Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework High quality giclee prints of

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

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

Grab a drink on the way or help yourself to something when you get to the workshop

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

fabric and needles required to complete this charming hand embroidery design and the clear instruction booklet with step by step photographs will guide you easily through your project

Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework High quality giclee prints ofLearn 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