Crewel Work Chaffinch art satin stitch and long and

satin stitch and long and short stitch

buttonhole and blanket stitch

DMC stranded cotton threads and size 10 embroidery needles

fabric scissors

Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of feathers

Crewel Work Chaffinch art satin stitch and long andLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of Crewel Work to create this pretty Chaffinch design. Appleton wool threads in delicate tones of blue, grey and dusky pink are used to build up the design onto a background of linen twill fabric. This simple 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, fly stitch, stem stitch,