Crewel Work Bird Of Paradise Owl The traditional ivory silk dupion

The traditional ivory silk dupion background fabric is provided with the design already transferred on for you

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

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

Other goldwork techniques known as couching and chipping are also used in this design

This one-day course will set you up with the basic skills of silk shading

Crewel Work Bird Of Paradise Owl The traditional ivory silk dupionLearn 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,