Meticulously Crafted Fabric Moths and Butterflies Celebrate the Real Creatures in the Natural World

Artist Emi­ly Yead­on of Home­made Trap com­bines tex­tiles with nat­ur­al his­to­ry. She has cre­at­ed an exten­sive  “faux ento­mol­o­gy col­lec­tion” that fea­tures moths and but­ter­flies that are often perched on fab­ric mush­rooms. The col­or­ful threads and fuzzy fur reflect con­cepts seen in tra­di­tion­al taxi­dermy with a veg­an-friend­ly twist. “I want­ed to cre­ate a series of work which would be col­lect­ed by true admir­ers,” she writes, “trea­sured for years to come and entice onlook­ers to real­ly appre­ci­ate our beau­ti­ful pollinators.”

Emi­ly cre­ates every­thing by hand and does­n’t use tem­plates in her work. Each of her pieces, includ­ing painstak­ing their details, take many hours to com­plete. See what’s avail­able in her online shop and fol­low her on Insta­gram.

Emily Yeadon of Homemade Trap creates faux taxidermy that celebrates moths, butterflies, and fungi.