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Sid the Scintillating Slug - Jane Eborall © 2007 |
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| Originally designed for the Palmetto Tatters Tat Days in 2007. Sid introduced himself at the weekend in people's salads. Another of the pests who seem to infect the tat days when I'm around! |
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Materials required: 2 shuttles, small amounts thread, 3 beads for the body, 1 bead for the
eye. |
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SR |
split ring |
vsp |
very small picot |
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Vlp |
very long picot |
Cl |
close |
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MB |
move bead on core thread close to previous ds (this will be on the
second half of the 1st SR) |
S |
start |
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DPB |
drop picot with bead – make 2 of 1st half
ds, move B into position, make 2 of 2nd half
ds |
T & C |
tie and cut |
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Instructions: Add 3 (scintillating beads) followed by 1 bead (eye)
to Sh1 thread & tie shuttles together. Put bead at back of hand & starting 1” from knot on
both parts of SR – work as follows.
SR1: 2 Vlp (1” to 1½" long) 2 vsp 1 / 3 MB (core thread) 2 vsp 1
Cl. Place bead @ back of hand before starting next SR
SR2: 1 + (vsp SR1) 2 DPB 2 vsp 1 / 1 + (vsp SR1) 4 vsp 1 Cl.
Place bead @ back of hand before starting next SR
SR3: 1 + (vsp SR2) 2 DPB 2 vsp 1 / 1 + (vsp SR2) 4 vsp 1 Cl.
Place bead @ back of hand before starting next SR
SR4: 1 + (vsp SR3) 3 DPB 3 / 1 + (vsp SR3) 6 T & C Tie a
knot in the Vlp and trim to make the second feeler. |
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