Tat a Brussels Monument

Hi,
We had a great trip to Brussels,   we meet Cathy who organised and did all the hard work,   To be honest the photos don't do it justice,    the hours of work that went into this project and putting together all the squares.  there was 5,219 squares, from tatters in 49 countries,  we should be proud of ourselves.  There was 400 wishes sent with the squares for women's rights.

Vernon and I managed to find three of my squares out of over 5,000 I think that was quite good going,

I am going to leave you with the pictures to enjoy.

This was a giant shuttle made out of tubbier steel and welded together by a woman.    there is a video on Cathy Facebook page here is a link to her page showing how it was made. 
We had a tour one evening of Brussels and we all meet in the Halles of Saint Gery,  I was the only tatter so I explained about tatting and how far it goes back too.  I wish I had taken a shuttle with me to show them how it was made.   Tatting it not widely known in Belgium hopefully now it will be known a little more.  Part of the display went onto the World Lace Congress in Bruges.  She would like to display this work around Europe and the UK if she cane find somewhere to display it.

                                Hugs
                            Margaret

Update Tat a Brussels Monument

Hi,

These are some of the latest pictures from Brussels, there are a lot more on Facebook,  but this is just some,  Tomorrow I am off to Brussels so I will take some photos and post them when I come back,   Vernon has never been to Belgium so this will be another new country for him,   I went to Brussels when I was a child so it will have changed a lot.

Below is the monument that they covered,  in the Halles de Saint Gery

We made the press in Belgium.






Hugs
                                Margaret 

Update on Tat a Brussels Monument

Hi,
I have not done an update for a while,   there was over 5,000 squares sent and the picture above is the latest of some of the squares mounted.
The final list of the 49 countries involved in this project :
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Hong-Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israël
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Luxemburg
Marocco
Mexico
Mozambique
Norway
New-Zealand
The Netherlands
Peru
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taïwan
Thaïland
UK
USA

Its amazing to think that this project has brought together so many tatters from all over the world,  who have never meet and perhaps never likely to meet them all and yet we have produce enough squares to cover a monument in the capital of Europe.
I am going over to Brussels to see it in August and will post the pictures when I came back 
Until then hope you are enjoying the heatwave  .... I am not,  I cant knit its just too hot,  so my knitting has been put on hold,   I only tat for a short while my hands just get too hot so I am doing some embroidery which I will show you.  unfortunately the heat and Fibromalgia don't mix  yet when I go into Europe the dry heat does not affect me but this heat we are having in the UK is just tooo much.   My plants would love some rain and at the point of writing this today Friday for this to go live on Sunday,   we have not had any for some time although storms are forecasted so now I have written this,  it might rain.
Have a lovely weekend
                       Hugs
                    Margaret

Tat a Brussels Monument update

Hi,

By the time you read this I will be either on my way to or in Croatia, 

I thought you might like an update on the Tat a Brussels Monument,  it stands at

Over 5,000 squares (10 letters still on their way, which were sent months ago)
and 47 Countries, (Brazil and Latvia have been added to the list.)

These are the latest pictures that Canarithy posted a few days ago.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend
                                    Hugs
                    Margaret

Update on squares for Brussels

Hi
Here is an update on the number of squares and countries who have sent squares.
Total so far. 4,300,
45 countries,
16 Orginal patterns
Here is a list of countries as per the post on Facebook

Here are the 45 countries that have sent squares and 
wishes for #TatAMonumentInPink :
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Spain
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Hong-Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israël
Italy
Japan
Luxemburg
Marocco
Mexico
Mozambique
Norway
New-Zealand
The Netherlands
The Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Taïwan
Thaïland
UK
USA

Have a nice day

Hugs

Margaret

More Squares for Brussels

Hi,

I have posted these squares of to Brussels,  I saw this little pattern on the Facebook page, Let's tat a Brussels Monument in pink for Women's Rights,   This little pattern is called Fortuna Square Motif by Henna J Hwang.
The last count I saw yesterday on her Facebook page is
                                        3902 squares
                                        16 Patterns offered for action (My patterns were tatted using three of the                               patterns)
                                        41 countries have participated
                                        Its going to be put up in the most trendy place in Brussels
                                        Halles Saint Gery,  a place full of history and meaning
                                        (I hope I got the name of the place correct). on the 10th August.

Canarithy shared a link.

18 March at 15:20 · 

Here is a (probably non-exhaustive) list of direct links to blogs and forums about #TatAMonumentInPink.
If you don't see yours, please send me the direct link in a private message to Canarithy and I will edit this post.

https://paperafterhours.blogspot.co.uk/…/rozowy-pomnik-i-og…
http://ahappybluebird.blogspot.com/…/tatting-and-quilting-o…
http://alchemystitchery.blogspot.com/…/finished-pink-square…
http://entrelanzaderas.blogspot.com/…/lets-tat-brussels-mon…
http://ilchiacchierinofatato.forumcommunity.net/?t=60481182
http://janemactats.blogspot.com/…/squares-squares-squares.h…
http://laceioli.ning.com/…/tat-a-brussels-monument-for-the-…
http://leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/…/reverse-quatrain-mod-…
http://lilas-lace.fr/blog/2018/01/10/carre-rose/
http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2018/01/full-stop.html
http://picotsnkeys.blogspot.co.uk/…/something-old-something…
http://umintsuru.blogspot.com/…/02/tat-monument-in-pink.html
http://www.heikina.nl/nl/cms/project-canarithy/
http://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/
https://artlotus-handmade.blogspot.be/…/tat-monument-in-pin…
https://blog.naver.com/equd9999/221218044317
https://handwerktuin.blogspot.com/…/vierkantjes-voor-een-eu…
https://knotvortex.blogspot.com/2018/02/and-theyre-off.html
https://margaretsdesignercards.blogspot.com/…/square-eyes.h…
https://namiart.blogspot.co.uk/…/03/tat-monument-in-pink.ht…
https://needlework100.blogspot.com/
https://onemadtatter.wordpress.com/…/happy-new-year-for-20…/
https://shuttlebydesign.ecwid.com/…
https://tattingwhisperer.wordpress.com/
https://tennbrown.blogspot.com/…/another-square-to-add-to-m…
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/…/55-in-5-and-1-in-1…
https://www.craftree.com/forum/threadfs/37809

My contribution may not be much but with the 24 squares I sent before and these 6 that makes a grand total of 30,  I know many have tatted more some have done less,  but every square counts. I will let you know the final total when I find out.

Deadline for the squares to be in Brussels is the 30th March, 2018.
Happy Tatting
Margaret

The Squares have arrived

Hi,

This is a picture of the squares taken by Canarithy on Facebook to say that the squares had arrived,  she has put pictures of all the squares as they arrived from around the world,   the last count I saw was tatters from 26 countries had sent squares.   I am like everyone else we look forward to bearing and seeing more about the monument that is to be covered.
Her is a link to her page
The post card I sent was a local one of Midsomer Norton.
Hope you are having a lovely weekend
                                   Hugs
                                Margaret

Square Eyes

Hi,

I have square eyes from Tatting the pink squares, they are for Tat a Brussels Monument in Pink project which was started by Cathy de Greef, the call for 10,000 squares has been taken up by tatters all over the world and has become a very international tatting project.
Why are we using just pink, pink was the colour used for women's marches.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and also Europe and the place where leaders decide.
Bruges is welcoming an international lace congress in August 2018
As tatting is nearly not known in Belgium and not considered as lace or art, "Tat a monument in pink lace is a big opportunity to put the focus on tatting and on women's rights
All square will be assembled and sold in auction or given, if it is sold the UN Women will receive the money.
Here's is my contribution 24, 12 of each design.
I used Lizbeth thread no 20 called Pink Parade.
There are several monuments in Brussels so when I find out which one they are covering I will let you know,  I have been to Brussels many times as a child and many parts of Belgium.
Now it's been pink for weeks I really need to tat another colour unfortunately the polish doily which I have not touch while doing these squares is on a pink round,......looks like I will be back.tatting pink for a little while.
It may not be many but at the moment I have been in severe pain and I'm having an MRI next week hopefully it may find the problems.  
In the meantime I hope you are well and have a nice weekend.
                                Hugs
                            Margaret