all things pass

Here you will find the continuation of the summary of my summer, what I've been putting off for a month. 
I warn you that this post is a little crowded. But but if I split it into separate posts, I'd probably still postpone them!

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Sunday, June 22nd: it was International Lace Day! I participated both with my friends of the association #agofiloefuselli I belong to, and with the tatting group of the #Endrucks1920Project.
In the local association we’re in a period of transition. Unfortunately, the association has not had its own venue for more than a year, and for our weekly meetings we had to move 4 times. For the International Lace Day we organized to work outdoors, in public, so a small part of us could spend a relaxing afternoon, chatting and working, despite the hot weather. We have also prepared a booth, to show our lace, inviting curious passers-by to stop and maybe come and visit us later for the courses. Some of us preferred to stay at home, but they did not fail to give their support and encouragement, as you can see from the pics they sent.

The International Lace Day, which takes place once a year, has a Facebook group in Italian - “INTERNATIONAL LACE DAY ITALIA” - https://www.facebook.com/groups/InternationalLaceDayItalia  -
As for me, I tatted a pattern from the #Endrucks1920Project, which is ever growing! On the occasion of June 22nd, we had a little surprise: the "E42 Roses" by Daniela Galli, which is a rose in two versions! They are nice and quick to tat, but I stopped at the second one. I used my usual thin size 80 thread and my little things went lost under all the other lace in the booth! Lol, I found them at the end of the day! Thank you Daniela! Here is the PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HiDjl4A_CkRcRGqpjhEItWqgEI1bGMhE/view 

Also, a big thank you to Muskaan, who prepared the document and the drawings for the pattern. She tatted a bunch of E42 roses and shared them here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2025/08/celebration-tatting.html  

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On June 28th was Frau Eleonore Endrucks' 140th birth anniversary. I wonder what she would say if she were here today, seeing her tatted designs still alive and inspiring tatters of the third millennium… We are a fantastic Facebook group, nearly 3000 members, with several times the original 44 patterns! We celebrated the anniversary by sharing another banner, tatted by me in February, when I wanted to tat something new for the exhibition we had in March, with the local association. The patterns for the letters had to wait some months to be ready. Then I had the help of my Partner In Crime, Muskaan, who saw a preview of my models and documents, and gifted me her tips for both the design and the presentation. She also suggested changes to the former letter S, and actually the new S gave birth to numbers 6 and 9, and to a lowercase ‘g’. I’m very grateful to my talented friend, she’s always present and positive, and always ready to encourage.
Here is the list of the patterns for the letters in the banner: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_arrhYZfmim2XEoczaLnZtW08ULYUvlW/view 
You can find many patterns for Letters and Numbers in our collection – thanks to the creativity of our talented group. The links to all patterns are listed in the “Lettering & Numerals from Endrucks” directory - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S4AP67BmSNIRJ2Vo36EHgUQ3yQMkrIjCv43YvYvWWRE/view 

If you like exploring the vast range of derivative patterns, ideas, models, information related to the Project, start from the document called EPLinks - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1TZBg-HIzseGEUoJ-rko7tNbtSgZY5A18Oy2Y9Hh0Y/view, choose one pattern from the vast collection and share it with us, you can reach us in Facebook or leave a comment under our blogposts, Muskaan and I will be happy to see your tatting and we will send you a gift too (that is another pattern). Due to the current updating of many of the PDFs, if you have saved a link to one or more documents in the past, just click on them again to refresh or check with your printed copies. When you post remember to write the name of the designer and pattern number (E1, E2, E3, etc.) or name in case of derivatives, and also always use the hashtag #Endrucks1920Project . Thank you.

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In July, I made for myself a recap of the tatting courses at the association #agofiloefuselli. Let’s welcome 4 new tatters in the world! I’m proud of the ladies who came to learn, and certainly I also always learn something back from them, on how to teach and what I can offer. I am lucky to have the opportunity to host in-person lessons, I really like the human relationship, beyond simply teaching a technique. 

But I really like to share online too. This summer I shared a video on Facebook, which I hope will be useful to understand how to insert beads with the AOSJ method. Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aKqdDaRuX1Go188HR2gC2xU5LHCToOS3/view 
The photo-tutorial has been on my blog for some time, here: https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2021/01/aosj-for-adding-beads-in-split-ring.html 

 

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Every now and then I also tat patterns that are not from the Endrucks Project! In July I retat the pattern from the "Summer 2023" event of the Facebook group “Chiacchierino: Filo, Amore e Fantasia” – a pattern that I love, by Daniela Galli - Group link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/796909010465227  🥰 Grazie Daniela!

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During the summer I went to Rome, more often than in the past. I visited Villa Farnese and Galleria Borghese, very rich in art (especially the latter), unmissable places, containers of precious art treasures of the capital.

Detail of a ceiling at Villa Farnese. It looks quite a pattern, isn’t it?

Detail of a room in the Borghese Gallery, a young man on a horse nearly to fall from the ceiling. The composed group has a fascinating story, to learn it read here - https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/en/opere/marcus-curtius-throws-himself-into-the-chasm

On August 6, I visited the temporary exhibition of D&G at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome: it was exciting. I must say that it is not the type of fashion I would wear, but the atmosphere of the exhibition enchanted me! Above all, it is remarkable and absolutely admirable that, over the years, the two creative designers have involved many Italian artisans, enhancing the value of crafts made by hand and bringing niche activities to the world's attention. As a whole, I liked the exhibition tremendously, both for how it was conceived (every room had a theme and it was like an immersive experience), and for the great space and attention given to craftsmanship and to the creation of unique pieces. 

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To close the post, I will tell you about the visit to the Lace Museum of Pescocostanzo, on August 12, to reach it we made a car trip of about 3 hours and stayed overnight. I was also lucky enough to meet Paola Bevilacqua because the town is halfway between my city and the city where Paola spent her summer holidays. We worked it out and met!

The Museum has a website: https://museodelmerlettoatombolo.it/ . If you ever can go to Pescocostanzo, I recommend you visit the Museum, it contains real treasures. There are unique laces, once belonging to local families, now admired by visitors from all over the world. The director accompanied us on the visit, with great competence and kindness. He told me that they welcome many foreign tourists interested in seeing how the bobbin lace is worked, and local ladies go specifically to the museum to work in public, one of them is 86 years old. Their bobbin lace has unique style and designs. Unlike today, once it was well known and made in every home, every family used to have a rich trousseau; now  they struggle to pass these old traditions to the new generations. I admire those people who commit themselves to promote the knowledge and heritage of the lace, so the beautiful things don’t pass.

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Summer’s time passed. We have a proverb: "good weather and bad weather do not last the same amount of time". Well, I can assure you that this summer has really flown by for me.

Ciao, Ninetta