A new fidget

Hello, everyone.

I have made a new fidget--this time butterfly themed.

The zipper opens and closes, of course. A backing rectangle keeps the fur from tangling in the zipper coil.

The blue fur is pleasant to touch.

The pink ring turned out a little too heavy to have a long run of motion, so buttons were added to the ladybug ribbon to control the ring. (It kept trying to flip over to the outside of the fidget. I could see that becoming a problem in use.)

The yellow circle is able to turn because there is an eyelet hole under the button.

There are multiple cords with pony beads and the gray ribbon has both a narrow black tube and a larger blue one. (Not to say, a repurposed curler from a perm set.)

And on the black reverse side (fake suede fabric, so not slick) a rectangle in ivory fabric allows the owner's name to be added. This is the first time I've done this, and it seems like a good idea. It's pretty much impossible to write on the black fabric, and not everyone has printed name tapes on hand to stitch in place. Also this fabric would not take kindly to having the laundry heat-glue a tape with their hot irons.

I'm thinking of doing a collection of fidgets and seeking a place to donate them. DF had a very hard time with fidgeting with his hands and something like this lets a person wiggle their fingers without tearing up their nails and skin, or the bedclothes, or other things that come in reach.

There is still a good amount of furry fabric to work with in the stash, in various colors. And made-in-USA pony beads are suddenly in great supply in the sewing studio.