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

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New idea and new items

Hi everyone. Hope you are having a nice weekend. Lots going on over here.

I've been thinking about new markets I can get into. There are a few ideas bouncing around in my head, one of which I'm trying out at the moment. The other I had the idea for last week and have done the first piece. Here is part of it:

Ta da! I've decided to enter the world of coasters. I recently bought thicker yarn which is ideal for this as you can create a fairly big motif  in a short amount of time. I don't think I'd ever attempt this on my usual finer thread but who knows. I shall be listing sets of 2, 4 and 6 and I'm also planning on doing white ones for weddings. What do you think? I'm going to create a few more tomorrow and then I'll start listing them around Wednesday.

Now on to my newest listings. My tatted choker is for sale here on Etsy

as is the salmon pink version of my Mina earrings.

I'm working on some other colours using this design. These shall be listed soon.

That's it for the moment. Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Heather x

By Jove, I think I've got it!

My many hours of trying to design a choker have ended. I think I've finally got it!

Ta da! One gothic choker:

This piece has practically taken forever to get right. You may remember a prototype I showed you some time ago. Well I realised that the satin ribbon wasn't working well with the sewing machine; it kept shifting. This got me thinking about other types of ribbon. I needed something stiffer. I decided on velvet for the front and satin for the back, which creates a nice soft feel for the neck. This pattern was my first attempt at Celtic tatting. I weaved together two lots of tatting as I went. I do have an idea for a bracelet but whether it will work is a different matter. I think I'll cross that bridge when I come to it! As you can see I've sewn in beads at the base to add to the gothic feeling of the piece.

Due to it's length I may have to create something to store it in, as the jewellery boxes I have are too small. At the moment I'm thinking of sewing up a long thin pouch with a flap and ribbon to tie it up. I had thought about bending it into a circle and therefore store it like that in a lage square box but I think the beads at the base need to be flat. I can't seem to find anything that would do so I'm back to making it. I'd love to know if any of you out there have any suggestions.

Once the pouch is made I can list this!

Have a great Tuesday,

Heather x

One step closer to earrings at TataniaRosa

Good evening. It's not getting any warmer out there! Anyway I thought I'd update you as to where I am with my tatting projects.

Earrings

We are now a few days away from earrings at my Etsy shop. The earring components have been ordered. I've got a few designs all ready and more will be tatted soon. Most of these will have matching necklaces / pendants and bracelets. I can't wait to show you the results!

Choker

We've found some of that material we were searching for. I'm going to try it out tomorrow and see what happens! If this does work I will try to list some chokers by the end of next week, and maybe something else which uses a similar design. You'll have to wait and see!

That's it for today. I'll keep you informed of how these projects progress. Untill then, stay warm.

x

New ideas

I keep having new ideas today. They are all jotted down so now it's a matter of going through them to see what works. I've also been working on an elegant necklace using my recently purchased red beads. These beads are gorgeous and I may have to use them to create a large gothic necklace. I do have an idea for this but it's a watch this space type of item!

My earring stand came this morning. So all I need to do now is buy some components and I can start listing my earrings. The pair I was working on this afternoon match my recently listed Lillian bracelet. I've used the same silver seed beads and have incorperated a large Swarovski Crystal into the design. I hope you like it. I think I shall start work on the necklace tomorrow.

I'm still looking for the piping for my tatted choker so don't worry, I haven't forgotten about that project.

It's all go over here!

Heather x 

Milestones and choker sneak peek

First of all I'd like to say that I've reached two milestones. Over the weekend I reached 80 followers on here and 500 fans on my Facebook fan page. Thank you very much. It's lovely to know people are interested in my work.

Next I'd like to give you a sneak peek of my choker. This picture shows where I am at the moment. I've attached the tatting to a ribbon which gives it a nice smooth back. What do you think? This is far from done but I love how it looks so far.

I'm also currently working on a lilac bracelet with silver seed beads. Hopefully I shall have some photos to show you soon.

Heather x

My choker idea

Good evening. You remember I mentioned yesterday about some ideas I was working on? Well today I decided to focus on the second idea - a choker. I can't say too much at the moment as I want it to be a surprise!

This morning I tatted a length of one of my patterns and then started sewing. I don't usually do much of this. I think the last time I did a sewing project was in about Year 9 at school!

This choker has a few layers to it. I've finished the second layer and soon I shall start on the third. I hope to show you some pictures tomorrow. This is very much a work in progress at the moment so it may not work but I won't know unless I try. I can't wait to finish it. This choker idea might mean I can kill two birds with one stone but more on that later!

If this does work it may mean a trip to our local haberdashery for more colours.

On another note, I'm so close to 500 followers at my Facebook fan page. Thank you very much to those who are fans. It is greatly appreciated. To those of you who haven't yet, come and join the fun!

Have a lovely day / evening.

Heather x

Tudor Tatting: A Work in Progress Part 2

Good evening. Brrr it's cold. We are hopefully getting some snow soon but who knows. I shall now continue with my work in progress.

The outer motif 

I've decided to use claret and black for the outer motif. Here is the start of it. The black really gives it a nice border. As you can see, I've used the same motif as in the middle.

Here is where I am up to at the moment. I decided to add glass teardrop beads to give it a truly Tudor feel. This motif is quite large so it will definitely have to be a choker rather than a necklace.

What do you think so far? This would also look great in black. Once I've finished the prototype I shall do it in other colours. 

Have a great day.

Heather x

Tatting with seed beads

Good evening. Apologies for the lack of a blog post yesterday, my computer has been playing up. Today I've been finishing off my seed beads project I mentioned recently. It's taken quite a while but I love the end result. Here is a sneaky peak:

The design is my Katarina pattern and I've added some gorgeous seed beads. You will see the full item tomorrow afternoon.

I've got some more tatting in the pipeline that I shall be listing over the next few days; one of which is a prototype for a Renaissance style choker. I'm still working out the number of double stitches required for a part of it but I'll get there eventually. I will be blogging again tomorrow.

x