Sadly, I'm a bit disappointed with the look of the beads and thread (size 80 by DMC). The beads look prettier in real life - they are actually all different shades of copper but it's not coming through on the photo. Anyway, altogether not really my colours but there you have it.
I'm starting to wonder if I'm a glutton for punishment though... every time I conclude I don't really like tatting with a lot of beads and still, every once in a while, there is a pattern I just have to try!
I have not decided what sort of finish to give on the end of the tail...
so I'm not showing it you!
And another, small butterfly to conclude this post:
This is adapted from Handy Hands' Butterfly, the one they use to show how their thread colours work up and which is on the back of shuttle packets (I kept the shape but just changed the stitch count a bit). I made it to use up a bit of thread that was left on a shuttle and which was too nice to waste! The thread is Jess's Chilled Mess and I was just happy at how the colour changes happened (quite by accident!) symmetrically. Nice little butterfly, really quick to make. It went on a card I gave away this afternoon.
Still working on the hanky edging from the previous post. I slowed down a bit because I'm not sure which hanky to use so I have to wait before getting to the next corner as I don't know what size I'll need! I may have to compromise as I don't think I'll find something to match the thread as well as I would have liked... could be it will have to be white... though I'm sure I had a turquoise hanky somewhere... but then even if I find it, it's likely the shade of blue won't be quite right... oh well!
Best wishes,
