Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework Grab a drink on the

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

brown and green are used to build up the design onto a background of printed half-panama cotton linen fabric which is then mounted around board and the clock mechanism added

gold kid leather

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

The decorative embroidery stitches in tones of tawny brown stranded cotton include long and short stitch and fly stitch

Silk Shading Harvest Mouse royal school of needlework Grab a drink on theLearn 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