Cutcliffe XXV

Published on Sep 15. 2025 - 8 hours ago
Updated or edited 2 minutes ago

We are on to number 25. House Rat, Silver Twist, Grizzled Blue Hackle

The pattern is:
Body - house-rat
Rib - silver twist
Hackle - Highly speckled or grizzled blue.

I do not have house-rat but used Field Mouse.
Silver twist in the 1860s would have been a multi strand silk core metallic thread. French oval tinsel might be the closest thing. I used a new flat metal silver wire from Sybai just because...:).

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