Silk Shading Christmas Robin fox Difficulty level: Beginner - This

Difficulty level: Beginner - This kit is perfect for beginners or for those who want to practise their embroidery skills

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This design will introduce you to many of the stitches and techniques which are essential  in the art of Crewel Work embroidery including: split stitch

all of which are essential when creating a piece of silk shading

fabrics and needles required to complete this beautiful hand embroidery design and the clear instruction booklet will guide you easily through your project

Silk Shading Christmas Robin fox Difficulty level: Beginner - ThisLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this festive Christmas Robin design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of feathers. 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