Crewel Work Bird Of Paradise Owl buttonhole stitch

buttonhole stitch

including the mount

This simple but striking design will introduce you to many of the stitches which are key to creating these beautiful techniques

all of which are essential when creating a piece of goldwork embroidery

size 9 embroidery needles and size 26 tapestry needle

Crewel Work Bird Of Paradise Owl buttonhole stitchLearn the traditional hand embroidery technique of Crewel Work to create this beautiful Bird Of Paradise design. Crewel work refers to the lavish style of embroidery which became popular during the 17th century using crewel wool threads on a background of linen twill. 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, seeding stitch, trellis stitch,