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 

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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 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

Day 3

One Of A Kind and Limited Edition Week

Day 3

My newest piece is this Victorian gothic ‘Lexia’ bookmark.

This Limited Edition creation features high quality black and pale silver / grey cotton thread and a silver tassel. Find it in my Etsy shop here. See other ‘New for January’ listings here.

I will list the next item tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:15pm GMT / 12:15pm EST.

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

Instagram Giveaway

I've reached 600 followers on Instagram so I thought I'd do a little Giveaway on there.

Click the photo below to win this 7 inch shuttle tatted bookmark.

Competition ends on Saturday.

Good luck xx

New Alternative Fashion Creation

~New~

'Marie' - gothic / alternative fashion lace bracelet. Available on Etsy here.

I shuttle tatted it in black and foxglove purple cotton thread. The closure is a toggle clasp. I loved creating it and I hope you love it too. More colours coming soon.

Heather x

Latest Creations

~Latest creations~

'Lillian' variegated turquoise tatted bracelet available here.

'Christina' black and gold earrings here.

'Daisy' flower bookmark available on Folksy and StoreBeez

Red bookmark on Folksy

Unveiling of new range of housewares

I've been working on this project for a while now and I have finally got to a point where I can start listing them.

I started off with my 'Valencia' heart design but instead of tatting a loop at the bottom, I created another heart as if looking through a mirror. The next step was to join this to another double heart, as shown below.

I then tatted a third motif to this and connected it all up.

This was my prototype design. It is exactly how I pictured it in my head but it was too big! I then tried it again with less double stitches in the middle of each motif but alas, still too big!

So, third time lucky, I decreased the size of each motif.

Ta da!

It's now the perfect size for.....

drum roll....

Napkin rings!

Click here for the Etsy listing.

What do you think? I'm really pleased with how they've turned out.

The napkin rings above were created in my 'Eva' pattern using the same red cotton thread and can be purchased here.

I've also listed some customizable napkin rings: you choose the colour.

I'm currently working on more housewares so keep your eyes peeled.

Heather x

Etsy and tatting

Today I'd like to show my appreciation for the wonderful world of Etsy.com. Etsy is the place to buy and sell all things handmade. It contains thousands of shops of people from all over the world selling anything from jewellery and clothes to cosmetics and accessories, all handmade by themselves. I've found a lot of good products on there covering all price ranges. These people put a lot of love and attention into their products and this shows. I have to resist the urge to keep buying things.

I've placed the Etsy mini on the right of this page. Mine seems to be mostly corsets and medieval dresses at the moment. I suppose it fits with who I am. Most of the blogs on the left are of Etsians, check them out.

This brings me nicely to my next point. For the last year or so I've been tatting. This is a form of lace made by a series of knots. It is very durable and also elegant. Last December I discovered Etsy by accident through a Google search. I immediately realised that I could turn my hobby into a job. I would never have dreamed that this was possible but Etsy opened my eyes to a handmade world.

The pictures below show one of my own designs 'Elizabeth'. The first one is the black and red bracelet and the second one the red and cream necklace. I've also done these in other colours. I'd love to know what people think. I'm nearly set up and ready to go and I hope to become a seller very soon.

x