Crewel Work Woodland Animals fox gilt spangles

gilt spangles

embroidery scissors and magnifiers but please feel free to bring your own if you wish

The sketch has been mounted onto watercolour paper with a window frame

creating 3D embroidered wired shapes with couching and buttonhole stitch edging and creating decorative fly stitch

Full instruction is provided on the following: silk shading

Crewel Work Woodland Animals fox gilt spanglesLearn the traditional hand embroidery technique of Crewel Work to create this beautiful Woodland Animals 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,