I am starting a new doily called 'Snowflake in a Circle Doily' from the Workbasket May 1956 issue which Sheila sent me. Since Fox inspired me to used different colours in one doily with her Honey Napkin, I am starting row 1 with black. Did you notice the shape of the rings? It looks like the shape of a butternut squash. This is created with two dimples instead of one dimple as done in a dimpled ring. I guess this is the snowflake.
that is going to be an interesting doily. It looks like there are a lot of those double dimpled rings. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteOk, I'll bite...can you explain "dimples" and "dimpled rings" for this person who doesn't know what you're talking about? :)
ReplyDeleteI like the snowflake! KF
Yes it does look snowflake shape, look forward to seeing how the mat shapes up. Interesting colour, I hate black I have trouble seeing the stitches
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You are, I say again, a very brave woman! This looks complicated and a bit of a tortuous tat to me! But very pretty. I am eager to see your colour choices.
ReplyDeleteFox : ))
Very unique design!! I like it!! :)
ReplyDeleteHow many colors do you plan to use? At first glance I thought you had put black beads in the rings. I like the butternut shape. This has other design possibilities. I look forward to following your progress on the doily.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of 3 colours. The unique shape with the two dimples are not fun to tat as I tend to tat quite tight and the rings are a little difficult to close. Dimple ring is normally made for a heart shaped ring by making a very small picot and a few ds, then joining to the vsp. There is a video by Gina Butler on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteThere is are 2 variations on the dimpled ring that may help.
ReplyDeleteOne, is called the Yorkie dimpled ring, and simply consists of leaving a loop of the core thread hanging below the point of your dimple as you finish the rest of the ring. This allows you to close the 1st half of the ring and then you can close the 2nd half. The core thread doesn't half to make that tight turn in the dimple all at once.
The other version simply uses a Victorian set to simulate the dimple. Not quite as perfectly shaped as the dimple, but depending on what I am doing, I prefer to use this. There is no crossover bit of picot at the top of the dimple, and the core thread runs in a straight line through the stitches.
Thank you Ladytats. I have tried the yorkie dimpled ring and it is much easier to close the ring but I have not tried it for the two dimpled ring.
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