Crewel Work Chaffinch Hedgehog creating padded embroidered shapes and

creating padded embroidered shapes and using layered decorative embroidery stitches

Learn how to stitch with a range of metal hand embroidery threads and how to combine them with decorative surface stitching to create this beautifully detailed Tawny Owl Feather

herringbone stitch

trellis stitch

embroidery scissors and a pencil

Crewel Work Chaffinch Hedgehog creating padded embroidered shapes andLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of Crewel Work to create this pretty Chaffinch design. Appleton wool threads in delicate tones of blue, grey and dusky pink are used to build up the design onto a background of linen twill fabric. This simple design will introduce you to many of the stitches and techniques which are essential in the art of Crewel Work embroidery including: split stitch, seeding stitch, trellis stitch, fly stitch, stem stitch,