A Tatted Leek and Daffodil Pin

I have added the patterns for my Tatted Leek and Daffodil


Pin to my website. I created the Daffodil Pin for the members of my tatting group to make and wear on
St David's Day (March 1st). It is a very easy pattern with just rings and chains which are then shaped into the flower head and attached to a lapel pin.
When my brother, Michael, was a teenager he decided to wear the alternative symbol of Wales on our National Day - which is a leek. Now, to most people in Wales, a leek doesn't look as good as a daffodil and it certainly doesn't smell as nice - but that's teenagers for you.
A few years ago I was looking for something to different tat when a few friends and myself were demonstrating tatting at the National Museum of Wales in St Fagans, Cardiff: and the result was a tatted leek.

Tatting for Christmas - a new book of tatting patterns

I have been working on this book for over two years and have finally had it printed. It contains just patterns because to have added techniques would have made it bigger - and therefore more expensive. Instructions for the techniques can be found on my website, in the Ring of Tatters' Newsletters or from me by email or post.

The book is spiral bound, size A4 and has 86 pages, all in full colour.

It contains 46 patterns plus 11 beaded variations of some of the patterns.

The patterns have clear diagrams and easy to follow instructions.

"Tatting for Christmas" costs £25 inc UK p&p. If you live outside the UK and would like a copy contact me and I'll find out the cost of postage to where you like.

New Website

At last I've got round to setting up my own website. It has free patterns, a techniques section and a gallery.
I enjoy teaching, so the patterns I create are mainly for my students to practise the techniques I've taught them. To check it out click on 'Cariad-Tatting', (under Patterns at:) at the top, left of the screen.

Royal Wedding

I designed these blue birds for this month's pattern for the members of the Ring of Tatters' pattern club. They can also be used on an anniversary card or a single bird for a birthday card.

I'm going to London on Thursday to watch the cellebrations with my daughter, Marguerite, and her family. We'll watch the pagentry on the television but might go out into the city later to join in the party.

Cath's bouquet

Cath and Phil were married last Saturday and I haven't seen the official photos yet but here are two, taken by a guest, of Cath's bouquet. In an earlier blog I said that Cath's mother, Ruth, asked me to design these flowers for her then she and a friend tatted over 80 poppies and a similar number of daisies for the bride's bouquet and bridesmaids' flower arrangements.

More pictures of the display at Harrogate

Grapes on the vine designed by Karey Solomon

Train by Jennifer Williams

Clock designed by Rosemarie Peel, fan and butterflies by Jennifer Williams

One of five fairies by Jennifer Williams

Eggs by Lynne Webber and Jennifer Williams. Flowers by Jennifer Williams

Beaded necklace designed by Nina Libin

Harrogate Lace Fair 2010

The Ring of Tatters' 30th Anniversary book came back from the proof reader last week and now it just needs one photo to be added and it's ready to go to the printer.

At the end of March Ruth Price travelled to Harrogate with me to 'fly the flag' for the Ring. On the left of our display table we have eggs decorated with tatting, some hanging on the 'Easter tree' and others in a basket on the table. Next to that there is a vase of Hellebores and in front a selection of bracelets. In the centre, at the back, is a bunch of grapes with vine leaves designed by karey Soloman. In front of that is a necklace (purple beads on silver thread) designed by Nina Libin for our new book. It uses 3000 beads and took me a whole week to make. There are three fairies, two baby's shoes and a square mat and behind them a clock designed by Rosemarie Peel and I added my own butterflies and fan to fill the space at the bottom of the frame. There are waterlilies on a mirror and a vase of daffodils that you've seen on my blog before. At the back, hidden, is my butterfly picture and hanging at the back the train and carriages. They don't show up very well in this photo but the flowers for the wall hanging were made by the ladies in my groups.