Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class all of which are essential

all of which are essential when creating a piece of metal thread work

a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild

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

trellis stitch

size 7 embroidery  needle

Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class all of which are essentialLearn 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