I've been looking at snowflakes again. Real snowflakes. I find them endlessly fascinating. They are so beautiful and each different.
Here is one:
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Image Source: SnowCrystals.com
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I wanted to try to reproduce it in tatting. To have a more realistic-looking tatted snowflake. A small one. And in fact, I don't think this one is small enough (I'd like one to wear as earrings) - though of course I could always tat it in a finer thread. But here's where I got to so far. The challenge was to have that point in between the longer arms. Those points make a lovely diamond shape in the snowflake. Tatting, though, is not generally "pointy", it's definitely more about curves. But I've come up with a "trick" that lets me turn at the end of the chain and go back the other way with a point instead of a curve. Technique still needs to be perfected a bit but here's my first sample.
Getting there?
Here they are side by side:
A clear bead where the join is before the outer ring would add subtle sparkle and make it look more “snowflake” like! Good shape!
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I like it! I love it. Would a lock stitch give you the angle you are aiming for?
ReplyDeleteYes, a lock stitch works but give a slightly "flat" tip. I shall do another blogpost with comparisons.
DeleteI love it!! Great job!! Can't wait to see it once you think it's perfected. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is great!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely snowflake taking shape, well done
ReplyDeleteMargaret
I'm intrigued. Can't wait to see how you did the pointy chain!
ReplyDeleteNo doubt someone else has thought of it before but I'd not seen it done like this. If I'm happy with it, I'll explain in the next post. :-)
DeleteYou are so talented! This is really lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou have done a great job on this snowflake BRAVO and thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHugs
Joy in OZ
Exceptional first try, great job! This answers so many snowflake questions for me....LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Snowflake questions?... Glad if I helped in any way!
DeleteThat's a great little snowflake. I did a project once on how they capture those images of snowflakes. Its pretty intense. I do a SLT to create a point in a chain.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are really fascinating those images of snowflakes. I keep reading that no two snowflakes are alike but that seems too unbelievable...
DeleteYour first try looks great. I like to use a lock stitch to make a break in the curve of a chain. I'm looking forward to seeing if you have a different way. I love learning new tricks.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great so far, very close to the original. If a chain is short enough, you can keep it from curving; for longer chains, you could try using balanced double stitches to maintain straightness. And as others have said, a lock stitch or SLT makes for a nice point. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteMmm, "balanced double stitches"... I'm going to go look that up now!
DeleteMagnifique!! Très belle interprétation!!!
ReplyDeleteAmitiés
Very pretty. Keep on tattin.
ReplyDeleteIgual a ti, soy amante de los copos de nieve, me encanta cada uno diferente y si son tatted !WOW!, esta hermoso este tuyo.
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