Completed Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card

Here is the completed card. Now all I have to do is not let my friends see it on this blog!

Ruby collection

Just thought you would like to see the tatting that I have done for my friends' ruby wedding anniversary card. I will post the complete card when it is finished.

Exotic Range Of Tatted Flowers

The Exotic Range Of Tatted Flowers is now complete and available from my web site in either hard copy or e-book at www.howiedee.plus.com

White Orchid

Here is the last in my series "Exotic Range of Tatted Flowers" the white orchid. The book will be ready for sale within a few days. I will publish a new post when it is available.

Exotic Range of Tatted Flowers

The "Exotic Range" is now almost complete. I have one more flower to design - a white orchid - and then I will publish the book.

Bird of Paradise

The Bird of Paradise was a real challenge but I think it came out quite well!

Arum Lily Leaf

Now the leaf to go with the flower!

Arum Lily

This is the Arum Lily, the next in line

for my "Exotic Range".

My next will be the lily leaf.

Orchid

The orchid is the next one in the exotic range.

Star Gazer Lily

This star gazer lily is the first pattern in the new collection of flowers that I am working on at the moment. I am going to call the new flowers the exotic collection, so look out for more to follow.

Latest Wedding Cake

This is my latest project, it is being collected tomorrow (Sunday) for wedding on 29th July.

It is a very popular design - I have made it many times - in fact my next wedding cake is a 2 tier version of the same one which is for Sept!

Clover Leaf Doily

Here is my latest design so far. Not 100% happy yet, just a couple of adjustments to make it just right. I will then attempt to write the pattern in diagrams instead of long hand!

Then there are the novelty ones

Plus many,many more

Sugarcraft - My other Passion

My other passion is sugarcraft and here are some of the cakes that I have produced over the years.

Tatted Bookmark

Pretty Practical Tatted Bookmark

Materials: One 20g ball mercerised crochet cotton size 20
One shuttle

Finished size: approx 23cm (9 inches)

Instructions:

R of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. RW. *Ch of 5ds, p, 5ds. RW. R of 3ds, j to last p of first r, 3ds, 4p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. RW. Rep from * 18 times more (20 rings in all). RW Ch of 3ds. RW

Work three ring cluster as follows:
R of 3ds, j to last p of last r, 3ds, 6p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. R of 3ds, j to last p of last r, 8p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. R of 3ds, j to last p of last r, 3ds, 6p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. RW

Ch of 3ds. RW. *R of 3ds, j to p of last r, 3ds, 4p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. RW. Ch of 5ds, p, 5ds. RW. Rep from *18 times more. RW. R of 3ds, j to last p of last r, 3ds, 4p sep by 3ds, 3ds, cl. RW. Ch of 3ds, 7p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of last ring. **Ch of 3ds, 3p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of next r. Rep from **18 times more.

Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of first r in three ring cluster. Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to 2nd free p on next r of cluster. Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds. RW. R of 7ds, j to centre p of same r, 7ds, cl. RW. Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, miss one p and j to next p on same r. Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of last r of cluster.

Ch of 3ds, 5p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of next r. *Ch of 3ds, 3p sep by 3ds, 3ds, j to centre p of next r. Rep 18 times more. Ch of 3ds, 5p sep 3ds, 3ds, j to base of last r. Ch of 3ds, j to last p of last ch, 3ds, p 3ds, j to first p of first ch, 3ds, j to base of first r.

Tie ends and cut. Dab craft glue over knot. Press carefully into shape using spray starch.