I was almost ready to order the kit from Jane Nicholas before I realized that the instructions and templates are in my beetle book, and the kit only has supplies. I had the brilliant idea of using my stash, making substitutions for the metal threads that I don't have. I'll see.
I printed the templates onto tracing paper and basted it on the fabric. I've been using this technique for a while; it takes more effort, but the basting thread can be removed in the end with no design lines left behind. I use 100 weight fine silk thread for the basting.
I've finished two beetles, the second one is quite difficult to do, and substitutions made it twice as hard!
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