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following from my previous post on the states of H₂O …

Ripples !

Thirteenth Day of December Snowflake

Lene Björn

from 24 Snowflakes in Tatting

for 2016 Snowflake Challenge on Craftree

Clearly, this is the liquid form of water. I went for an ombré ripple effect. There's no white foam that one encounters if the ripples were closer to the shore, so perhaps the ripples are never-ending ☺  

Techniques : lock join, graduated picots.

Rnd 1 – >¼” ; Rnd 2 – ~1¾” ; Rnd 3 – >2½” ; Rnd 4 – 3¼” ; Rnd 5 – 4”

All embroidery threads (Art 4625 Anchor), 3 strands each.

I find that it is much easier to tame long chains in embroidery thread than in crochet cottons. Probably friction between the fibers prevents stretchability in the former ?

I didn't use split chains to climb out. However core thread from previous round was continued into the next round; only the chain thread was changed. This carry-over masked the lock joins (no colour blips).

Complete frontside tatting in clockwise direction.

The tatting went very quickly. It was separating the strands that took all the time ! Even got my DH to chip in – he held the skein, while I wound 2 cards simultaneously (one in each hand – quite a circus performer !!!).

I chose one card (acting like a ball), joined the thread to the work and continued to tat the round.

After round was complete, I wound the leftover thread on to a shuttle to use as core thread for next round. I now had less thread to wind J

TIP – gapsosis in adjacent chains – midway along the chain ‘stem’ in round 2, I should’ve added a vsp to join adjacent chain, thus avoiding the gaps seen between a couple of the chain ‘stems’.

Future Idea : offset the graduated picots in each chain arch to create a swirling spiraling effect !
Or go 3D - smaller, with closer concentric chains, only 4 or 5 repeats, the right colours - voila a tuberose or some such!

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A question to all you experienced tatters :

When can a working be termed an “adaptation” of another designer’s pattern ?

1. If only different colours are used or beads are added ?
2. If techniques are changed but not the stitchcount ?
3. If both are altered ?
4. If something ‘different’ in appearance is created ?
5. Any other ____

eg. I doubt the above Ripples would be termed an adaptation, right ? But could the Poinsettia be an adaptation ?

I would really appreciate your thoughts and answers to clear the confusion in my head ...

 happy tatting always  

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Gapsosis can be good !