Sew organza butterflies with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

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A costume for a New Year's party at school or an outfit for Halloween can take up a decent portion of the family budget. However, with the help of easy-to-make organza butterflies, you can turn any basic white girl dress into a fabulous outfit that can be transformed if necessary. In this material we will tell you how to sew a butterfly from organza yourself. At the end of the material you will find a step-by-step description of the process of making organza butterflies for beginners, as well as photos of the most successful solutions for decoration, as well as samples of stencils.

Symbolism of the butterfly in myths and literature

The very image of the butterfly is surrounded by a positive context in all countries. The butterfly symbolizes love, prosperity and family happiness. In fairy tales of the peoples of the world, this creature is capable of fulfilling wishes if the hero holds it in his hands and releases it to freedom.The image of butterflies appears primarily in Greek mythology: the myth of Cupid and Psyche is considered canonical; the latter is associated by the Greeks with the soul and selfless love and is often depicted as a butterfly or a girl with butterfly wings. The image of this insect is found in many religions of the world: Christianity, Buddhism and Shintoism regularly use this symbol. So often butterflies were depicted sitting on the hand of Christ, as a symbol of the reborn soul. In Japan, there is a belief that butterflies are the blessed souls of loved ones who return to please loved ones. But the symbolism of the butterfly in European culture also has a downside: butterflies have become synonymous with the transience of time and a bright, but short life. But in the Chinese paradigm, butterflies, on the contrary, are associated with longevity and good luck.

The first empress who made a real cult out of collecting butterflies was the wife of Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie, who called butterflies “a wonderful gift from heaven” and ordered numerous images of these creatures on dresses and corsages from her dressmakers and embroiderers, while they flew in her personal greenhouse live butterflies. There were rumors that on holidays in honor of the Empress they staged live butterfly fireworks, releasing them into the wild en masse.

Dress decor using organza butterflies

For a fairy or princess dress, you can make several dozen organza butterflies, decorate them with rhinestones and decorate the upper part of a small model’s white dress. This simple addition will not only save you money on your outfit, but also let you get creative. You can be sure that only your child will be dressed in such an outfit.Subsequently, light organza butterflies can be peeled off from the bodice and skirt to return the outfit to its original appearance.

Decor of hats

Another simple move would be to decorate a headband or hairpin with organza butterflies. But in this case, so that the decor holds up better and does not overshadow the holiday by disappearing, it is best to place an organza butterfly on glue.

DIY decorations decorated with organza butterflies

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Organza butterflies look very impressive as decorations. To do this, you should take a thin necklace or an accurate multi-tiered chain. In this case, the thinner and more inconspicuous the base, the better. The butterflies need to be secured to the central part of the decoration to create the impression that the butterflies themselves have landed on the model’s neck.

What you need to make organza butterflies

• Organza in the desired shade or shades
• Thin brush for painting
• Stencil
• Acrylic paints
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Decoration in the form of rhinestones, sparkles or beads (optional)
• Pins

Master class on making organza butterflies

Depending on your needs, you can take different shades of materials. If you put different colors on top of each other, you will get an unusual multi-color effect that will look beautiful both on the decor of a dress and solo in the form of individual jewelry.

1. A piece of organza is folded into several layers, the edges are secured with pins for convenience.
2. A stencil is fixed on top and the image of a butterfly is transferred to the first layer of fabric. Make sure the mold fits snugly against the material.
3. The shape is cut out.
4. The remaining butterfly samples are painted using acrylic paints. You can use different colors and patterns of different winged subspecies.
5. If desired, you can attach several organza butterflies together to create a three-dimensional piece. You can use butterflies in different shades to create unusual effects.
6. An already assembled butterfly can be decorated with beads or rhinestones, indicating the insect’s body and head.