snowflake me roundup 1

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It is so difficult to choose just one lead pic as you will see scrolling down!

And so the roundup for our November event is ready, although tatters are still uploading pics from time to time - the latest being just a couple of hours back! 

Details posted here: https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/11/game-antics.html 

Pattern by Muskaan: Antiks Snowflake with an adapted E42 center: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5J5sjuAA7D0qGPOGnK9RJ83MKdNkWSZ/view

Supplement with stepwise pictorial and other tips, options, and tutorials: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFk4ZnBT9ObJxnEKgI6hUkk2wtd_gOD4/view 

It gives us immense pleasure to see that several of our participants took the time and effort to learn 'new-to-them' techniques through our Supplement!

Join Ninetta and me as we share the talents of our participants -

1. Ada Marie Diaz - chose to tat the flake in individual rounds using different colours for each! A Christmasy effect.

2. Amanda S Lohnes - her first attempt at split chains and mock rings!

3. Anita Barry - test tatted the snowflake several months back (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/11/flaky-antics.html). 

She wrote -

Loved tatting this project in HH Lizbeth and Handy Hands metallic thread (although I had to pull hard to get the rings to close using the metallic thread).

And this is her 8-arm version. As I had said in the above post, I forgot to change the 8-point repeat (as in original Endrucks' #42) to 6 repeats in my written instructions and she went ahead and worked this beautiful version.

4. Anna Bonelli - pristine tatting as usual!

5. Anna Tedesco - always the multiplier, with a beautiful triplet in different colours.

6. Antonia Lai - a regular and enthusiastic participant learned split chains from Ninetta's video (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hKfqa3LHnUor9UAen7sdqPgzZe0elU2I/view) and her first attempt at ANKARS, too.

7. Catia Lemmetti - pleasantly surprised us with this beautiful bounty today!

The two trees are from our Dec game. 

8. Debra F Cox - wrote - 

...what a fun motif to make! ANKARS technique is new to me and I am still mastering split chains. All in all so fun to learn. I am told no 2 snowflakes are alike lol and mine is extra special with 7 points. Thank you for your patience and helping me learn new techniques on my tatting journey!

The small stars are designed by Ellen Lai. All motifs worked in Lizbeth color 190 silver thread size 20.

9. Jane McLellan - tatted this back in June when I had gifted her the pattern, and wrote about it in her blog - https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/06/in-which-there-is-tatting.html

10. Jiamrat Supapol - has quick shuttles, too! She tatted two flakes in different colourways.

Beautiful colourway - like a pond with reflections.

This one reminds me of corn fields!

11. Katie Verna - worked her cheerful magic using AltinBasak, #50, color 3053.

12. Krystyna Mura - worked two models in her pristine style ...

She used beads in the center and around the central ring.

And wowed everybody with this spectacular rendition in several different shades of metallic threads and strategically placed beads!

Hungry to see more? Join us again in part 2 of the #SnowflakeMeEndrucks roundup.

...to be continued

Many many thanks to all our wonderful participants! You make us want to do more!

multiply me roundup 1

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 And even as more models turn in, here is the roundup of our October game - Multiply Me Endrucks. You can read about it here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/10/rabbits-multiply.html. The rabbits could've been way more procreative, multiplied some more, but that's just our greed speaking, LOL. As always, new versions, tweaks, and patterns have been generated. Read along ....

#MultiplyMeEndrucks Oct2023 game - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbrmrCCr7VD_ypIA_55kVHpAkQEGS1ZH/view

Square Diamond Motif pattern derived by Muskaan from Endrucks' pattern #37  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wqAPnOUZwLJ9tEUk55wDZhAMw2qCNFSj/view

Iris Pendant adapted from the E37 motif by Ninetta Caruso - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uFUpCDxnvyD7JdqLUjPPhviq6BtwvhD1/view

This time I am presenting the collection starting with tatters who sent in the most motifs to the least. While this wasn't a competition, we have a clear hare that overtook many tortoises (just kidding, ladies!) - who else but the Master Multiplier, Anna Tedesco! 

1. Anna Tedesco - 16 + 4   Now here's a lady who loves to tat multiples of almost any and every pattern! 

Using Ninetta's Iris Pendant adaptation, she sewed 3 complete motifs on an ornament, with one rosette at the top.

Using larger crystal beads to connect motifs.

And something similar was followed for two more ornaments below -

6 complete motifs using transparent white beads surround one ball, while 4 motifs and 2 rosettes with amber beads surround the other ornament. Anna is all set to decorate her tree!

UPDATE Nov 17, 2023; And we received a quartet of stars and snowflakes from Anna, taking her total to 20! 

2. Paola Emilia Rotuletti - 8

Paola is also a dedicated player who can belt out multiples. She had won our Dec2022 game!

One single motif.

A mat with 4 motifs.

And 5-point adaptation for Stars! This motif is quite versatile as you will see ahead ....

3. Jiamrat Supapol - 5 + 1   Jiamrat's shuttle moves fast, too!

She starts off with two regular motifs, but inverting the colours ....

... then a button adaptation where she replaced the innermost rounds with the button.

This made a nice brooch.

Her 4th motif has thrown rings on the last round...

...and she used this on her stole pin

Now here's an example reflecting her current phase of working with rings/cabones. Such a beautiful 9-point adaptation with thrown dimpled rings between each arm for a fuller look.

UPDATE Nov 17, 2023: And Jiamrat continued to let her shuttles fly for a 6th model for a button flower! 

4. Lyn Clements - 5   also belted out five motifs (they might be 4, but I'm not asking, LOL).

One 2-coloured single motif, 

and a mat with inverted colours.

5. Meenakshi (Muskaan) Jain - 4

Now if I counted all my motifs since Nov 2020, I'd be having a bit of a snooze with 21 motifs! However, that'd be total cheating.

I allowed myself only a wee bit of cheating. The above 3 motifs were the only ones I had left from before that hadn't been joined/extended. So I used them to make jewellery, sewing on beads, crystals, pearls, findings. (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/10/rabbits-multiply.html)

And to assuage all guilt, I tatted this 6-point flower flake adaptation almost from scratch. (https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/10/wanna-multiply.html).

E37 Multiply Me Flower Flake Prototype Pattern - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-CSg9lDj56eogt2hLPrT8yvYP2kd7LYA/view

6. Ninetta Caruso - 4  my ever-ready partner in crime, she asked if I wanted a version in metallic threads and beads while we were preparing the game. I'd be daft to say no!

Iris Pendant by Ninetta Caruso pattern - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uFUpCDxnvyD7JdqLUjPPhviq6BtwvhD1/view

Notice how her bead placement pushes the rosette rounds apart creating a web-like effect, and also makes the motif large than normal. 

And then, using the same bead placement, but without truncating two arms, she tatted this lovely set of earrings; a tertiary adaptation. I like the long beaded picot which can replace a teardrop.

Ninetta writes - "Thread is metallic Sanbest 3 strands, colour numbers are 130 and 124. Beads are rocailles 15/0."

Miniature is her trademark! Her 4th motif is size 80 ready for the pumpkin patch!

6 tatters and 42 motifs seen in this post. In my next post the remaining models will be presented. And you might be in for a surprise or two with more adaptations and applications. 

... to be continued

Many many thanks to all participants - let the joy of tatting multiply manifold!

string of inspiration

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 You never know when, where, how, from whom inspiration will strike. Which is one of the reasons I like to blog about all my baked and half-baked ideas, hoping it will catch somebody's imagination.

Stephanie Wilson was inspired by the beautiful Zinnia Flower - an Endrucks' pattern #10 derivation by Ninetta Caruso, from my previous post. Not merely the beauty of the design, but the clever picot join at the start of a ring (read her comment) , and also the of variegated colourway. 

Here's what she says -

"Abandoned all my other projects and when I had time to tat, I worked on this one until it was finished. My color choice wasn’t the best, but I wanted to use the variegated thread….with a pink solid color, except I HAD the ‘right’ pink….but in the wrong size thread. So it’s a variegated ‘heavy’ weight quilting thread that’s about the same size as DMC 80 (but it was discontinued several years ago, unfortunately) and white Lizbeth size 80."

And look at the pretty flower that blossomed through her shuttles! She chose to tat Anna Tedesco's variation where the dimpled rings are substituted by normal rings. 

And since we're on the topic, let me share Lyn Clements' version that inspired my own use of the best variegated fit I could find in my stash.

Isn't is just such a happy flower! Unfortunately she ran out of the colourway at this stage and hasn't been able to complete it. 

However it is great to see inspiration flowing from one to the other!

Mind you, there are several other beautiful versions using two solid colours. We'll blog about those later.

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Have you noticed the tiny pics are back?!!!! Yes, blogspot has restored the blog feed with those thumb-size pics from each blog we follow, yay! It was a dismal feed with only the text and no accompanying pic.

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Many many thanks to all you wonderful inspirers!

awakened

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 The curious student, researcher, and teacher in me was awakened about 4 days back! My shuttles have been lying idle for several weeks, except perhaps a sampler here and there. But last month Ninetta posted a beautiful derivative pattern and some tatters were kind of stumped despite their best intentions and efforts. Some persevered, and some sailed through. Anyways, I was curious why some gave up, and loaded my shuttles for a stepwise pictorial after taking Ninetta's permission. The teacher in me beckoned!

This is Ninetta's Zinnia Flower derived from Endrucks' pattern #10 (from 'Die Schiffchen-Spitzen’,1920, by Frau Eleonore Endrucks-Leichtenstern).

I was privy to the development of this beautiful design back since April. There was cupping initially and through trials and tweaks, she finally had it laying flat. However I did not have any time to test tat.

Anna Tedesco stepped in and even created her own slightly tweaked version without dimpled rings (on the right)! It was Anna who suggested the name Zinnia.

Pattern (for both versions) of E10 Zinnia Flower by Ninetta Caruso ---

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TmGlBbn1z7khele2a6g-djMlVZ8oRBFw/view

And as so often happens with Endrucks' derivatives, we have tertiary extracts or 'grandchildren' as Anna and Paola B like to joke! These are Anna's Zinnia Petals earrings.

Pattern for E10 Zinnia Petals earrings by Anna Tedesco ---

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wjm5jpwgu7hCDNopJUxOtHY5xQXSKM-C/view

I worked my model in Red Rose size 20. The variegated was inspired by Lyn Clements' model; not as cheerful as her's, it was the closest I could find in this size. For pictorials, it is best to use thicker thread for clarity.

Pictorial for Ninetta Caruso's E10 Zinnia Flower by Muskaan ---

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13vIapAG6XSvBgOeWJr32PxvpoOIr-I_5/view

I love the way Ninetta joined the ring right at the beginning with a normal picot join! We would probably have made a lock join after the chain, RW, and then start the ring....

However, this method of joining is almost seamless and so smooth! However I fond it easier to do the join. remove slack, and then start the ring by pulling out the loop behind. 

I don't remember doing this before; always something to learn!

UPDATE (Dec2024): This is Patty Dowden's Ring on Picot method ... video- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMxIBrDpRI

The entire pattern is worked in one pass, moving inwards and outwards. Right up to the stage shown above, the work moves clockwise and remains free. Only this final 6th inner ring starts the process of joining the last repeat to the first.

Another view of my model. It measures 9.5 cms tip-wise and 5 cms as side of hexagon.

A collective of Anna's models worked in metallic threads. 

As Ninetta writes in her pdf, Zinnias symbolize friendship. This motif again reinforces the collaboration between friends and tatters which is the cornerstone of the Endrucks 1920 Project!

Many many thanks to Ninetta, Anna and our enthusiastic Endrucksians ... 

we inspire each other!