Some time ago when I still sold designs I digitised a collection of different species of butterflies. They turned out well but I never really thought much about them until recently. I was browsing through Etsy and came across some framed (real) butterflies, and although they were attractive I thought it was a shame that the butterflies – some of them now quite rare – had to be killed to make an artwork. Then it occurred to me that embroidered butterflies were in their way just as beautiful as the real thing, so I worked out a way to make an embroidered butterfly collection
I ordered some custom-cut mounts from Moonshine Framing in Penzance (a wonderful company for whom I have nothing but praise) with small windows for six butterflies per mount. Then it was just a matter of stitching out the butterflies and attaching each behind a window.
No butterflies were injured in the making of this collection…
The butterflies look very good and have a beautiful sheen to them which is not unlike the real thing. So all in all this is a suitable collection for vegetarians or eco-warriors, or indeed anyone who likes butterflies
Its always nice to see what our customers are using the picture mounts for. Thanks for the kind words too!
kevin
( Moonshine Framing http://www.frames.uk.com )