Friday 24 November 2023

game antics

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 The saga continues from my previous post (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/11/flaky-antics.html). 

We chose the Antiks Snowflake pattern for our November 2023 game in our Endrucks FB group - Snowflake Me Endrucks. This name was chosen to indicate that we can try to adapt a pattern into a snowflake. We've derived snowflakes with E17, E3, E37, E31, E12, (see Snowflakes and Stars Directory)  but not as a game. We wanted to open the possibility of repeating the game in future with a different pattern.

Antiks Snowflake pattern (an E42 adaptation and extension by Muskaan) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5J5sjuAA7D0qGPOGnK9RJ83MKdNkWSZ/view

We have a wide spectrum of skill levels in our FB group be it tatting or linguistic. Hence visuals become important. This flake has a few tricks. Ninetta offered to take stepwise pics! Hence we prepared an entire Supplement which has the detailed pictorial as well as a lot of other info, options, and links. 
  
Ninetta's version in Lizbeth 10, colour 686. Hmmm, I wonder how her fingers, used to dainty threads, worked on this large thread, LOL.

Ninetta also uploaded a video demonstrating how to make the Split Chain!
She had actually done a couple more videos but this was the best. This is the kind of backroom activity we are engaged in to provide a wholesome experience!

Like I said before, we are beginning to use this as a platform for learning and bridging any gaps in tatting knowledge, while making it easy and accessible to all levels of tatters.
The Antiks snowflake uses Split Chains to climb out, and we already have some tatters who learned to make them for this pattern after watching Ninetta's video!
However, in case a tatter does not wish nor have the time, there are a few optional paths one can employ to climb out to the next round.....
 
Three such options are explained in the Supplement and each of these can be worked with a ball and shuttle, just like for split chains : 
How to Avoid Split Chains -
1. Bare thread space with a double lock join - an extension of what Mlle Riego did in her Bunch of Grapes (1850) single shuttle pattern.   (yellow model)
2. Shadow Chains - Frau Endrucks (1920) method   (purple model)
3. A continuous spiral - this one is more visually organic. (green model)
Pattern for this Rose Motif is also included for practice.

The main pattern pdf as well as the Supplement has more tips and links, including to the original ANKARS site (https://ankars-club.ru/). It is worth reading, given the common misconceptions about this technique.

Coincidentally, in November, The Online Tatting Class (TOTC) also did a few classes on ANKARS. You can access their articles and patterns here - https://www.theonlinetattingclass.com/ankars-patterns. Their YouTube site - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheOnlineTattingClass

Many many thanks to Ninetta for all her contributions!

14 comments:

  1. Thank you muskaan and Ninetta. I’ll have to make time to look at all this properly.

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    1. So sweet of you, Jane, but you've already tatted it back in June ;-D

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  2. Śliczna śnieżynka. :)
    Pozdrawiam ciepło.

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  3. Many thanks for your work to make this all possible! I will be starting this weekend on my "version" (which will include mistakes I'm sure)!

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    1. Your mistakes, if any, will become part of the 'antics saga' then, Mel ;-D

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  4. That is a lot of work for writing and explaining just one pattern! Thank you! I'm personally not big on split chains, I'd rather just cut and hide the ends...

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    1. This is an opportunity to share more about tatting terms, tricks, and techniques in the diverse group, Lavi ;-D Oh, I agree SChs have their limitations especially in multicolour lace and if we make a mistake!

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  5. Thank you Muskaan for this beautiful pattern! It's a joy for me being a part of the Project - whichever thread has to be used! 💕🌹🌹🌹

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    1. So sweet of you, Nin, and thanks for being such a great PIC! :-))

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  6. Thats was a long post to write, its a lovely snowflake pattern, and mine is finished ready to post.

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    1. I am so eager to see your version, Margaret :-))

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  7. Beautiful and original snowflakes :)

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