@Sakar and anyone else who might like to know ....
how much thread and time does Elvis need for such a little wonder?A SHOCKING amount!!!!!!
Each butterfly takes an hour and a quarter upwards with the most stitches so far being 46,963 stitches for this lil beauty....
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which has 8 separate colours and 11 colour changes!!!
I stitch them in 3's or 4's depending on which I choose and use my 12" x 7" hoop.
I did (start) to video the process but it takes so long!
The main body of the wings take the most thread and I have lots of 1000m cones of Madeira in various browns, blues etc just for that part... as I want to preserve the beauty and integrity of my Treasure Chest!! Tho' I do use those reels for details on the butterflies that take between 1 and 5 minutes to stitch.
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They take longer than the advertised time (on the machine) as I have to unhoop and change the bobbin thread between each different colour
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That is the reverse of the butterfly!
I do love them and have some vague idea of selling them but ££££ !!!!
I've seen smaller versions with bobbin thread showing on the reverse and a brooch barthing hotglued to the reverse in an arty crafty place in Salisbury which were being sold at around £26 !