Garden Birds: Blackbird - Original Hand Embroidery Stumpwork each stitch being precisely considered

each stitch being precisely considered in order to recreate the texture and movement of your pet's fur

The stitches included in this design are: trellis stitch

felt padding and pearl beads

Materials included in the kit: ivory cotton fabric

kid leather

Garden Birds: Blackbird - Original Hand Embroidery Stumpwork each stitch being precisely consideredOriginal hand embroidery of a Blackbird from the Garden Bird collection. This beautifully detailed little bird sat upon a large needle took approximately 18 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 seven shades of stranded cotton threads, each one inserted