#moth brooch

[littlealienproducts]

Silkworm moth brooch by YatsuraBead

[gemville]

Plique à Jour Enamel, Ruby and Diamond Moth Brooch In 18k Gold and Silver. 3¼" Long

Source: Bonham's via Pinterest

[goatlilly]

I redesigned Hawkmoth. You know, for funzies. I already did a bunch of costume work for Emily, so I figured it was only fair that I give Gabe the same treatment.

[antimonyantigone]

moth brooch about 1890–1900

[lokitapendragon]

Dettlaff's brooch (study) by cyberaeon

[vincentbriggs]

I made a little wooly bear caterpillar. I was inspired by The Closet Historian's moth brooch video to learn turkey stitch, and I tried brushing it with a wire brush, which really fluffed it up a lot more. I had to trim it a little bit more after the brushing.

All the materials were from my stash, and I didn't time it but it took quite a few hours. I wish I'd used a thinner fabric because this felted coat wool was a bit tough to sew through, and didn't want to bend into a rounded caterpillar shape.

I'm quite happy with it, it turned out so cute! It's a bit bigger than a real one.

[pearlwingdraws]

Moth pin/brooch

A couple people asked me how I made this so I figured I’d just make a little post explaining it.

Before I start I WOULD like to disclose that the pin I’ve made is hugely inspired by the one by TheClosetHistorian (on YouTube) and you should definitely consider checking out her video if you want more instruction or like that format better.

I made a little graphic showing some work in progress pictures as well as materials and techniques used in the different areas. I will type it out in more detail below.

1. First draw out the shape I want on a piece of felt. Add some guide lines for different parts of the design. I layered mine double because it’s quite thin. I used an (unused) dish rag, so don’t worry about the quality of your felt.

2. I start off embroidering the “neck area”, using turkey stitch. Starting from the bottom up, I use a dark turquoise floss, then later mix in a lighter shade.

3. Next I sew on the beads. String on 5-6 at a time and then go back and tack them down with small stitches. I don’t know much about embroidering with beads, so this may not be the “correct” way to do it. The types of beads I used are size 11/0 seed beads and delica beads, as well as bugle beads and Miyuki’s Tila and half Tila.

4. Sequins. I recommend using flat ones instead of the ones I used. I work from the bottom up, trying to get a nice silhouette with the bottom layer, as this will form the outline of the finished piece.

5. After finishing with the sequins, I do some more turkey stitch around the top, so it covers up that edge where you can see the tread. Optionally you can do the whole thing with sequins if you want.

6. Next thing I did was some French knots, just above the turkey stitch in a contrasting color. This is just for some textural variety and decoration, as little “spots”. You can really add them wherever you’d like, or not at all.

7. Then I just finished embroidering the thing. Don’t know what the stitch is called, it’s just making little stitches beside each other until it’s all filled in. I did a little gradient because I felt like it.

For the legs and antennae, i also just winged it. The legs and antennae got layered double in wire and twisted before adding the beads and sequins, then I just used the very tip of my round plier to curl the remaining ends into round little “feet”. Then stitch them securely to the backside of the pin.

I finish it off with another layer of felt, this one painted with a fabric paint I happened to have lying around, both for some extra strength and to match the color scheme better. I cut little slits to fit in a regular safety pin (I recommend get a proper pin/brooch needle) and stitched the backing on with very dense stitches. Pictures below.

Extra suggestions:

If you don’t have sequins, or want a different look, you can embroider the whole thing. Alternatively you can fill the whole space with sequins if you don’t want to embroider it all. You can of course do any shape, size and color scheme, whether based on real life moths or just fantasy!

Lastly I just want to thank everyone for the love you’ve shown for this silly little bug 💖 it means the world to me, and it has really inspired me. I wish I could sell these, but I don’t think that’s really an option for me right now. I’ll let you know if that changes in the future, but until then, I hope those of you who have the interest to make your own find this helpful.

[figdays]

Textile Moth Pin Brooch Embroidered Butterfly Hyphantria // MyDigitalDog

[witchrealms]

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[earthcieloau]

I redid the uniform for the caregiver and also drew some of Karkat's coworker buddies, at least the ones in the same area.

The caregivers take care of the wrigglers after they hatch and of trolls when they pupate while they wait to be adopted, the uniforms are long sleeved because grubs tend to bite/scratch lol

[littlealienproducts]

Textile Moth Pin Brooch Embroidered Butterfly Hyphantria by MyDigitalDog

[zulaque]

Some of my laser cut insects for your enjoyment.

[smile-files]

so i have a story idea about magical girls who metamorphose at night and turn into mothmen... and they go around saving the world using light-themed powers...

[whimsical-finds]

Silver lunar moth brooch. By ZoeRiver, on Etsy.

link

[onarangel]

Mystic moth brooch or necklace

This charming moth design cut from two layers of shimmer marble, gloss, metallic and mirrored acrylic with engraved and golden hand inked detail. It measures 5.5 cm and you can choose between a brooch or necklace. The brooch is secured to a scroll back fastening and the necklace is suspended from an 18 inch allergy free black played curb chain.

Choose from copper or teal tones.

Found on:https://www.etsy.com/listing/1181280526/mystic-moth-brooch-or-necklace

[wildbeautifuldamned]

https://www.1stdibs.com/