Crewel Work Chaffinch Hedgehog herringbone stitch

herringbone stitch

embroidery scissors and a pencil

trellis stitch

creating padded embroidered shapes and using layered decorative embroidery stitches

This kit includes all of the threads

Crewel Work Chaffinch Hedgehog herringbone stitchLearn 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,