colour me Endrucks - roundup

I'm so happy to have joined the Project, it's a great way to learn and to improve my tatting, and it’s an incredible source of inspiration. Each participant brings a different perspective and new ideas, and we love this creativity, it’s what makes the project grow. And the bigger the project gets, the more we have to do behind the scenes! Much of this work is done through the partnership with Muskaan, but I’m the lazy girl and she is the real engine of the project! In her blog you always find the latest news! Have you read the last posts about our September 2024 game?
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/09/leafy-game.html
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2024/09/leafy-birdie.html

Instead in my blog I'm forever running behind. In fact I still have to show you the roundups of many games held in the Facebook group “Endrucks 1920 Project Group” in 2023 and 2024!
In this post you will find the collection of photos published during the game “Colour Me”, held in June 2023.

This colourful game consists in tatting one (or more) edging pattern from a subset of main patterns, using minimum 2 colours. Of course all patterns we chose for this game are from Eleonore Endrucks’ book ‘Die Schiffchen-Spitszen’, 1920, reworked and compiled in the  Endrucks 1920 Project document - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17LEVftXweztBIOWh4sL4BB7bX65ssoOsOn4oXIgCepY/view
In June 2023 we proposed 7 patterns which, in our opinion, resemble trees, but tatters chose freely their favourite colours and then the final look was not always something you can call a tree. Here is the list with links to respective pattern pdf:
PATTERN E3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UY6CZQh0cjacyx6joTrGyU6UbA1rfMle/view
PATTERN E6 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xgjOW8CBDfPEpIKPD9n_naXaf8QbPXef/view  
PATTERN E7 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UDNg-1W6LJ3pyrn_Umz5f33BF01_92-E/view    (Adaptation by Julie Santos Villegas - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SmqcWxtPAlvveValWZmTlq-tHucSa6wr/view  )         
PATTERN E8 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cDLzuixuSm3vC9axCCDLit0KKiIfI_aR/view   
PATTERN E10 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YFBYqbgssthqDKYi8YkTX-fvAPmIYbm-/view
PATTERN E14 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mWiQTu_9oVPYpX_1MsObBRR7n1MJWr80/view
PATTERN E41 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zl7ep8dK4-SO_rWlqltcN6Hc2g4L1-80/view

A few tatters chose different patterns, not in the set for the game, but we welcome every participation!

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Next are the pics from fellow members of the group, listed alphabetically. 

1. Anna Bonelli, pattern E3 – She used soft light colours and opted to decorate her shirt with this flourishing edging.

2. Brookie Heightsmen, patterns E14 and E41 – She wrote that she didn’t feel in shape to tat, and she found her tatting was not very good. But we are very thankful that she decided to take part anyway, and with 2 models! Her E14 coloured thread reminded Muskaan of Holi, the festival of colours, in India! 

 Also, Brookie in her E41 sampler saw a stained-glass window with flowers. I can see it!

3. Margaret Davies, pattern E8 – She used Lizbeth size 20 thread, medium blue and Christmas green. She was unsure what to do with it, and we can only guess from her comments, perhaps she attached it to a pillowcase.

4. Michelle Forclaz, pattern E8 – She wrote that she had a problem at the end of the trunk. Which problem, I cannot spot it… She’s very creative, during that time she enriched our collection with a cat derived from E6 (July 2023), a fox’s head and a butterfly (July 2023) derived from the E3 - Eye Spy Heart by Muskaan. These are displayed in respective directories.

Note - If you like exploring the vast range of patterns, ideas, models, information related to the Project, we compiled all the important links in one document called EPLinks - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1TZBg-HIzseGEUoJ-rko7tNbtSgZY5A18Oy2Y9Hh0Y/view

5. Muskaan, pattern E14 – She devoted all her time in June 2023 to design variations of the patterns E14, ending up with an entire forest! In her blog she shared her work in progress, impressions and symbols, here:  https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/06/impressions.html
In the next pic there are her single E14 motifs as trees. She said “Single shuttle and ball (size 40), reposition methods used; different shades and picots for seasonal symbolism; couldn't add beads due to size mismatch.”
(That reminds me an old friend who used to show us wonderful photos, and later we discovered that he usually took 20 and showed us 2! So Muskaan, how many trees you have tatted?)

For the 2023 International Lace Day (25 June) she wound her shuttle again:

On 2nd July she revealed her interpretation of the #colourmeendrucks – “depicting the same tree during the Six Seasons we have in India. The foliage (rings) in each differ in the number and size of picots, each conveying a sense of the season. All tatted in size 40 threads in 12 different shades. “ 

Another month passed, and at the end of August 2023 she shared with us her pattern pdf link for the E14 trees for The Six Seasons of India – you can find details and pdf link in her blog here:  https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/08/make-forest.html 

6. Nancy Moore, pattern E43  – She called it “snakes in the garden, because of the two-colour split rings down the centre where the shuttles are reversed before each new ring.” Tatted in size 80. She wrote: “I made the same mistake in each half which gave the motif a very artistic/organic feel. I like the crooked blooms!” I think she created something very original!
And also, Muskaan commented that it can easily be tweaked into a butterfly, too. That’s a very nice idea, I love butterflies!

7. Ninetta Caruso, pattern E6 – I think it was the first time I tatted that pattern, and I found it very enjoyable. The thread is Lizbeth size 80, the multicoloured thread colour 154, and the green (I cannot remember the colour number).

8. Paola Bevilacqua, patterns E2+(E28 Heart) – She combined together patterns E2 and E28 Heart (by Muskaan) for a new edging. The beautiful hat, embellished with the edging tatted with two shades of bronze metallic thread, looks even more beautiful when worn by a budding fashion model, Paola's sweet granddaughter!

9. Pina Pinto, pattern E8 – Really clever use of beads to give the effect of real fruits hanging on the tree! 

10. Sally Biggers, pattern E29 – Her bookmark was tatted with Lizbeth size 20, colour 130 (Island Breeze). She wrote: “So enjoyed this month's challenge.  Am envious of those who were able to post multiple patterns, but also thankful that they were able to carry this out!”. She created at least 3 derivative patterns for our collection, one of them is the “January Snowflake” from the E43, that I tatted in April with flowery colours.

11. Silvana Buonvino, patterns E3, E6, E8, E10, E14 – She never fails to fulfil our wishes and is one of the most active tatters in the group! For the E3, she posted a nice edging with contrasting colours, they look like moving dancers holding hands! 

For the E6 she used the colour combo yellow and pink, resulting in a nice set, and now I’m very curious to know where she used them! 

With her E8, she managed to perfectly convey the idea of a row of trees. 

Looking with more attention to her E10, I think it is her coloured version of the “Victorian Love” bracelet by Wally Sosa (shown in the main pattern pdf). 

For the E14, she used bright metallic thread, multicolour range 30 (Guastalla) and light blue Sanbest, probably ready for jewellery or an application for a fashion top.

12. Teresa Grzeskowiak, pattern E8 – It was her first try at block tatting and her first submission in our group! We are very happy and energised every time a new tatter joins the Project!

13. Vani Kattoju, pattern E8 - Have you noticed the little birds on the tree? Or are they flowers? Vani jokes and encourage us to be imaginative.

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Now that the game is over, I’d like to repeat here part of our invitation to the game with the questions about design and colours, to see if any comment/answer will arrive to satisfy our curiosity…

We all love colours, don’t we! But everyone “sees” them in different ways, depending on personal experience, cultural heritage, or just their own preference. How do you combine colours in your tatting? Do you rationally apply the colour theory? Do you consult sites specialised in teaching how to mix colours? Do you ask friends/mum/sister/hubby to throw the dice? Do you just try to use up your stash, depending on your mood and without a clear idea in mind? Are you going to tell us your method?

Many thanks to all our participants and thanks to all members for colouring our group every day and not only in June 2023!

Ciao, Ninetta.

P.S. If you like taking inspiration from current or past games, these are collected in a separate document, just choose one and start and send us the pic of your model! - EP Events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiNdE53cvqj2cLlxVP-wlga8aocPtzs5/view