Starry fruit

Step 1

First sew the grape leaves according to the illustrations. You will need 2 large, 4 medium and 4 small leaves. Start sewing the leaves from the centre. Prepare ca 30 cm of thread and two needles for the smallest leaf. Then string T on both threads and then one T on each thread, one T on both threads, one T on each thread and finally one Twin on both threads and tie the ends of the thread together (fig. no. 1a). Then continue with one thread. Thread the needle according to fig. no. 1b and sew on the remaining Twin. Do the same on the other side with the second thread and then sew in both ends. 

Step 3

Step 5

Sew a band of R10 rocailles at the width of the brooch fastening and "zip it on" (fig. nos. 5a and 5b).

Step 7

Now, sew all the parts to the brooch fastening (fig. no. 7). The brooch fastening should be on the bottom and the leaves should cover the fastening and the upper part of the grapes. You can also attach a decorative spiral.
Sew two rows of R10 using the peyote stitch and tighten the thread. You can also make stems of red currants using red Cornelian beads.