Wheel Motifs (Click on image for a closer look)

Ecclesiastes says "...there is no new thing under the sun, and the 'wheel motif' is proof of the rule. First described in the mid-1800's, it was a foundational element in much of Victorian-era tatting. Here are a few of my* variations, each is made with DMC^Ž #100 Cordonnet, White:

A - hexagrammatic variation with a number of complex picot joins. The popularity of wheels based on '12' is simply due to the fact the 12 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6; making it adaptable to a variety of tessalations. Accurate Picot Gauges are beneficial for workmanlike execution.
B - hexagonal variation.
C - pentagram based on my work adapting the Penrose Tiles to tatting, see Penrosette for a completed example.
D - more typical Victorian-type wheel. Often another set of back-to-back rings would be added.
E - The same wheel executed with DMC^Ž #100 Cordonnet and Dritz^Ž Metallic Thread, Gold; 2 extra spokes were added to make up for the difference in weight between the two threads.
F - snowflake-like variation.
_{*With the exception of C, most of these have probably been independently 'discovered' by numerous tatters.}