Cro Tat Published Book

[ferosah]

Hello everyone, I just thought I'd share my good news with all of you. I recently got a book published with Annie's Attic:
"Learn to Cro Tat" the new and improved way. You can see a picture of the book cover and a little write up on the contents of the book. See my signature line for link to my website. Thank you and have a nice day
Ferosa

[Homebody]

How exciting! Congratulations!:applause

[ferosah]

How exciting! Congratulations!:applause
Thank you so much for the congrats, I see your fingers have been busy crocheting. Love your finished work for 2006. Keep it up.
Ferosa

[jacqui]

Congratulations Ferosa you are such a talented lady.

[ferosah]

Thanks for the congrats Jacqui, and for the compliment, I appreciate you taking the time to write. Enjoy your day, or is it evening in Australia now?
Ferosa

[liz31]

Congratulations! You must be so excited. It looks like a great book too. I will probably buy a copy. You are very talented.

[ferosah]

Hi Liz,
Thank you for the congrats, I have been blessed with a wonderful talent and it's exciting and fun to be able to create and know that it well accepted by my peers. Thank you for writing, I appreciate hearing from you.
Ferosa

[Katchkan]

:wooCongratulations.:woo Your book looks wonderful. :tup You have to be very proud. :applause

[ferosah]

Hi Kathy,
Thanks for the congrats, To date I think this book is my best work, I am very proud to have it published. It's the first time I have attempted to give visual instruction on learning a technique.
I just went to your website and was blown away by your beautiful beaded purses. Girlfriend you rock. I have never seen work such as yours. I love them all. I love working with beads myself and can appreciate all the hard work you've done. All of them are masterpieces. Keep up the great works my dear.
Ferosa

[crochetdiva]

Hi Ferosah, congratulations on such a wonderful accomplishment!!! I have not been interested in cro-tat before, but seeing your book has definitely piqued my interest. I going to have to check that out. :manyheart

[ferosah]

Hi Andrea,
Thanks for the congrats and the interest in Cro Tat. Indeed it's quite an accomplishment for me and I hope that others will get the opportunity to learn this technique with ease using my visual lessons. I would advise you to take the offer that Annie's Attic has right now. You're getting 4 hooks and the "How to" booklet for $19.95 which is 20% off the retail price. I believe you get free shipping on your order also for the USA and Canada. I'm always here to help anyone if they encounter problems with the instructions. Have a nice day.
Ferosa

[Hummywinger]

Congratulations to you
I have some of the Cro Tat booklets from Annies Attic from several years ago and still haven't gotten around to learn to Cro Tat even bought the hooks. You know how us crochetaholics are lol
I will have to check out Annies Attic site and see what you have new there.
Good for you ... congratulations
:cheer

[ferosah]

Hi Darlene,
Thanks for the congrats, I really appreciate hearing from you. This new and Improved cro tat book was done because of the numerous request I had for help in learning the technique. If you want to learn Cro Tat then this is the book to have. There are visual lessons for the basics plus a lot of advanced stitches too. I hope you will one day try it, I'm always around to help anyone who has problems learning the technique.
Ferosa

[Celestial Seasonings]

Congratulations!!! That's very exciting!!!:manyheart :yay

[ferosah]

Thank you celeste, I appreciate your thoughtfullness in writing to congratulate me. Have a wonderful day.
Ferosa

[cupcake]

I have never heard of Cro Tat. You are an amazing lady, who I would love to meet in the flesh.

[Kimberly]

Hello everyone, I just thought I'd share my good news with all of you. I recently got a book published with Annie's Attic:
"Learn to Cro Tat" the new and improved way. You can see a picture of the book cover and a little write up on the contents of the book. See my signature line for link to my website. Thank you and have a nice day
Ferosa :yay Congratulations!!! I saw this book the other day and put it on my mental to buy list (along with a cro-tat hook of course) and now I see that one of my C'ville 'friends' was the author - how cool is that? Congratulations!! :yay

[ferosah]

Hi Cupcake,
Cro Tat is a combination of crochet and needle tatting using a crochet hook especially designed to facilitate the making of the needle tatting stitches. Thank you for the compliment my dear, If you ever travel to the caribbean and visit Trinidad you can always look me up :) Enjoy your weekend.
Ferosa

[ferosah]

Hi Kimberly,
Thanks for the congrats my dear. It's a pleasure hearing from you. Right now Annie's Attic has the whole package for $19.95 as an introductory offer which is 20 % off the retail price. You're getting two yarn hooks and two thread hooks along with a 32 page how to booklet which has visual instructions for the basics and numerous advanced stitches along with 8 designs to make. There is more info at my website showing exactly what you're getting in the package. Have a great weekend.
Ferosa

[Kimberly]

Hi Kimberly,
Thanks for the congrats my dear. It's a pleasure hearing from you. Right now Annie's Attic has the whole package for $19.95 as an introductory offer which is 20 % off the retail price. You're getting two yarn hooks and two thread hooks along with a 32 page how to booklet which has visual instructions for the basics and numerous advanced stitches along with 8 designs to make. There is more info at my website showing exactly what you're getting in the package. Have a great weekend.
Ferosa How can I turn down 20% off? :D There will be one winging its way across the ocean to me shortly! Have a great weekend yourself!!

[Linda]

I know you are so proud!! Congrats!!! :clap I have visited your website before and love your things!!

[sail149]

Hi Ferosa - I've followed you all the way here to ask how I can buy the new book and hooks! Annie's Attic won't post to Australia :(

Am I able to buy it directly from you?

[Roli]

Ferosah, it's so nice to rub elbows with a talented published artist such as yourself. Your work is lovely and you have accomplished what many of us only dream about. What a priviledge to be a member of this forum where all the crochet experts gather!:hug

[ferosah]

I know you are so proud!! Congrats!!! :clap I have visited your website before and love your things!!
Hi Linda,
Thank you for the congrats, I really appreciate hearing from you. I must apologise for the late reply. It's heartwarming to hear that you like my work. Commets like yours is what keeps me motivated to continue designing. Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs
Ferosa

[ferosah]

Hi Ferosa - I've followed you all the way here to ask how I can buy the new book and hooks! Annie's Attic won't post to Australia :(

Am I able to buy it directly from you?
Hi sail49,
Thank you for your interest in my book. I'm sorry to say that I don't sell any of my books. I contacted crochet Australia and they said that they will have the Learn to Cro Tat the new and improved way in stock in about 4 weeks time. Here's the URL for Crochet Australia
www.crochetaustralia.com.au
Hope this information will be helpful.
Hugs
Ferosa

[ferosah]

Ferosah, it's so nice to rub elbows with a talented published artist such as yourself. Your work is lovely and you have accomplished what many of us only dream about. What a priviledge to be a member of this forum where all the crochet experts gather!:hug
Hi Roli,
I am the one who is honoured to be among such a wonderful group of crocheters. I have been blessed with the gift for designing but it's all you wonderful supportive crocheters who has made me a successful designer. The support ad encouragement is what keeps me going. Thank you for your kind words I appreciate you.
Hugs
Ferosa

[sail149]

Thank you so much, Ferosa - that's great news! I know Vicki well, at Crochet Australia, and I'm glad they will be stocking your book soon. When I looked through their catalogue, it wasn't listed, that's why I asked about it. It will be something to look forward to!
I enjoyed participating in your Fairy crochet-along last year, but I find filet crochet is too hard on my hands now, so have had to give that up. My granddaughter is enjoying the fairy so it was worth the effort.

Maureen

[Tampa Doll]

Congrats Ferosa:yay

I tried cro-tat before, but could not seem to get it right. It seemed a little complicated. Maybe if I get your book, it will make it easier.

By the way, is it true that you are the designer of the painted doilies ? I just love that book and the instructions are so easy to read.:hook

[ferosah]

Thank you so much, Ferosa - that's great news! I know Vicki well, at Crochet Australia, and I'm glad they will be stocking your book soon. When I looked through their catalogue, it wasn't listed, that's why I asked about it. It will be something to look forward to!
I enjoyed participating in your Fairy crochet-along last year, but I find filet crochet is too hard on my hands now, so have had to give that up. My granddaughter is enjoying the fairy so it was worth the effort.

Maureen
Hi Maureen,
You're welcome my dear, Vicki is such a nice person to interact with. She is always prompt in answering queries too. It's a pity that you can no longer do filet, you did such a great job with the fairy crochet along. Your picture is still showcased in the fairy gallery. http://members.tripod.com/ferosah-ivil/id18.html
When you get your "Learn to cro tat" book and encounter any problems with the instructions don't hesitate to contact me ok. Hope you're having an enjoyable weekend.
Hugs
Ferosa

[ferosah]

Hi Mary Jo,
Thank you for the congrats, I really appreciate hearing from you. Yes I am the designer for the "Painted Doilies" book. I appreciate hearing that the instructions were easy to follow. Making instructions as simple as possible is the one thing I try very hard to accomplish with my designs. Being self taught has been a plus for me in that area as I know how frustrating it can be trying to figure out a pattern. For me crochet should always be enjoyable.
The problem you had with the first set of how to instructions for cro tat was the dilemma of a lot of crocheters. I recieved numerous request for help when my first cro tat book "Distinctive Doilies" was published. I did a crochet along with step by step visual lessons for it and it was very successful. Finally people learned how to cro tat with the crochet along lessons. That was the reason why I decided to redo the instructions and add a wide range of stitches for the technique in a very user friendly format. Although this book was turned down twice, I didn't give up. My third attempt at submitting it to the publishers was fruitful. Unfortunately because the book was published I had to take down the crochet along website because the basic how to was similar. I hope you give it another try, and I'm always around to help out in any way I can. Hope you're enjoying your weekend.
HUgs
Ferosa

[Kathleen]

Your book looks wonderful! I just love cro-tat! You must be so proud! Good for you!

[ferosah]

Hi Kathleen,
It was a great accomplishment to get this book published. I do feel proud whenever I see someone take the time to create one of my designs. Thanks so much for your wonderful comments, I appreciate hearing from you. Have a great day
Ferosa