lollygagging or not

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Whatever it is, I'm sure happy to pause and share this slightly mixed bag of fun and possibilities! Let's start with the Tatted Fringe and adaptations and practice pattern I shared in my last two posts.

Yesterday Elisabeth Dobler wrote to me and sent me some photos which I share here with her kind permission. And this is what she says - 

Today our tatting group met again and I showed them the new technique of Corina Meyfeldt and you. It was so funny - we had so much fun! Some members of my group were so creative and tried new ways to apply this new technique. Initially I wanted to teach them the various possibilities of the captured picot but we didn't have enough time - we tatted 3 hours only the new technique! 

Thank you very much for sharing this new skills!

From the top and the side!

Oh the possibilities of colour, size, and form!

She and her group are so creative! Soon I will share her beautiful application of the captured picots.

https://occhi-freunde-oberschwaben.de/  ; https://www.instagram.com/occhi_freunde_oberschwaben/

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Almost simultaneously I received this message from Stephanie Wilson -

I like your fringed star. The colors are pretty and I don’t mind ‘messy’ fringe. It looks nice to me.

Got me thinking – do you think we could do something similar using the daisy picot technique? Long picots *between* the daisy picot stitches, then cut them after we’re finished? I don’t have time to try it now, but it sounds like it would work….in my head, at least.

And the answer is yes! sorry I didn't get time to try it out, but this is the only caveat to keep in mind - if we attach the fringe to the core thread, it will take up space like any stitch. Hence if a pattern is not written with a fringe in mind, one must take care to adjust the total stitches accordingly. Of course, this can be countered by adding the fringe to the picot thread, and if one wants the fringe facing down/inwards, then tat a downward or inward facing picot on which you attach the fringe!

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I didn't mention it in my last post, but I had used the spot fringe as thorns in the tiny Thorny Wreath from 2015. (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2015/12/thorny-wreath-pattern.html)

And this Christmas Troll (Ruth Perry's pattern) where I frayed the picots for an afro, could well have had additional fringe to give it a denser style (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-new-look-or.html)

And of course, the recent Fringe Star practice pattern and ideas was shared in the last post.

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Unrelated, but I wanted to update, hence adding it here. While looking for something in my choco-tatting boxes one leaf fell out which I noticed after the box was kept back.It was the same leaf I'd wanted to tat for the pumpkin, but didn't have time. Serendipitous! Of course I simply tied and whip stitches the tails to hide them and voila it looks kind of complete now. This is the E25 Extract Me Pumpkin by Julie Myers with my little tds variation and the addition of E25 palm leaf. (details - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/08/veg-patch-game.html ; https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/palm-or-plant-help.html

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Related Posts - 

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2015/12/fringe-benefits.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-fringes.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/08/starburst-fringe.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/no-truncation.html

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Many thanks to all for sharing your joy, thoughts, and ideas ladies! It's always satisfying to see interest being generated and tatters at play.

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veg patch game

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Game of the month in the Endrucks 1920 Project FB group this month is to tat either of two pumpkin patterns derived from pattern #25 - one is flat (Julie Myers) the other 3D (Daniella Galli). Obviously I would've liked to tat both, but went for the quicker option. 

Julie Myers' adaptation of E25 Extract Me Pumpkin pattern PDF for #VegPatchEndrucks Aug2024 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WKxGqijegF911nOvbmNjUuPVOQkHNZyF/view . Incidentally she derived this during our Sep 2022 game - ExtractMeEndrucks (as did Daniella!). Hmmm, one month shy of exactly two years!

My version reflects the type of pumpkin I enjoy eating during summer months - the green pumpkin (see next image). It is not fully ripe, has a mottled green skin and pale yellow pulp with a few scattered seeds. I visualized her pattern as a cross section of the whole pumpkin - the rings as white seeds, the pale yellow pulp, and a green skin. 

https://images.app.goo.gl/qpWbJWvj4BTVDEU5A

This is the only good image I could find which is identical to what I buy. Most images have an orangish pulp and green or brownish skin. Perhaps next season I'll remember to take a pic when I buy it.

I make the sabzi (kaddu/sitaphal) in summers till raw mango is available. Cut into pieces (one can keep the skin on or peel it), also dice some raw mango into small cubes, mix in spices, temper with whole fenugreek seeds and asafoetida, cover with plate and microwave for 3 minutes, stir and zap for another minute or so as required! It is such a quick-cooking dish and tastes wonderful with roti, puri, paratha, rice. 

I have a traumatic experience with the kaddu raita, though! Mummy once made it and it was horrible. But she insisted we finish it and I shudder ever since, despite enjoying various kinds of raw or cooked/grated veggies in beaten curd, LOL.

Wanted to use beads for seeds, and had even selected the pearls. Then decided to tat in 3 colours. 

NOTES - 

• In Gopi size 40 threads, the main body is 4.5cms high and 4.2 cms wide. 
• I used a single shuttle wound with the white thread. Yellow and green remained on their respective ball. 
• Started with false ctm - pulled out a short length of yellow, and finger-tatted the first chain, leaving a starter picot. Then continued with white shuttle, hiding & snipping off the extra yellow length.
• Tatted continuously, all clockwise. I didn't feel the need to turn work after every round. Especially since I was using the one shuttle and the colours positioned themselves as needed. Just left a very small picot at the start of each round to join back to.

• Treble tatting on the outermost round. While not strictly realistic since the actual peel is thin, but tds is fun and gives a nice finish and texture I hope. Would look good for a floral effect!
• I didn't count the tds, eye-balling the length of each segment by placing it along the corresponding chain segment below it. 
• TIP: After the required tds, I worked in 2ds, lock join, 1ds, p, 1ds. Now join simultaneously through both the hidden picot of last tds and the picot of new segment, and continue this as the 1st tds of new segment. Repeat at each join. This gives a nice, clean dip (You can see the difference on the join between 2nd and 3rd chains on the right side. The dip is not pronounced because I experimented without the picot, joining directly). Another advantage is that there is no 'gap' at the base of the join. I think it came off nicely.

• The stem encapsulates all the tails and since I had used leftover thread, I simply ended with the long tendril, without extending the stem further. 
• I had intended to add leaves, but one of our participants has already done a stellar job of it! Perhaps I will still tat a leaf or two from the same 2022 game - this would act as an incentive to share the E25 palm leaf pattern which inspired Elisabeth's Multifaceted leaves. See how the branches keep multiplying?!

I enjoyed tatting this piece despite the somewhat unorthodox colours which don't immediately identify it as a pumpkin, and hope that soon I'll get a chance to tat Daniela's 3D version, too. 

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UPDATE: https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/08/lollygagging-or-not.html

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We do have a few other veggies in our Endrucksian garden patch as inspiration, including another 3D pumpkin (from E12) by Krystyna Mura. Check them out in the Foliage directory - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIgPKHH9V2Dg4gDZNefVfSVNRZQC6LbSfhiaWA_s-G8/view  

Many many thanks to Julie and Daniela for graciously sharing their patterns 

and to Ninetta for hosting the game! 

multifascination

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 This time I have not delayed, not by much essentially. A couple of months back I came across an Instagram post on tatting and their profile said they were a German group of 15-20 members with a common passion for occhi! I messaged them about our Endrucks 1920 Project and so began a lovely friendship with Elisabeth Dobler (she manages the account and is the founder of the group 'Occhi Freunde Oberschwaben'), a very talented tatter who enjoys pushing the boundaries and exploring new techniques.

Inspired by my E25 palm leaves, she belted out a range of effects from one basic model! We decided to call these Multifaceted Leaves. She graciously accepted to share the pattern and we worked together to create a presentation that is hopefully clear and easy to follow. She also made a presentation in German. Here are the links to both -

E24 Multifaceted Leaves by Elisabeth Dobler - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ywaZcQP8b1M86jo4yLIwpH5fZ5kQ0_tX/view

E24 Facettenreiche Blätter by Elisabeth Dobler - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-uFBNdM9aFOPUDCJyWC_dy1R_nyC4KRw/view

 

Multifaceted Leaf #1 (basic) 

This is the basic pattern which can be embellished as desired. She has worked the leaves in a clever and interesting fashion, entailing encapsulation. 

While the detailed pattern for this basic leaf is given, for the others an explanation of the effect/process is provided. Instead of repeating the description here, I request you download the pdf and understand the intricacies.

Multifaceted Leaf #2 - 

She has used metallic thread to embellish the leaves.

Multifaceted Leaf #3

Multifaceted Leaf #4

Maltese Rings adorn this leaf.

Multifaceted Leaf #5

Here the leaf starts at the mekik oyasi ring with cut picots and progresses back and forth to ensure it is worked in one pass. The crosshatch filling is so impressive.

Multifaceted Leaf #6

All six leaves together. 

Would these make a bushy mustache or even eyebrows, LOL? 

Simply add a stemmed flower in the center for a nice composition.

This is but a small slice of the enticing array of possible effects one can play with, using the basic model!

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Patterns 24 and 25 from Eleonore Endrucks' 1920 book, Die Schiffchen-Spitzen, are very similar; E25 has a bit extra on the E24 as base. E24 was reworked by Ninetta Caruso for the Endrucks 1920 Project and you can find her work here ---

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZpHou6AOWM3LZJVbEMNB_gurWqtjazRx/view - pdf  ; 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/50533105711/  - diagram only ;

https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2020/10/eleonore-thats-difficult.html - notes.

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Elisabeth Dobler has published two books with tatting patterns - Tatted Necklace with Roses, and Tatted Faces! Oh the faces book is really interesting and fun! 

Just like with Sally (in my previous post), it is always a pleasure to correspond with someone who is receptive, prompt, and willing to learn and share mutually! Seeing her interest in new techniques and effects, I told her about Ninetta's flickr account and blog and her new Captured Picot. Elisabeth got right down to it, diligently learning the captured picot, teaching it to her group and also applying them creatively! Wish I had taken her permission to share the pics here ... perhaps in future. But you can check out her Insta posts with all her wonderful displays here - https://www.instagram.com/occhi_freunde_oberschwaben/

These Multifaceted Leaves and many other leaves (seen in Elisabeth's Insta feed) will be displayed in the Austrian Lace Association's Congress 2024 - Participation Leaves in Linz from 11th to 13th October. Wish I and our group could've participated - hopefully next year.

Many many thanks to Elisabeth and looking forward to more creations.

Related Posts - Palm Leaves from E25

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/idea-in-progress.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/palm-or-plant-help.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/no-truncation.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/sunny-palms.html

sunny palms

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 Been a while and I don't get too much time to tat. What time I get is often divided between other projects. So this tree has been taking it's time to grow. And since the individual motifs were getting difficult to manage, I have finally glued them in the formation that looks best.

Mind you, I glued each motif only at one tip, leaving plenty of play for any later adjustments.

I have made a couple more fronds but that's for another day.

Also, there is a lot more I want to do before I 'complete' the game. The coconuts are still to make an appearance ;-D  I have a whole scenery planned from extracted motifs. Oh, but I did share this sun a while back -

This motif is deliberately made with 5 Anchor embroidery strands in 2 shades, and 1 metallic thread strand. There could've been 2 metallic strands for more shine.

This is the 3rd motif extracted from Endrucks' pattern #25. More extractions in the works.

Meanwhile we've had some awesome extractions in the group, including 3D!

Related Posts -

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/game-of-extraction.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/idea-in-progress.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/palm-or-plant-help.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/no-truncation.html

no truncation

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Remember when I asked whether to truncate the WIP fronds or not? (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/palm-or-plant-help.html) Firstly thank you so much for enthusiastically responding and coming to my help 💖

 Palm tree was the huge majority vote! There were a few who said both but one single tatter who chose only snake plant. 

Finally, here is the trunk - 

This is also an extracted motif. However, in order to get the shape and texture I visualised, I constructed it differently from that of the original Endrucks' pattern #25. Instead of making a long foundation chain with picots to which the next tier of the chain(s) will join, I tatted each block starting from the top and moving down.

Worked in one pass. And although I had loaded 2 shuttles, I ended up working with a single shuttle, using direct tatting in every alternate tier. 

To get a gradual taper, the outermost chain in a few center blocks are worked as a Lock Chain. Lock chain is narrower than a regular double stitch chain. The last 2 blocks at the bottom have 7 chains. The penultimate one has 1 lock chain on the right side but 2 lock chains on the left side in order to bring the threads in position for the last block which has regular chains. 

3 strands of Anchor embroidery thread.

Related Posts -
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/game-of-extraction.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/idea-in-progress.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/palm-or-plant-help.html

And before I sign off, take a look at the right panel. Topmost you will find direct links to follow me and the Endrucks Project on different platforms (encircled in red) ...... 

Everything is just one click away!

palm or plant - help

Pin It now! I'm in a quandary ... can't see the wood for the trees kind of..... and would appreciate your input.

If you remember (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/idea-in-progress.html ), I had extracted and adapted the pea pod motif from Endrucks' pattern #25 to make fronds for a palm tree. I also had most of the layout in my head, barring the minute details.

I have 6 fronds and the question is whether I should continue with the Palm Tree idea or switch to a Snake Plant?

PALM  TREE?

or

SNAKE  PLANT ?

Please help me decide. At this stage hubby thinks it looks like a snake plant, and I agree with him. However going ahead I see the palm tree take shape, too.

Over 10 days back I had shared this collage in our FB group -

The 4th frond (below) looks like a banana, doesn't it? Or an orange slice. Or when arranged together, it could well shape into a pumpkin! 

Inspired by this, one of our members has tatted a pair of sweet peas and carrots which will be shared here once the event is over.

Stephanie W really got the creative juices flowing with her harvest theme idea! Thank you 💕

Check out the game, if you wish to play - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/game-of-extraction.html

Related Posts -

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/idea-in-progress.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/no-truncation.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/10/sunny-palms.html

idea in progress

Pin It now! When we opened the new game for September (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/09/game-of-extraction.html), I wasn't sure I'd be able to participate myself. However after finishing off a few tasks on my list, I was suddenly energized by an idea, by a mental image, and got right down to work. 

Do you see what I see? Do these motifs work as palm tree fronds? These are the first 3 each one different, with quite a few more to make in a darker shade, perhaps even a 3rd shade.

The trunk will incorporate another extraction of block tatting motif.

At this stage I have no idea how far I will be able to progress towards a composition or scenery ...

This is the original motif from Endrucks' pattern #24 and #25.

Pattern #24 pdf link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZpHou6AOWM3LZJVbEMNB_gurWqtjazRx/view

Pattern #25 now updated -

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19rR3fDG_ZHO9imf-EuPQO9dSd531UZl4/view

My imagination swirled with possibilities with merely this pea pod motif(s) -

• Dragon fly wings
• Angel or Butterfly wings
• Thatched roof
• Flower petals - colour, number of petals, single or multiple layers will determine what flower emerges.
• Gown
• Bow (for neck or hair)
• Flying bird ...........

What do You see or imagine? 

My intention was to work the fronds continuously if only I hadn't been lazy at the beginning ;-P I had wound one shuttle full with 3 strands of Anchor embroidery floss, pulled out a yard or so for CTM and worked only with that one shuttle using direct tatting, etc. 

Anyways, I'm happy for doing them separately - gives me more flexibility to arrange them later.

I am thoroughly enjoying this somewhat free-style winging after what seems like ages of structured tatting. Very relaxing and quick to tat.

game of extraction

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No fears of any tooth extraction!!! We are talking about extracting motifs from a specific pattern.

Last month's game of the month brought us so many prettified hearts and even a few patterns! I will showcase them soon in this blog. This month we have a slightly different game with lots of creative imagination in play.

You can play along, too, and join our FB group (Endrucks 1920 Project) or send pictures of your work to either Ninetta Caruso or to me.

Game Of The Month – EXTRACT ME SEP 2022

The pattern we are using this time is Endrucks' #25. Pattern #25 is an extension of #24 which was presented by Ninetta Caruso and now we have a composite of both diagrams in the #25 pdf.

Please download the pattern pdf -  https://drive.google.com/file/d/19rR3fDG_ZHO9imf-EuPQO9dSd531UZl4/view  

[Pattern #24 pdf link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZpHou6AOWM3LZJVbEMNB_gurWqtjazRx/view ]

What you see is what you extract!

Take a look at this lovely model of Endrucks’ pattern #25 tatted by Elisabetta De Napoli alongside Endrucks' original diagram. Can you spot different shapes and objects? 

If we break it down into motifs and view it from different angles, we can easily see a flower, a sun, a leaf or pod, a rainbow, perhaps waves or a fence, perhaps a sunflower, a tortoise, a tree, ….For instance the motifs extracted and tatted by Ninetta Caruso.

Our task is to extract one or more of these motifs, tat them, and then glue them on a card in any arrangement or composition.

•  You are free to choose colours, thread sizes, embellishments, etc.
•  You are also free to tweak the motifs to suit your composition and imagination.
•   You can choose to tat a single motif multiple times or several different motifs.

We are fast approaching autumn and festival season in many countries. The card you make might come in handy for gifting!

In case you face any issue, or have any questions, ask freely.

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As in the previous event,

* Please write your name on the pic.

* Use the hashtag #extractmeEndrucks and #Endrucks1920Project in the description and any other detail you want to share, whenever you upload to any platform.

Looking forward to your creative tatting and cards
Muskaan & Ninetta 

Remember you can find so many many more patterns - original and adapted - in our EP doc - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17LEVftXweztBIOWh4sL4BB7bX65ssoOsOn4oXIgCepY/view