Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework Fine stranded cotton threads are

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

Design dimensions: 5cm x 6cm

gold kid leather

white organza fabric

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

Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework Fine stranded cotton threads areLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this charming harvest mouse design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of fur. 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 create