I consider the Victorian purse experiment a waste of time, effort, thread and beads!!!  OR is it?  Here is the first stage which I showed y...

Now this shuttle is another very, very special one for two excellent reasons. First it's a birthday present from Ridgewoman and secondl...

I mentioned ages ago that the Fringe Element Tatters were using one of my patterns as a logo on their shuttle this year. Well guess what? ...

Just a reminder that later today (well, OUR day) I will be launching the Pop a Bobbin shuttles here in my Etsy store.   10pm GMT.  There are...

Before I show you Jane's work from last week I want to just let you know that the beaded neck purse that I took down from my pattern pag...

Before I start - did you notice MY HDT on yesterday's post?  Only Lily and Ridgewoman commented on it!!!  It made me giggle as it was do...

Except THIS Sunday!!!!  Well I suppose old people should never say 'never'!!!! A brief update after yesterday's (rather late!) ...

Now these didn't come from the USA!!!!  No, nor from the UK.  They came from Jane in South Africa who is doing her own HDT. Aren't ...

Woweeeeee, look what arrived yesterday!  Thank you SO much Ann - I'm thrilled to bits, lass.  I know I'm a bit of a plonker at times...

Teri Dusenbury - there's a name to remember as an icon in tat land. Teri has been making turtles and now has lots and lots to sell.   ...

Following on from the 28th October I present a pair of earrings!! Now the reason for these are the pretty red heart beads that Ridgewoman ...

It's always very reassuring to find out that people actually make up some of the patterns that are on my pattern page - or elsewhere!!!!...

Now you saw my post (or maybe not!) last week (or it could've been the week before!!) over the purse in the Mrs Beeton's Book of Nee...

Gosh, here I am 'Americanised' again!!!!  I'd never heard of the expression 'eye candy' before the www came along!!!   ...

Here's another one - didn't take as long to do as the first!!!!  A shorter evening!!! This one is going to be worn on my brown heav...

It's such fun to play with new ideas.  This is based on the floating chain idea which Terry brought to my attention.  There's been ...

Last week I had the following message from Elfriede in Germany:- "Thanks for the description of the Snowflake Flurry. Attached pleas...

Here's the brooch finished!!  I've now sprayed it with fabric protector as it will be worn on a thick winter fleece. I'm not ve...

Before I start today - I must draw your attention to two links resulting from Saturday's post.  These are both from people who are more ...

An interesting question popped into my inbox a few days ago.  It was from Sandy who is a relatively new tatter. She asked me this:- Hi Jan...