5 Rose part 1

History anyone? The Tudor dynasty took over England in the 15th century after a prolonged conflict between two families: the House of York, and the House of Lancaster. Both houses had single row, 5 petal roses as a symbol. The first Tudor king, Henry VII, united the houses and combined the 2 roses into the famous double-rowed one with which we are familiar. There you go.

The rose looks quite complicated when you draw it out. Look for the one 5 petal rose, with its 5 spiky sepals, within the other and you'll soon make sense of it! The centre has a circular rounded projection or protuberance called a 'boss'; we will start here and work outwards into the petals.