Silk Shading English Rose greetings card Difficulty level: Beginner - This

Difficulty level: Beginner - This kit is perfect for beginners or for those who want to practise their embroidery skills

dark sage silk fabric

how to work split stitch

this kit includes all of the threads

herringbone stitch

Silk Shading English Rose greetings card Difficulty level: Beginner - ThisLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this pretty English Rose design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up subtle shading. 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 realistic