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- Cut a rectangle of black felt 21cm by 10cm. Fold over 2cm at the top and bottom and using pale thread stitch in place to make a channel for the dowel to pass through. (pic a)
- Continue stitching down the sides of the rectangle to make a border. Cut a 12cm by 7.5cm rectangle of red felt and round off the corners.
- Cut out a scarab shape from lilac felt (see template) and use back-stitch to fix it to the middle of the rectangle. Add lines sewn on to represent the wing casings and head. (pic b)
- Use black embroidery thread to mark the legs of the beetle, adding feathery bits to the ends of each. (pic c)
- Cut four yellow lotus flower shapes from felt and sew these to each corner of the black wall hanging using green thread to resemble petals. (pic d)
- Use yellow thread to sew a small sun above the beetle before stitching the whole panel to the middle of the wall hanging. Thread the dowels through the channels in the wall hanging.
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