My Morpho Butterfly is done. I even have 6 legs under him.
In the photo above you can see both sides, and his legs. By the way, this photo is the favorite pose of my butterfly professor.
The brown circles are tatted(Josephine knot). The out side circles are embroidered with chain stitch, and the white wash is white enamel.
Now he has a home!
I will leave him here until I have the rest of the elements of the arrangement done.
The next segment of this project involves Maiden Hair fern, and Baby’s Breath flowers. Below is a photo of the Maiden Hair fern in progress- one branch at a time.
For this element, I also used the Basket Weave Stitch. I am still working on the tutorial and will upload it as soon as it is finished.
These leaflets are about 1/2 to 5/8 inches in size. I am using #80 thread, .06 hook, and size 32 gauge jewelry wire. Each 12 inch section will be made separately then connected. The brown thread you see lying on the table surface is #80, and used to tat “double stitch,” anchoring each stem to the main wire. It is overlaid with Hard as Nails clear polish as I go. When finished, the entire stem sections will be coated with a coffee brown polish. Not only with this make is all match, but it helps to secure the stems in place.
As in nature, the leaflets are similar but not exactly the same. This of course means that I am free to shape them a bit different, and just keep them in the ball park of the size I need.
And yes……………., it takes patience, but I am very happy with the results.
Below is part I of the basic Basket Weave Stitch
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