PANEL "BUTTERFLIES" FROM BEADS

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Technique - parallel weaving.
For work it is necessary:
• wire with a diameter of 0.3 mm;
• beads for 1 butterfly: purple, lilac, pink, black (large);
• beads for 2 butterflies: yellow, red, black (small and large);
• 2-3 invisible needles;
• small frame.

Butterfly consists of:
• upper wings (2 pieces);
• lower wings (2 pieces);
• torso.
Butterfly number 1
Step 1. The upper wing. We prepare 1 meter of wire and weave according to scheme No. 1.

Used bead colors:
• lilac;
• pink;
• Violet.
According to this scheme, we get such a wing:

For one butterfly, it is necessary to make 2 such wings.

Step 2. The lower wing. You will need a wire 80 cm long. We carry out the wing according to the scheme No. 2.

This should be the bottom wing:

We make them 2 pieces.

Step 3. The torso. We perform the body of the butterfly from black beads according to the scheme No. 3, weave from bottom to top. Wire length 20 cm.

It turned out this body:

We make antennae from the ends of the wire. To do this, we screw one black bead on each wire, and at a distance of 2 cm from the body we twist each end of the wire.

Note: it is advisable to use beads with a large diameter of holes for the body of the butterfly, since 2 or 3 wires will need to be pulled into one hole.
Step number 4. Build a butterfly.
Pass the lower wire of the upper wings through the 6th row of the body, and the upper wire through the 7th row.

Tighten the wires, twist from the back and cut. We put the lower wire of the lower wings in the 4th row, and the upper one in the 5th row.

Tighten the wires, twist and cut. The first butterfly is ready!

Butterfly number 2.
Step 1. The upper wing. We measure the wire 80 cm long and weave according to the scheme No. 1.

Used bead colors:
• red;
• yellow;
• the black.
You should get a wing like this:

For the butterfly we make 2 upper wings.

Step 2. The lower wing. We cut the wire 80 cm long and weave the wing according to scheme No. 2.

This is the bottom wing:

Weave 2 lower wings.

Step 3. The torso. The body of this butterfly weave is similar to the body of butterfly No. 1.
Step number 4. Build a butterfly. We wire the upper wings in the 6th and 7th row of the trunk of the butterfly, and the lower wings in the 4th and 5th row.

Tighten the wires, twist and cut. The second butterfly is ready!

Note: in nature there are no two identical butterflies, so when working with beads you can show imagination and create your own, individual butterfly. Good luck!
According to the size of the frame, we select the background from any material: color cardboard, fabric, wallpaper, etc. We place the material in the frame, strengthen it, and attach it from above with the help of invisible needles of butterflies. Our panel is ready!