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2 Butterflies worked on Small Curtain Ring - © Jane Eborall Updated - October 2006 |
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| This simple butterfly worked on a small curtain ring and measuring 2¼” by 1½” needs no sewing in of ends in version 1 as they form the feelers. A second version can be made without picots on the chains. See picture on the right above. |
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Materials: No. 20 thread, small ½” curtain (cabone) ring which is not required if working version 2. |
| Skills required: Knowledge of split rings. |
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| R | Ring | Ch | Chain | - or p | picot |
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Split Ring | / | after / make 2nd half of SR | Vlp | Very long picot |
| SS | Switch shuttles | CR | curtain ring (cabone) | RoCh | Ring on chain |
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Version 1 NB When starting this butterfly hide Wsh1 end but do not tat over the chain end. Leave a length of approximately 18” with which to work the final SR |
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Two shuttles required througout The red text is for a butterfly (either version) without picots on the chains. R1: 2 + (CR) 2 Ch: 3 R2: 2 + (CR) 2 – 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 2 – 6 R3: 2 + (R2) 2 – 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 SR4: 2 + (R3) 2 / 3 – 1 Rw SS R5: 1 + (SR4) 4 – 4 – 1 Rw SS SR6: 2 – 2 / 1 + (R5) 3 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 R7: 2 + (SR6) 2 + (R3) 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 |
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R8: 2 + (R7) 2 + (R2) 2 + (CR) 2 SR9: 2 + (CR) 2 – 2 / 2 SR10: 2 – 2 / 4 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 SS or 6 – 1 SS RoCh11: 1 + (Ch) 4 – 4 – 1 SS Ch: 1 + (RoCh) 2 – 2 – 2 or 1 + (RoCh) 6 SR12: 2 + (SR10) 2 / 4 SR13: 2 + (SR9) 2 + (CR) 2 / 2 Ch: 2 SS RoCh14: 4 – 4 SS Ch: 2 SR15: 2 + (CR) 2 – 2 / 2 SR16: 2 – 2 / 4 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 SS or 6 – 1 SS RoCh17: 1 + (Ch) 4 – 4 – 1 SS Ch: 1 + (RoCh) 2 – 2 – 2 or 1 + (RoCh) 6 SR18: 2 + (SR16) 2 / 4 SR19: 2 + (SR15) 2 + (CR) 2 / 2 R20: 2 + (CR) 2 – 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 R21: 2 + (R20) 2 – 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 SR22: 2 + (R21) 2 / 3 – 1 Rw SS R23: 1 + (SR21) 4 – 4 – 1 Rw SS SR24: 2 – 2 / 1 +(R23) 3 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 8 R25: 2 + (SR24) 2 + (R21) 2 – 2 Ch: 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 or 6 – 2 R26: 2 + (R25) 2 + (R20) 2 +(CR) 2 Ch: 3 + (base R1) |
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Using Wsh2 and the starting end and covering the cut end of Wsh1 make SR27: 2 + (1st p of second Ch) 10 / 2 + (last p of second last Ch) 10 Close and cut ends to form feelers.
Version 2 – with tatted centre Leave a short end for finger tatting the second side of SR1 RA: 2 – 4 – 2 – 4 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 4 – 2 SR1: 2 / 2 using end to finger tat second side Rw and add in the second colour for the core thread. Now continue from first chain of version 1 but joining to picots on RA instead of a plastic ring. After the chain following SR26 Rw and then work R27: 2 + (1st p of second Ch) 10 Vlp (feelers) 10 2 + (last p of second last Ch) Cl. Cut ends to form feelers. |
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