Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class champagne synthetic silk

champagne synthetic silk

tapestry needles

size 7 embroidery  needle

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

silver plated metal threads: pearl purl

Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class champagne synthetic silkLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this charming hedgehog design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of fur and spines. Silk Shading refers to the hand embroidery technique which uses a variety of long and short stitches and colour blending in stranded cotton or silk threads. Often referred to as painting with a needle, this technique can be used to