Blog Editor’s Comment:  I met Craig, as she likes to be called, for the first time in 2013, at Tat Days in Greenfield, IN (this was before I purchased the Tatting Corner).  We were in a class with the Shuttle Brothers, and not only was she doing everything they were teaching, she was also in the process of designing her 3D Fairies.  I am in awe of her design skills.  Everyone should own a copy of both of her books (available only at the Tatting Corner)!

Craig has provided this synopsis of her most recent book, 3-D Tatted Angel:

The index of this book is
Pages                    2-3       Materials
Page                      3           Abbreviations
Pages                    4-9       Wings ONE – Large
Pages                   10-13   Wings TWO – Small
Page                     13          Halo
Pages                   14-15   Seed Bead Bodies
Pages                   16-25   Clothes – Skirt
Pages                   26-27   Clothes – Blouse with sleeves
Pages                   28-29   Putting Angel Together – under skirt of ribbon and tatted outer skirt
Pages                   30         Putting Angel Together – attaching Blouse and sleeves
Pages                   31-32   Putting Angel Together – painting, stiffening and putting wings together
Pages                   33-35   Putting Angel Together – making 4 embroidery floss wigs
Page                     36         Halo and the down feathers between the wings
Page                     36         Hanger
Pages                   37-43   Images of finished 3-D Tatted Angels in different colors and hair styles
Page                     44         Place to write your own notes while making your 3-D Tatted Angel
Each area is filled step-by- step written and photo instructions.  Click on the image to enlarge.

Designer of the Week:  Hye-oon Lee

Book:  Lovely Tatting:  Doilies for Spring and Summer

Tatting Corner Stock Number:  LEEHO-01

Featured Pattern:  Cherry Blossom Doily 3, pages 34 and 35

Hye-oon writes:  “Every spring, my family and I go to the Quad at the University of Washington to see the cherry blossoms. They are in full bloom around March and the campus is overflowing with visitors who go to enjoy the display of the season. We try to go a bit early to stroll the campus when it is still quiet and peaceful. Plus, nothing beats the early morning light shining through the tall trees. I was inspired by the light pink petals floating in the wind and wanted to somehow capture the little petal shapes through tatting. The Cherry Blossom set of three motifs and three doilies is the result. The motifs are composed of little petals and the doilies are extensions of the motifs, growing into full cherry blossoms. Motifs are really important to me, as they are the foundation and beginning of a larger idea. Additionally, they are small enough to be tatted by people who are just learning to tat!”

Techniques Featured:  Split rings, split chains, two shuttle tatting