Dainty Butterflies

Each of these lovely butterflies requires only 5 yards of cotton thread and about 5-7 minutes to crochet!

But number of ways one can use them is endless. For instance, I can imagine how darling they would look as appliqués on a little girl’s dress. Or maybe as hairclips in her hair.

 I can also picture such butterfly as a decoration on a small wrapped present. A butterfly pin would look lovely on a hat or a purse.

They are quite small (only about two inches across) and can be used for handmade cards and lots and lots of other craft projects!

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Thread Appliques, Symbol Charts

Thread appliques can be used in many ways. They can adore pillow cases, cushion covers, little girls’ dresses, tote bags, etc. They can also be used for card making. The possibilities are endless.

I came up with these five designs, though I don’t know yet what I’m going to use them for.

In the November issue of Country Living (on page 97) I saw a pretty linen cushion with a white fern design on it. I might attempt making something similar using #4 and/or #5 designs.

I made symbol charts as it was much easier than writing instructions. I don’t have a special symbol chart making software, so I just drew them by hand. I know not everyone can use/understand symbol charts, but I hope they will be useful to those who can.

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