Silk Shading Christmas Robin fox french knots

french knots

Materials included in the kit: ivory cotton fabric

random gathered stitch

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

Silk Shading Christmas Robin fox french knotsLearn 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