). Hurry, this offer only lasts for one week until Monday 8th March (UK time)! Please enjoy.

I shall be doing a blog tomorrow morning about my latest projects. Until then, have a nice day.

Heather x