Ninetta's Curled Rings

A few weeks back Ninetta posted some projects on her blog, where she used Curled Rings - her own creation. We hadn't seen this earlier & as far as I know it is a completely new, original technique.

I am trying to conceptualize this technique, as well as post tutorials on how to make/apply it in various ways.
Here is the 1st post in the series, relating to the concept, an overview :
http://www.tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.in/2015/05/tatting-technique-curled-rings-concept.html

We would love to hear your suggestions, inputs, insights, feedback, info, ..... It would be nice to have a discussion, as well as some ideas about notation, etc.

(( She has made an edging, bookmark, & earrings so far. eg.
http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.in/2015/04/sidetrack.html
I was intrigued by the 3D potential & made a pendant.
All links are in the post above. ))

Thanks :-)

So is she just putting a picot at the apex and catching it at the base? Interesting idea

in reply to kersti's post:

Yes, Kersti. And this fold can be 'free-standing' , or it can encapsulate a previous ring or chain. Produces some very nice, interesting, elegant effects & adding dimensionality .

Thanks for the tutorial, Muskaan. As the ring is tatted normally, I feel that CR as a direction after the ring count would be sufficient for tatters. Of course, in your glossary you would have to explain the technique for any particular pattern, i.e. fully-curled, half-curled.

That seems to be sound logic, Judith.

We could simply add "Curl ____" after the close ring notation.
Thank you for reading through the post :-)

I enjoyed it. Some contemporary patterns ignore the 'close ring' directive, as it is intrinsic in the term 'ring'. Otherwise we would have: "R: 3, -, 3, -, 3, -, 3. Cl R. CR. [Or would you rather say 'fold ring'.]

In the scheme of things, a 'curled/folded ring' is more an effect than a technique. Much like a twisted picot, which is made, then twisted before being attached. However, they both alter the general appearance of the original. I'm going to try it in a design.

in reply to JudithConnors's post:

Ninetta prefers the term Curled Rings (which she came up with herself). Judith, you are always right in your choice of terms - yes, it is an effect, rather than technique.
I will be waiting eagerly to see your expression of these in your pattern :-)

Have started a series of posts (probably 3) , to showcase various styles of Curled Rings, in a pictorial format.
The first in this series : http://www.tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.in/2015/05/tatting-tutorial-curled-ring-options.html

I heard from Karen Cabrera this morning. She had also uploaded a video demo of how to make the basic Curled Ring. Here is the link --- scroll below to Lesson 145 (she uses the term Folded Rings : http://entrelanzaderas.blogspot.in/2010/10/clases-de-frivolite-tatting-lessons.html

I should say that I'm still confusing about notation because I know there's the folded ring technique in Martha Ess' site and the roll tatting that are both completely different from that curled or folded or rolled up rings in my patterns. So, just to have a different name, I called it curled. Actually I don't know how to call it, I gave up, they are simple rings anyway.

Ninetta, I would stay with your original name now as it has been in use for some time. We'll associate it with these rings. Thanks for your experimentation.

Thank you Judith, and many thanks to Karen and Muskaan that so graciously have explained that ring. I'm looking for your patterns then :) Whatever it is a technique or effect it'd be useless without patterns! Hugs.