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How to Make a Butterfly Mobile

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This butterfly mobile would make a beautiful accent for an outdoor wedding.

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Randomly fuse the butterflies on the string. It will look better when you hang them all together if each strand looks a little different.

Kayte Terry

This project is a great way to use up some of your fabric scraps.

Kayte Terry

This butterfly mobile would make a beautiful accent for an outdoor wedding.

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6. Now start tying the strands to the embroidery hoop. Divide the hoop into fourths, and tie the strands to the hoop accordingly. The easiest way to do this without getting the hoop all tangled is to hang the hoop as you're tying the strands on. I hung mine off a padded hanger.

Hanging the embroidery hoop off something like a clothes hanger makes it easier to tie on each strand of butterflies without them getting tangled.

Tie the other four strands in between the four strands you just tied on.

7. To hang, cut a piece of string and tie it to either side of the hoop. Hang from the ceiling, a tree branch, or a clothesline.

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Comments (8)

MaioOoia_YoOoYa writes: wooow >>>so simple and nice ...great idea thanks a lot
Posted: 8:44 am on December 12th

patchworkhero writes: Hi, I made one of these with Christmas trees cut out of Christmas fabric for my patchwork group's Secret Santa. Stupidly, I did not take a photo, but the recipient was very pleased. Thank you for the inspiration.
Posted: 8:33 am on December 15th

gwennabee writes: Beautiful ... thanks...
Posted: 7:25 pm on September 9th

blazing writes: You will be missed your work is beautiful. I will follow your site. Good luck in what you do in the future.
Posted: 8:48 pm on August 12th

myrtasews writes: Love butterflies! Will try.
Posted: 3:53 pm on June 15th

delfinelise writes: Thanks for a great idea!
Posted: 4:31 am on June 12th

HeatherK writes: This is such a simple idea that can be used for all sorts of events - they could be autumn leaves, baby items, anything! What a stash-buster! Thank you!
Posted: 4:04 pm on June 4th

elbowyoyo writes: You will be missed.

Thanks for all of your past contributions. I'll be sure to check in on your personal site more often :)
Posted: 9:09 pm on May 28th

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