Blue Bird
A cheeky embroidered bird inspired by a vintage transfer
Posted by Kelly Fletcher
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You Will Need (4 things)
- Hoop
- Needles
- Thread
- Fabric
Steps (6 steps, 120 minutes)
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1
You will need...
Fabric:
10 x 10" (25x25cm) white cotton/linen fabricThreads – DMC six-stranded cotton:
347 Very dark salmon
702 Kelly green
704 Bright chartreuse
726 Light topaz yellow
825 Dark blue
827 Very light blue
B5200 Snow whiteNeedles:
Embroidery: size 7 and 9
Milliner: size 7Hoop:
6 inches (15cm) -
2
Print the design provided in the download and transfer it on to the fabric using your preferred method.
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3
Embroider the bird according to the embroidery instructions, by following the pattern key:
Back 825 (3)
Back = embroidery stitch
825 = DMC thread colour
(3) = number of strands -
4
Then embroider the flowers and leaves on the left.
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5
And then the flowers and leaves on the right.
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6
You'll find instructions for all the stitches used in this pattern in my ebook, 120 Embroidery Stitches. Otherwise there are loads of stitch tutorials online, just search for the stitch by name.