Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class High quality giclee prints of

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

She completed a three year apprenticeship at the Royal School Of Needlework in 2009 and since then has been regularly teaching at the school as well as running her own business The Bluebird Embroidery Company

all of which are essential when creating a piece of goldwork embroidery

a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild

champagne synthetic silk

Silk Shading Hedgehog embroidery class High quality giclee prints ofLearn the beautiful embroidery technique of silk shading to create this charming hedgehog design. Fine stranded cotton threads are used to delicately blend between colours and to build up the texture of fur and spines. 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