Two Tone Ring?

[dskidmore]

The description made me think of the mulitcoloured rings of Anitra's birds (one example here), but looking at your photo they are clearly not the same.

Those look like split rings where on the second half of the ring that's stitched chain style, a spare core thread is swapped for the working thread?

[AnneB]

Anitra would be better to explain this than me, and my brain is failing me as I should have been in bed two hours ago and don't have the notes handy. The tail is an "ordinary" ring (that is: not a split ring) and the first splitring have two colours on both halves. Not as easy as just swaping working thread, but not hard either. Sorry, might be able to give a better explanation after a one nights sleep...

[dskidmore]

More possibilities:

[PattyD]

You are doing all the tricks that Maltese does, but in a different way. I am itching to try this and see if the thread manipulation differences make this a more approachable technique (the vintage Maltese technique can be quite fiddly). I also like that the double core gives the work more presence.

[shannon_in_love]

it kinda looks like the technique in "Tatting GR-8 Alternate Threads"

[dskidmore]

it kinda looks like the technique in "Tatting GR-8 Alternate Threads"

That could be it. I've not read that book to know for sure. Maybe someone who has that book can compare it to my video?

The art is a few hundred years old, coming up with something no-one else has done before is a long shot, but I had to try. :)

[dskidmore]

it kinda looks like the technique in "Tatting GR-8 Alternate Threads"

This one? I don't see any twists in their examples, I may have a minor variation in some of mine.

[PattyD]

I think you have a new twist. I think anything that makes it easier to do multi-thread tatting is a good thing and more of an invitation to try new things.

[shannon_in_love]

loop tatted rings... i believe that was a new one. but yes coming up with something new is difficult. i have the book, i just haven't tried the technique.

[shannon_in_love]

yes that was the book i was referring to. man how cool would that be to find something new to do with tatting.