Chain Tension and Pattern Revision

The short version: I've updated Late Winter Snowflake to include extra information about chain tension, with the hope that it will help the pattern lay flat. The revised pattern can be found under the old link on my patterns page.

The long version: Let's talk about chain tension

Since I began tatting, I've changed my tension a few times. When I refer to chain tension, I am talking about how tightly I pull my core thread after finishing a chain. For the sake of simplicity, I've separated tension into three options: low, medium, and high. All three samples are tatted with the same stitch count: