Lady Bug - Sue Hanson © 2005
Three simple rings with two treatments of the same technique of bead placement with normal joins & the twisted picot join

1.1/2 yards thread in red on single shuttle
2 small black seed beads for eyes
Two 3.5 mm round black beads for wings

Load shuttle with seed beads first with the round beads towards the tail end…
Left Wing start with about 2” tail
R1: 2 vsp 24 vsp 6 vsp 1 <RB + 4mm sp> 1 vsp 4 vsp 2 clr

Right Wing
R2: 2 + (R1) 4 + (R1) 1 <RB + 4mm sp> 1 #+ (R1) 6 + (R1) 24 vsp 2 clr
Note: Before making this join #+ make sure both round beads are turned back…

Tip RW & change order of ds (2,1) makes for a better-shaped head…

Head R3: 2 + (R2) 4 B 3 B 4 + (R1) 2 clr cut 2” tail

Finishing Tie & glue the starting tail to the end tail





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