When Nicole of Lillyella asked me to pattern test her new Wicked Weaver pattern, I jumped at the chance because (1) she’s super rad and awesome and (2) her patterns are legit. Like #2legit2quit even.
So I immediately knew that I wanted to do either a blue or green spider. Right away, I knew I had a winner on my hands going with the blue and this uber rad Lecien L’s Modern fabric to make the spider web.
Like this was rad all by itself, but I wanted to add some oomph, so I decided to embroider some details even though I’d never done it before. I found a couple pictures of flies and then practiced until it looked fly?
Never in my life did I ever imagine I would stare so closely at pictures of real life and flies for detail inspiration, but I have survived with only minor trauma so Yaaaaay!
The different weights of Aurifil Thread totally resuscitated me and brought a depth to this mini that I’m super stoked I explored. The black floss used for the flies allowed me a variance that was perfection and the use of 12wt for the web brought the natural flow of the #Lecien background to life. Thanks @lillyellasworld for entrusting me with this #wickedweaverpattern because it was loads of fun! As far as I’m concerned, everyone needs one of these ladies in their home!
Where might I purchase a pattern for your Lillyella WIcked Weaver ?
You can purchase it here: http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/other/wicked-weaver-paper-piecing-pattern/212341