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<\/a>All done<\/p><\/div>\n
(click on the pictures to see larger versions)<\/p>\n
The bodice gave me some trouble, but was finally completed. It’s made from silk, embroidered with beads and couched metallic thread, and trimmed with hand-dyed lace (that I prepared at this workshop<\/a> – knew it would come in useful one day!).<\/p>\n If you click on this to see the larger picture, you can see the bodice more clearly<\/p><\/div>\n After that, I made her sandals (with a beaded flower at the toe), a vine trailing up one arm, an armband for the other and a necklace. The wings (which I’d made earlier) were then attached as the final step (they got left to the end as otherwise they tend to get in the way…)<\/p>\n From here you can see her bracelet and a bit more detail on the wings<\/p><\/div>\n The wings are green\/bronze angellina fibres on a pale gold organza with some machine embroidery to bring out butterfly wing patterns. Copper wire was then stitched across the top of each wing, and a green crystal bead added to the end of each wire.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>