Helix Hermit Crab
D Richard Embrey
Shuttle
Level 3
Helix Tatting, Rings, SCMR, TOR, working with up beads and down beads
Materials Needed / Preparation: "Materials:
Lizbeth ® Thread size 10 in up to 5 colors
2 Seed Beads 4mm for eyes
5 Seed Beads, size 10
12 Bugle beads size 2 (approximately 5mm)
Shuttles: 7
Preparation:
Load 5 shuttles with thread and beads (seed beads will be needed first): (1.5 yards per shuttle – Sh1 cut from ball; Sh2 & Sh3 CTM; and Sh4 & Sh5 CTM, with shell color); load two more shuttles Sh6 CTM with Sh7 (1.5 yards on Sh6 with the 4mm eye beads; 2 yards on Sh7) of the body color.
Arrange, label, and use in the following order:
Sh1 = (3b) color #1; Sh2 = (2b) color #2; Sh3 = (1sb & 3b) color #3; Sh4 = (3b) color #4; Sh5 = (2b) color #5. Sh6 = (0b) CTM Sh7 = (2B) color #6 (body color);
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