timeline and play

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When I was updating the PDFs in our Endrucks' collection, it emerged that I hadn't yet worked on the prototype of the E37 Eye Spy Hearts #2 version (July 2022) which had been extracted from Eleonore Endrucks' E37 doily in 'Die Schiffchen-Spitzen', 1920 from rounds 4 to 8. I had only notated the pattern on the prototype pic, intending to improve on the design at a later date. This same heart, however, was used by Margaret Davies to enlarge it and then to convert it into an angel which incidentally hid a bell! Since we used this for our November 2022 game, her patterns were shared. 

When asked, my Partner in Crime, Ninetta, urged me to create a PDF. Hmm, that called for my shuttles to get to work on the improvement after over 3 years! And I can now show you all the version 2 hearts in chronological order along with future designs based on various arrangements. 

All blog links at the end; pattern links under respective pics.

 

Both tatted in July 2022 and most respondents preferred the left prototype, the pattern of which was shared here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/07/heart-pattern.html. 

However I was not satisfied with the proportions - the hearts were too broad. 

Before I could apply my mind, ....

 

... Margaret Davies shared her 'uplifted' version within days! A very clever adaptation except that the  inner chain pairs kind of flattened out. 

In the left model I tatted the bottom chains as per my own heart pattern, facing inwards. The pink model follows Margaret's pattern with the outward facing chain and thrown ring.

blog post - https://margaretsdesignercards.blogspot.com/2022/07/endrucks-1920-tatting-project.html

E37 Enlarged Endrucks’ Heart by Margaret Davies July 2022 pattern PDF (updated) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G2AboS4amzg5HgLGKoZ6X-bGNrLZBLCt/view

 E37 Endrucks’ Angel & Bell Margaret Davies Oct 2022 pattern PDF (updated) -https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aq202-ESOzP_DLlA1bQ1mz3unyTTrpwr/view

 

Flash forward to Sep 2025! My new trials and tweaks running through four variations where I wanted to keep as close to the original doily from which these were extracted ...

 

Of these, the 2nd and 4th (2A & 2B) patterns are shared in the pdf. With the removal of one pair of rings, the last model (2B) is very clearly a continuation of E37 Eye Spy Hearts #1. Nevertheless, I liked the overall shape and decided to include it in the PDF.

 E37 Eye Spy Hearts #2 Muskaan July2022-Sep2025 pattern PDF (new, with 2 versions) --                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SLSSFybhPZHcy6zJ-JSKbCfNKj_a2ka5/view

 E37 Eye Spy Hearts #1 Muskaan Jan 2022 pattern PDF (updated) -             https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Auf-CIZYLUQdkA6jalQR4hkS7Ah-Deld/view

 

Ninetta Caruso, while reviewing the PDF, tatted the #2B version and shared how she joined the ring to the chain (as seen in the WIP pic on left). I included it as a tip in the presentation - it is always great to have options!

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With EIGHT models on hand, how could I not play with arrangements?! You can see a few of these possibilities below. Note, no two models are identical - they differ either in count, picots, or thread size.

 

Heart motifs certainly lend themselves to a wide range of arrangements and possible designs!

If you make and post any of these patterns, please use the hashtag #Endrucks1920Project, and also mention the name of the designer and the pattern clearly.

Many thanks to Margaret and Ninetta who never fail to come together to improve designs and inspire!

Related Posts -
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2021/12/cupping-hearts.html - spotting the hearts

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/07/spying-again.html - prototype
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/07/heart-pattern.html - prototype pattern and variation
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/07/heartily-lemony-happy.html - Margaret's version

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/11/tag-along.html - game of the month

celebration tatting

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We celebrate the brother-sister bond of Rakshabandhan on the 9th of August this year. So I had this strong urge to collect motifs into rakhis, as I have done a few times over the years. 

I had a collection of these rose and floral motifs from past test-tatting and tutorial exercises, and I had intended to arrange and attach them into a necklace or collar to celebrate International Lace Day (June 22nd, 2025). 

Both motifs are adaptations of the central rounds of Eleonore Endrucks' pattern E42 in her 1920 book, ‘Die Schiffchen-Spitzen’, and reworked by Paola Emilia Rotuletti (2021). (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgPuAzM83cjVoWvzFaiAIp7UDbuueBB0/view)

The small motif on top is the E42 Roses by Daniela Galli (2025) which she kindly shared for the ILD 2025. Pattern PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HiDjl4A_CkRcRGqpjhEItWqgEI1bGMhE/view 

There is a small and a large rose, both of which can be worked with a ball and shuttle in one pass.

The large motif below is the E42 Flower Motif by Muskaan (2023). It is my 6-repeat adaptation for my E42 Antiks Snowflake (2023). Pattern PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5J5sjuAA7D0qGPOGnK9RJ83MKdNkWSZ/view

I had used the large motifs to demonstrate three ways of climbing out without the need for split chains. https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/11/game-antics.html

PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFk4ZnBT9ObJxnEKgI6hUkk2wtd_gOD4/view

I love lock stitch aka lock chains and simply picked up the knitting cotton size 10 threads in contrasting colours. I worked with one ball and shuttle. The rakhi motifs are all worked in size 20 crochet cotton from various brands.

 

Just so I remember for future, here's how I brought the motifs together with a Swarovski faceted bead (4.5mm) in the center. Pre-string the bead onto a length of thread and slide it to the center; bring both ends through the layered motifs; adjust and wind one end on a shuttle. 

Now from the ball pull off a length similar to one half of the first thread, leave it aside and start tatting a lock chain from the center. When desired length is reached, remove shuttle and again wind it with the other end and repeat the lock chain with ball thread on the other side. The bead remains locked in.

And for the tips, I inserted a bead through both threads at one end, tied a knot niched with the bead and trimmed off the tails. Repeated it on the other side. This seemed the quickest way to finish off the rakhi/bracelet.

The above large motif is from the original E42 center - notice it has 8 repeats.

In fact each E42 rose is also slightly different with tiny tweaks. It's fun to play around.

All together again. Rakhi traditionally has a thin string for tying. However, for a bracelet, one can use broader braids, which are shorter in length with relevant findings instead of ties.

Of course if tatted specifically for a bracelet or rakhi, one can embellish the motifs with beads, picots, etc. Mine are SOUP rakhis hence plain.

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Now I had initially collected the motifs back in May with the intention of making a necklace or collar as stated at the beginning.

I played with arrangements using all the motifs at hand. The above could become a necklace with addition of beads and bling...while the one below could be a collar.

Besides these, I had several other arrangements, including asymmetrical ones but deleted the pics someway along the way.

After several possible arrangements, this is what I found the most appealing and settled on it. Tatted ring or curled ring connectors would be used to link adjacent motifs. However I couldn't get myself to accomplish even this simple task and the lace day passed by without any tatting. 

Who knows if the mood takes me I might even free the motifs from the rakhis and rearrange as a necklace. What is your verdict/preference? Leave as rakhis or make a necklace?

NOTE - These are free patterns but please name the designer and the pattern when you make and post And also use the hashtag #Endrucks1920Project.

Many many thanks to Daniela and Paola - always ready to help and share 💕

Related Posts
Antiks Snowflake pattern and more - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/search?q=Antiks
Patterns for Rakhi/Bracelets - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/p/patterns-designs.html - listed under Holidays, Festival and Jewellery - Hands.

Endrucks, Holidays and Jewellery directories also have some rakhi models -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1TZBg-HIzseGEUoJ-rko7tNbtSgZY5A18Oy2Y9Hh0Y/view

a 3 in 1 leaf

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Ninetta has announced our new game for the month of October however I couldn't post my second submission for September in time even though I finished tatting it on the night of 30th Sep ;-D

 What can I say! When I have multiples of any motif I enjoy rearranging them to see what shapes emerge. I've already shown several such for the E15 Leaf Doodle #1. This motif is so adaptable that it boggles my mind. (All links related to E15 leaves are at the end of this post)

This time I took all three versions (tatted back in Dec2023) and thought the arrangement looked very much like the leaf of a grape plant. All that was needed was to tat an edge all around them, keeping them in place and wouldn't take too long.

I placed them again on blank paper and drew an outline in pencil. Took a pic. I referred back to the pic several times to confirm where to join. 

Used Victorian sets with a few picots thrown in for a textured outline. A darker shade of thread was an oopsie, not deliberate, LOL.

TIP: In Victorian sets, make the picot between 1st half-stitch set and 2nd half-stitch set for it to face outward. And a slightly longer picot.

I was simply winging it and have no stitch count. There is a very short split chain at the base to center the stem. I've left a few inches of tails for future addition.

Tatting didn't take long as expected, but unfortunately  I couldn't include the intended bunch of grapes in time. Task for future, hopefully within this month. 

If you look closely you will also see a bit of a mess in the center. No sweat! In nature perhaps a little birdie or a caterpillar shredded a portion and that's what it is ;-D

I think this looks better in real than in the pics - hubby identified it immediately as a grape leaf - and I could've done a better job. Nevertheless the joy counts for a great deal! Call it Leaf Relief!!!

Related Posts - 

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-power-of-15.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/lets-flourish.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/lighting-up.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/01/barely-in-time.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/05/inflating-leaf.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/09/e15-leafy-bonanza.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/09/leafy-game.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/09/leafy-birdie.html

E15 leafy bonanza

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 Now this was tatted back in May for the InflateMeEndrucks game and my inner child, as usual, wanted to arrange them to see what new shapes emerged! But the old woman in me promptly forgot to share the pics. LOL. Fortunately, I found them right on time for our new game this month - Leaf Me Endrucks! More about that in the next post. 

Although the game is confined to tatting leaves, it will be interesting to see how they will be used/applied. To that end Ninetta and I thought it okay to share some ideas.

Let me simply show you what I have within my limited imagination. Of course, some tweaks will be required - something added, something deleted, some colours changed, and so on - to bring them to life. I sincerely hope you can find more ideas and figures beyond the ones my eyes saw and write it in the comments.

But first, the pattern is E15 Leaf Doodle #1 (derived from Endrucks' 1920 pattern #15) with additional picots along the edge for sewing (immaterial to the shape). Also, if the chain H is shortened to 4ds instead of 6ds, the leaf turns out flat. And since I tat frontside/backside, the leaves are mirror images. PDF download link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NL5KHsLxOHkfILCTTKojfhHy6B9v9EG3/view

 1. Heart

2. Betel leaf ; Hazelnut ; Onion

3. Masquerade Mask 

4. Spy Goggles ; Cat Eyes ; Angel Wings ; Butterfly Wings

5. Earrings ; Pendant ; other Jewellery pieces

6. Jewellery ; Earrings ; Pendant ; Brooch

7. Tatting Shuttle ; Hair Clip or Hairband Embellishment

8. Spindle Motif. Can be joined along the tips for a long broad scalloped border 

or along a side for polygonal shapes.

9. Angel Wings ; Bracelet

10. a big fat Pheasant ; Hedgehog ; Turtle ; Weevil ; Kiwi ; Rhea

11. Pumpkin

and not to forget the 3D version

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/05/inflating-leaf.html

Waiting eagerly for your visualization! And if you wish to play, join us either in our FB group or I will share details of the game in my next game. 

Related Posts -

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-power-of-15.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/lets-flourish.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/lighting-up.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/01/barely-in-time.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/05/inflating-leaf.html

and if you feed in 'arrangements' in the search box, you will find many more such arrangement ideas for various types of motifs, including from Endrucks (but not all are showing up...perhaps I can do a roundup at some future date to refresh my own memory!)

E44 motif arrangements

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 Ninetta has been showcasing the E44 cover doilies (links at the end) from our tat-along in January last year and asked me to write something for her final post on the topic where she will share her pattern for continuous tatting. Had to refresh my memory and discovered I hadn't posted the motif arrangements mentioned in my post here -  https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-cover-covered.html So, like Ninetta said, better late than never. 

One of the advantages of working in pieces rather than in one pass is that one can play with arrangements and combinations! So without much ado, here are some quick pics I had taken back then. Perhaps it will inspire some one to tat one or more. 

Pattern : Motif G from E44 cover doily TAL Jan2023 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1km6Fy-tS-1o5LRW2TMI-KFb3KWlzRiCp/view

Four motifs in a closed circle

Two individual motifs that look like they are flying away! Angels? Birds?

A single motif fits nicely under Round 2 of the doily. 

Holding hands 

Same arrangement but with an overlap

Repeats of the above for a bracelet or belt

Straight border or bookmark?

A ladder or tower arrangement

Close-up of above. Good for a bookmark.

A different tree-like arrangement of four motifs.

A more symmetrical arrangement for a cross.

In my previous posts, too, some ideas from this doily have been shared. Links at the end. 

Hope you enjoyed these. In single colour, with beads, or in different colour combinations, and with a bit of tweaking/adaptation some of these could be brought to life.

So many possibilities but so little time.

Related Posts
https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2024/06/cover-doilies-roundup-1.html
https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2024/07/cover-doilies-roundup-2.html
https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2024/07/cover-doilies-roundup-3.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/01/tat-along-doily.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/01/double-juggle.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-cover-covered.html