© Jennifer Ashley Taylor/Carol-Anne Conway
Despite being white, this gave a very hard edge to the wing. I softened this by adding pale blue stitches of random length and spacing along the outer edge. I used a quarter strand of silk so there is only a hint of colour visible.
For the antennae, I used the same blue/silver katayori that I used to outline the large spots on the wings. Again it is couched with a 1-2 twist of pale blue silk. All that remains is to sink the ends of the antennae, but I will do that when all the butterflies are complete.
© Jennifer Ashley Taylor/Carol-Anne Conway
So the Optimist has his new suit, and I think he looks very handsome. I don’t know who is more proud, the Optimist or me.
Happy Stitching
1 comment:
You're stitching is gorgeous! The butterflies are spectacular. I can't wait to see more.
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