Silk Shading Fox Owl applying soft string and felt

applying soft string and felt padding

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Learn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this charming garden bird design of a long tailed tit

Please note that the handbag mirror which is used to display the embroidery in the photograph is not included in the kit

6 Heritage Courtyard

Silk Shading Fox Owl applying soft string and feltLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this charming fox design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of fur. Silk Shading refers to the hand embroidery technique which uses a variety of long and short stitches and colour blending in stranded cotton or silk threads. Often referred to as painting with a needle, this technique can be used to create realistic