How-to: Beautiful Butterfly Wings Upcycled from Wire Hangers and Old Clothes

Tape the wings together.Hold the two wings with the hanger hooks facing each other, and carefully put each hook through the opening in the other wing. This will lend stability to the set of wings.

Push the two wings together as close as you wish, with the necks of the two hangers lying together. When you’re satisfied with the way that the wings look, wrap the two hanger necks together with duct tape.

Either catch the raw edges of the openings in the duct tape wrap, or hand-stitch the openings closed around the necks of the two hangers.

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2 thoughts on “How-to: Beautiful Butterfly Wings Upcycled from Wire Hangers and Old Clothes”

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  2. Great stuff! I have one suggestion–it would be great if all your awesome descriptions came with pictures for visual learners like me. I would appreciate it!

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