Making A Red Velvet Mite Brooch [CC]

Red velvet mites are very well suited to being recreated in fabric, it's right in the name!
Moth brooch video that first inspired me to make a bug brooch:
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[@liltink8869]

Please don't take this the wrong way. I am not a troll and I am not being facetious in any way. I just have to say you are absolutely adorable. I love your ingenuity and you are extremely talented. So thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and creativity. Watching your creations come to life is amazing and the way you explain things, it's like you are telling a beautiful story. And lastly, you have such a peaceful soothing voice. Have a glorious day.

[@potatertot360]

I'm so excited for anthropologists of the future to find these and be like ????????????????? (this is an adoring compliment.)

[@technopoptart]

they might just do what our anthropologists do now and assume there was a mite cult who worshiped fuzzy lil' idols for good harvests X'''D

[@neva_nyx]

Yes! It's like painting something on the floor before carpeting it. A gift to a future person 😅

[@annoyingkid48]

@@neva_nyx The carpeting is a terrible curse though (╥﹏╥) oh, the time I’ve spent ripping it up…

[@theoffkeydiva]

Me seeing the thumbnail and title: oh ho! I shall me learning about a new little guy! Me seeing the scale drawing: My old friend moving red dot!?!?!? Some other things I really loved about this: - seeing a shorter video for you ( it felt like you were just popping in to say hello) -the lack of explanation about why you wanted to do this. You just did it - your nails looked so spooky and shaped All in all Vincent your have done it again

[@vincentbriggs1780]

"My old friend moving red dot" is such a good description! It was nice to edit something short after such a long shirt video. I can't remember what exactly made me decide to make the first mite, but I think it might just have been that I'd made a caterpillar and remembered I had the velvet, and it seemed like an easy bug to do.

[@moonwalker6938]

I mite make one

[@kascension]

I see what you did there. Lol. Good one.

[@neva_nyx]

Mite make one also. Everyone needs a mite brooch

[@kaytiej8311]

Definitely the quote of the week! "A broach can't make you sweaty." 😅

[@yagacrafts]

i don't need another project i don't need another project :side eyes The Stash, and there is some red velvet in there: I DON'T NEED ANOTHER PROJECT I DON'T NEED-

[@annoyingkid48]

make a mite make a mite

[@vincentbriggs1780]

They don't take very long! I didn't track my time, but it was only a few hours!

[@eav_5122]

Bug!!!!!!!! I loved those neon red specks as a kid, now i finally know what they are!

[@annoyingkid48]

look up whirligig mites, they’re cute and cool as well :)

[@caspenbee]

Huh. Every time I see those little guys I get alarm bells in my brain. Good to know they're harmless; they are certainly cute and bright!

[@annoyingkid48]

@@caspenbee They’re great little arachnids! Whirligig mites are a similar variety, and they’re super fun little speedy guys. Some species are used by orchards as pest prevention, as they’re clever predators that eat other bugs and larvae that would otherwise harm the fruit and flowers

[@stephanemami]

As a kid I believed those mites were the cochineal we get the red dye from! So bright! Gorgeous crafting once again.

[@delta_atled]

I'm doing a PhD on mites under one of the most devoted mite scientists of our time and I NEED to make this for her. What a wonderful mite!!

[@vincentbriggs1780]

YES! Good!!! I'm so glad that my mite video is reaching Mite People! It must be so hard for people who study obscure/unpopular organisms to find cute themed objects.

[@annoyingkid48]

@@delta_atled That’s awesome, I frickin love mites ❤️

[@peterrobinson2780]

Ain't no wire like street wire

[@vincentbriggs1780]

I found 3 rolls of that wire! They were on the ground at an intersection on my walk to the grocery store, and I can only assume they were meant to go to one of several nearby construction sites.

[@coreygilles847]

I could watch you hand sew for hours ❤

[@technopoptart]

i have x''D

[@stephaniefairey8633]

I LOVE Bianca's cicadas! I'm so pleased you watch her.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

Her stuff is so inspiring! My favourites are the lookbooks, and I don't know why they get so few views.

[@tishie42]

​@vincentbriggs1780 her latest one Sanctus was absolutely stunning. It came out on 4th of July which is a big deal here in America. I skipped the fireworks and watched her instead. ❤❤

[@vincentbriggs1780]

@@tishie42 The outfits are always amazing, and it's also fun to see the sets being repainted & redecorated so many times! The foam door she made for the Star Wars one has been in 5 lookbooks so far, and it's incredible how well it works for all of them when they all have such different vibes.

[@rionsanura]

my grandmother loved bugs, and she had a whole shelf of cool statues and carvings people gave her. i haven't thought about ornamental non-lepidopteran bugs much since she died. this is a delightful project and you've reminded me how fun they are. maybe i will make some cool bugs.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

That sounds like a lovely shelf. Yes, butterflies are nice but there are so many other kinds of bugs! And a lot more mammals, birds, reptiles, etc. than the ones used in the vast majority of decoration. Looking at most mushroom art you'd think red amanitas were the only colourful fungus in the world, but there are so many others! It's really weird that so much nature inspired art is just the same few subjects over and over. Countless things with elephants on them but none with saiga antelopes. Tons of dragonfly decorations but no leaf hoppers or tortoise beetles :(

[@itwasrightthere]

I always enjoy watching your process. Now I want to make a ladybug pin cushion.

[@annoyingkid48]

@@itwasrightthere That sounds amazing :)

[@navybluebunny]

lmao love the little show at the end

[@cherylowilley6007]

Excellent wire armature. The sculpting of the legs really works.

[@ErbbaIpaj]

i love when you made them high five haha your projects are always so interesting and creative!!

[@Dustysunlight]

I love velvet mites, I used to sneak the spider mites off my grandma’s plants when I was younger because she would kill them 😂 also, the combo of your black nails and silver thimble is so, so pretty!

[@mrsgingernoisette]

I have phobia, literally, but I never missed you time! (Watching on tv, without looking, yes)❤

[@becauseimafan]

at around 13:45 - okay this whole thing is cool, but trimming the velvet pile so the legs look segmented?! Brilliant! 🤯

[@annoyingkid48]

@@becauseimafan literallyyyyy

[@ScaryMeadow]

I would adore more bug videos!

[@DandG1981]

I love the mite and the Woolley bear is amazing.

[@Knorrette]

Thank you for this adorable idea. A mite goes on my to do list.

[@sistersarann3819]

I love it. I would like to see more bugs too please :)

[@oliverrose7796]

These are so cute! I'm already thinking of making one as decor for my bearded dragon. She likes to bask outside and I always inspect her and brush off any wayward mites so she doesn't get an infection. I think a plush version would be adorable and ironic. For fabric marking, I highly recommend Frixion erasable markers. They disappear with minimal heating. Some colors do stain so I recommend a swatch test first, but I find them a lot easier to use than other fabric marking techniques I've tried. Also loving the nail polish.

[@helenm1085]

I find that frixion pens drag a bit... Although it's just occurred to me that perhaps there's a version that isn't a ballpoint 😅

[@oliverrose7796]

@@helenm1085 Yes! They have a lot of ballpoint varieties, which I love for my note-taking and planning just in general, but they also have markers and highlighters. There are broad and fine tip markers - the fine tip marker is 0.7mm and I find works great for me for most patterning. I use the different colors to mark fold/seam/cut lines also. Obviously will not work on dark fabric, so I use this cheapo white pen I picked up at Joanns which works ok. :)

[@magic-gps186]

I don't know if there's a wet pen that's as water soluble as crayola markers, but that could also work? accept that it's going to bleed and then wash it out

[@helenm1085]

@@oliverrose7796 clearly that's a way better option than a ballpoint! I really just assumed that everyone who recommended them was talking about the ballpoint version cause that's the only one I'd seen.

[@user-cu3eh2mi1x]

The first time I ever noticed one of those was just a few months ago. I've been calling it the strawberry spider but have not gotten around to look it up properly. So it's a mite! How fascinating! Bugs are so cool! You are too!

[@jw844]

They are close cousins of spiders!

[@user-cu3eh2mi1x]

@@jw844 I see. Thank you! I thought they might.

[@annoyingkid48]

@@user-cu3eh2mi1x They’re very good arachnids, they don’t spin webs but they make up for it with their speed

[@awurm7692]

the little bug high five

[@annoyingkid48]

I love mites, might (lol) have to make a whirligig mite for myself

[@gennosaur1]

It's so adorable! Regarding new bugs to make, what about velvet ants?

[@2u2a]

For turing narrow things inside-out I like the method when you sew in the piece of string on one end and then pull on it. It is hard to explain. But you can find this method searching for "spaghetti straps". I might sew one mite like this for my nephew, he would love that. On a second thought... I might actually do it for myself as pincushion ;)

[@blaiseingram1253]

oooh thats a fabulous idea !! I'm not a broach guy, but I want a little bug. I also haven't made a new pincushion in years!

[@cherylowilley6007]

I'd bet that a video on how to make buckram would be popular.

[@rubywilcox2159]

That! Is the cutest thing! How terribly clever!

[@kathymarshall220]

So cute! 🥰 I swear watching you hand sew is more relaxing than meditation 😊 Please tell me you’ve named them? They’re too adorable to not have names ❤

[@cherylowilley6007]

Made bigger, it could be a velvet mite pillow!! A valentine pillow!!

[@annoyingkid48]

@@cherylowilley6007 Obsessed with this idea, I think I have to try making one ❤️

[@susanhemion2981]

I want one of these on The shoulder of my winter coat

[@rufferstuff9148]

Very cute brooch. I can also see it as a pin cushion. Would love to see more. Thanks.

[@handicraft-acorn]

とても可愛らしいですね😊

[@cb-wi1cq]

oh they're so darling i love them!

[@jenndoesstuff]

Awww, I think they're adorable!

[@julias.8236]

That is soooo adorable! And your presentation was just as charming. Thanks for this fun project! ❤

[@crabbiecrackers290]

These are horrifying... I love them.

[@azteclady]

🐞 🐞🐞

[@auntienanabun]

I loved this so much! Hope you do more like this soon.

[@iwaswondering447]

heck yeah!!!! thats super cool and cute!!!!

[@tokyorosa]

This is SO GOOD!!!

[@horror8083]

Fuzzy eight legged skitter critter friends 🖤

[@viridiangreen8259]

Your talent is so beautiful

[@horseenthusiast1250]

These are so cute!!! I'm swamped in sewing projects right now (fabric pieces of Mandalorian armour, SCA garb, random fantasy tunics, and mending), but when I need a small project, I think I'll make some mites. :)

[@musicalappreciation2975]

I am endlessly delighted with the final skits on any sort of video like this. What must the neighbors think, the delightfully softspoken time traveler out in the garden with his bug friends. I hope they are as charmed as I am with your antics and gentle nonsense. I'm not sure if you mentioned it before, but what is your sewing machine? She's GORGEOUS and I've recently been gifted a 1915 Singer tredle machine, and yours looks of a similar year, if in a support bed. (I need to get one of those for my 1956 301a.)

[@vincentbriggs1780]

Thank you! My machine is a 15-91, and according to the serial number databases online it's from 1936.

[@Lobopandilla]

Love your vids. ❤

[@Gzzz-x3e]

Apologies, I hit the dislike button by mistake! I meant to hit the thumbs up and I would give you half a dozen for this wonderful project.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

Thank you! We all click things by accident sometimes, and on youtube you can always click it again to change it!

[@technopoptart]

i can see why you'd keep that velvet, it just _begs_ to be used for something

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

It's so cute!

[@amelia13131]

love it!

[@EliasPluto]

Oh my god I’m excited to see this

[@blaiseingram1253]

I've been trying to find a use for some old blue polyester velvet, I think I may make some bugs.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

Yay! What kind of bugs?? I've seen pictures of blue weevils and blue bees! (Not that a fabric bug has to be realistic)

[@maggie8324]

Thanks baby

[@GrammarSplaining]

I don't know about having a big red bug on my cap or lapel... Maybe make a cat sometime?

[@technopoptart]

would make for a very kitchy pin cushion!