Pet Portrait: Crewel Wool Needle Painting silk shading High quality giclee prints of

High quality giclee prints of Helen's Hedgehog from her British Wildlife Collection on Somerset Satin paper with ivory card mount

5cm x 14cm

bright check and japanese thread using the techniques of chipping and couching

was used to create the three-dimensional quality of this design such as the thread wrapped wired feet along with the padding underneath the body of the bird

block shading

Pet Portrait: Crewel Wool Needle Painting silk shading High quality giclee prints ofWhat better way to treasure that special photo of a beloved pet than by having it created by Helen Richman, owner of The Bluebird Embroidery Company as a hand stitched piece of artwork. Needle Painting is the perfect hand embroidery technique for pet portraits. Using Appletons Crewel Wool on a cotton background fabric, your photograph will be replicated to an amazing likeness. Crewel wool threads are thicker than those used for silk shading portraits,