Fly
Bugs -
Sue Hanson ©
2005
Starts with a
normal ring for the head with a beaded picot (or a bead
over a “double picot” for eye).
Followed by a
split ring & into a chain for the abdomen, finishing
with a lock stitch.
Use off a picot
gauge & finger tatting
Shuttle with
18” tail
One medium to
large bead for eye on shuttle
Picot gauge 2”
used horizontal
Head R1: 12 B 7 clr DNRW
Alternative for
a rounder bead make a LP then 3ds add bead over picot
& join to ring
Body
SR2: 4 --- 1
--- 12 // 5 --- 1 --- 1 --- 7 clr DNRW SS
Abdomen use the tail &
finger tat
Ch: 12
tension & lock
Finishing either cut all
three
long picots at the same time or knot each picot at knee
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