Jen's Tat-ra Sutra

	Here is a little butterfly that I tatted with one shuttle, and size 5 DMC Pearl Cotton in a rich dark blue. I made the pattern up as I went along, using up the thread at the end of the shuttle. 1 Shuttle Make the wing Picots in graduated sizes Upper Wing: R 6-2-2-2-2-5-3. Close, do not RW Lower Wing: R 3+3-2-2-6. Close, do not RW Lower Wing: R 6-2-2-3-3. Close, do not RW Upper Wing: R 3+5-2-2-2-2-6. Close, do not RW Head: R 10 Jos Knot, Large Picot, 10 Jos Knots. Close, cut large picot into antennae Weave thread ends through towards rump, for wing tails. Cut even. R=Ring - = picot RW= Reverse work Jos Knot=Josephine Knots, or only the first half of the double stitch.
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Here is a little butterfly that I tatted with one shuttle, and size 5 DMC Pearl Cotton in a rich dark blue. I made the pattern up as I went along, using up the thread at the end of the shuttle.

1 Shuttle
Make the wing Picots in graduated sizes

Upper Wing: R 6-2-2-2-2-5-3. Close, do not RW

Lower Wing: R 3+3-2-2-6. Close, do not RW

Lower Wing: R 6-2-2-3-3. Close, do not RW

Upper Wing: R 3+5-2-2-2-2-6. Close, do not RW

Head: R 10 Jos Knot, Large Picot, 10 Jos Knots. Close, cut large picot into antennae

Weave thread ends through towards rump, for wing tails. Cut even.

R=Ring - = picot RW= Reverse work
Jos Knot=Josephine Knots, or only the first half of the double stitch.

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