Garden Birds: Blue Tit - Original Hand Embroidery intermediate Design dimensions: 9

Design dimensions: 9

iron and ironing board

was used to create the three-dimensional quality of this design such as the thread wrapped wired feet along with the padding underneath the body of the bird

Additional equipment required: 8 inch ring frame and embroidery scissors to complete this kit

size 22 chenille needle and gutermann thread

Garden Birds: Blue Tit - Original Hand Embroidery intermediate Design dimensions: 9Original hand embroidery of a Blue Tit from the Garden Bird collection. This beautifully detailed little bird sat upon a large needle took approximately 20 hours to embroider using a combination of two techniques called silk shading and stumpwork. Silk shading, sometimes known as 'painting with the needle' was used to replicate the delicate soft texture of the feathers by blending together eight shades of stranded cotton threads, each one inserted