Rosette by Any Other Name

One of the designs I’ve got on a piece I bought that I’ve mimicked is a chain of rosettes. It’s very pretty and works well in one color, or several colors. My original necklace is all red while the piece I did for my mother was two shades of purple, blue, and black ice (it’s like silver and black had a really pretty baby). The picture isn’t optimal but I didn’t want to make her dig it out so here’s what it looked like in the development stages:

My only trouble is that rosette is more of a loose term than something technical. If you Google Image ‘chain maille rosette’ and ‘chain maille mobius,’ you’re going to see some overlap.

Rosette is a word that seems to be used loosely. I call the design I do a four ring rosette. I have a pendant that the designer called a mobius and it’s the same design with about 20 rings. The pendant uses 14 ½ rings so the design works well and isn’t too small.

I’ve come to think of a mobius as a rosette on ‘roids. There are several chain maille groups and societies so I’d have to look and see if I’m using the term incorrectly. I learned it from a friend who has a business doing this and gave me a tutorial back in December. It would be weird to learn that the design I’ve learned is a rosette is actually a mini-mobius. Either way it’s pretty. Here are some on-going projects I’ve got:

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