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E9 - The Blue Crab by Ninetta Caruso Nov2023

Hunting the last entire week or more has left me beady-eyed and addle-brained. And the very severe air pollution didn't help either. But I got it all done and  we can now proudly claim that our categorised Directories of patterns/models derived from Endrucks' 1920 book, ‘Die Schiffchen-Spitzen’, are all done! Yes, hunting for images to upload to the four new directories and update the older ones. We now have 15 Directories! How many patterns arose from the original 44? No idea! Why not take a peep at the new collections to see the wide range created by our talented tatters and designers?!

Snowflakes, Stars, Ice Drops Directory - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NKMYK3i4PI9pRmyotGCk5GkV2xcDS_hSgJfh322EQFQ/view

Angels and Tree Ornaments Directory -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MVEEhKE79euDmOY65Es95rYihb5P9UcqmAJWG5qw4Ws/view

Figurines and Critters Directory - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17-IX1n-PsvBqdoVZRq8N9ja-TM6oHurNvI19z-IjuTk/view

You can find The Blue Crab pattern in this directory! direct pdf link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Rj9fNq6myV17M1vAk2OWJrsjT2rBVob/view

Edgings Directory - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AY5AMicLd72yzv_KIn8E61l-2XhIxu_NYgCmsdhIl8U/view

A short description for each directory is also included now, alongside the link. 

We may still face issues with a few models - Which category do they fall under? Well, we'll crawl across that bridge when we come to it.

The other task that kept me beady-eyed was updating the EP doc [Endrucks 1920 Project document - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17LEVftXweztBIOWh4sL4BB7bX65ssoOsOn4oXIgCepY/view].

Since the derivatives earlier displayed under 'Gallery of Possibilities' have been shifted to their respective directories, the 'Gallery' is now being used to showcase visuals of what/how word is being spread by our members... be it in the form of exhibits, publications, teaching, etc. 

It is our endeavour to keep the EPdoc for the reworked Original patterns only and as far as possible to shift all derivatives and variations/adaptations to other documents so that they do not become too large and unwieldy. I am still working on cleaning this up. I've made a rough list of the derivatives from each pattern and now to make a note/link to the respective category/directory in the EP doc. So some hunting is still called for; I'll get to it after basking in the sun and sands for a bit (it rained this morning hence this crab has cone out to play), giving my brain something else to focus on!

Hope you find patterns to tat for the coming holidays and then beyond!

Ninetta and I wish you happy tatting always! And we'd again like to thank all our original and new volunteers who keep this Project alive and kicking, clawing their way into collections!!!

Shuttlebirds challenge accepted

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Shuttlebirds has started their Wednesdays Weekly Challenge after a hiatus of 4 years. I didn’t have a clue at the time, but when it showed up in my blog roll, I couldn’t stay away. Nicola’s patterns are always a treat – to see, to follow, to tat. And even though I’m no fan of tatting animals (except birds, butterflies, & bunnies) tatting long shapely chains are always a challenge.

Wednesday's Weekly Challenge #45

Cheeky Monkey by Nicola Bowersox

Techniques I used:

2 shuttles, ctm (for 1^st part)

scmr with thrown/floating rings

directional or fs/bs tatting

dimpled chain

lock join

lock join with 2^nd shuttle

switch shuttles

In Anchor size 20, the monkey stands 3" tall x 2.5" wide

As always, the images, notations, and instructions are very clear.

However, for shuttle tatters, one needs to choose which shuttle to work with, when to switch shuttles and with which shuttle to make the lock join.

I sewed in 2 black beads for eyes later, though they can be pre-strung.

My ‘mistakes’ –

For the right armpit, I didn’t make the lock join with other shuttle. The ‘twist’ is glaring!

I was so focused on the stitchcount for the long tail that I forgot to snug the stitches more compactly.

Long chains are not easy to control or hold shape, but I’m fairly happy with how these turned out. It is a very cleverly designed and executed pattern and wish my monkey was more perfect.

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I went through the list of previous challenges and chose the very first one. This butterfly has been flying around pinterest for ages and I first made it in 2013, before I started blogging. Not satisfied, it’s been in one of my to-retat boxes (don’t remember which one – I need to ‘organise’ a massive hunt!).

Wednesday's Weekly Challenge #1

Butterfly by an unknown designer

UPDATE: Pattern is by Anna G.Vecherskaya in Frivolité  1991, p19.

Read about her here - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5624.asp

The link on the site doesn’t work, but a quick search through pinterest will throw up the pattern. This is the one I followed (from a Russian book). It is a beautiful butterfly within butterfly design, tatted in one pass!

Techniques I used:

2 shuttles

scmr

directional or fs/bs tatting

lock join

slt  

very small & decorative picots

lock chain

In Anchor & Lizbeth size 40, the butterfly is 2” high with a wing span of 1½”. 

Knotted the 2 threads together and worked a lock chain for first antenna, then worked the 4 inner rings as mock rings separated by an unflipped 2^nd half stitch to secure.

I had earlier started with normal rings but horrors, the thread broke while closing the last ring.

In the 2^nd round SLT is used to keep the chain and rings of same colour.
Ended with the 2^nd antenna, knotting and snipping off ends.

No sewing !!!

I tweaked the stitchcount on the lower wings (outer round) to get this shape.

Trying to play with colour combinations, though I’m not too happy with the pink shade.

This old butterfly from 2013 is worked in South Maid size 10. 

Normal rings instead of mock rings. And it is missing an antenna. Will tackle it when I find it, and update with the dimensions. 

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Catch you later, folks :-D