Materials
- 1 inch safety pin, 24 inches of gimp
- 1.5 inch safety pin, 30 inches of gimp
- 2 inch safety pin, 36 inches of gimp
- Tweezers for small dragonfly
Assembly
Open safety pin and slip into a piece of heavy cardboard to secure.
Thread gimp through eye of pin head and center gimp. Work cobra
stitch along back shank of pin using shank as core of stitch. At end
of shank, thread end of one gimp strand through circle spring in one
direction to create a loop. Thread 2nd gimp strand through spring in
opposite direction to create 2nd loop. Repeat with each lace making 
loops slightly larger than first pair. It may be necessary to clip last gimp
strand on a long diagonal to thread it through spring of small pins. Use
tweezers to pull gimp through tight springs. Clip ends of gimp even with
largest loops.
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