Intricate Embroideries Make It Possible to Hold Delicate Butterflies on Your Fingertips

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Artist Georgie Emery makes it pos­si­ble for you to hold a but­ter­fly in your hands. Typ­i­cal­ly, these fleet­ing crea­tures would be out of reach, but thanks to her life­like embroi­dery, you can place them in your palm or wear them on your favorite jacket.

Georgie uses the thread paint­ing tech­nique to recre­ate the col­ors and pat­terns you’d find on a but­ter­fly­’s wings. The rich yel­lows and oranges, as well as the speck­led white and black dots, are stitched with incred­i­ble atten­tion to detail and cel­e­brate the beau­ty of these creatures.

Georgie sells her work on Etsy—includ­ing pat­terns so that you can stitch your own but­ter­fly embroi­dery! Fol­low her on Insta­gram to see what she’s stitch­ing next.