The Bluebird Embroidery Company Colour in Flight Goldfinch Combining Paint with Stitch by Helen Richman

The Bluebird Embroidery Company Colour in Flight Goldfinch Combining with Stitch by Helen Richman. Learn how to use paint and coloured pencils to create the movement and vibrancy of this beautiful Goldfinch design before stitching with delicate needle painting to build up the detail and texture.

This embroidery kit will first introduce you to the steps involved with using Derwent Chromaflow coloured pencils and gold metallic acrylic paint on fabric before moving on to the key embroidery stitches used in needle painting. This includes split stitch, satin stitch and long and short stitch. In addition, guidance and instruction is provided on stitch direction and angle, order of working and colour placement and blending, all of which are essential when creating realistic shading.

This kit includes all of the threads, fabrics, materials and needles required to complete this beautiful hand embroidery design and the clear instruction booklet with step by step photographs will guide you easily through your project.

The outline of the Goldfinch design has been printed onto high quality cotton calico ready to be painted before being placed into an embroidery hoop or frame for stitching.

Materials included in the kit: cotton calico fabric printed with the background design, calico backing fabric, stranded cotton threads, embroidery needles, Derwent Chromaflow colouring pencils and gold metallic acrylic paint.

Difficulty level: all levels

Design dimensions: 28cm x 28cm

Additional equipment required: 8 or 10 inch ring frame or embroidery hoop, embroidery scissors, small to medium sized stiff bristled paintbrush and paint palette.