End-of-shuttle Thread

The 6-rings flower is the most frequently used motif to finish off balance if thread in a shuttle at the end of a project. Sometimes, there are remnant balls of thread that may not be enough even for a small motif.

The end result, if creating a mat,would be a six-sided round piece. 

I decided to make something that will end up as a square or rectangle rather than a circular one, and came up with this 8-rings motif.

These were tatted in size 20 and each motif is about an inch in size. I plan to add more in other colours should I have projects in size 20 again.