Margaret of Life, Needlework and Everything is posting a tutorial on how to do a Tudor Stumpwork rose at the moment - she's up to the third post on the subject : (http://lifeneedleworkandeverything.blogspot.com/2009/08/stumpwork-sepals-close-up.html).

If you've been following how I did my dusty pink rose - well, she does things differently, and achieves a lovely rose.

Of particular interest is how she does her sepals.

I've been talking to her a fair bit in the comments, because these roses are fairly dear to my heart, and I thought I'd show you the rose I'd really like to do one day. It's from "Twixt Art and Nature