Finished. I really enjoyed doing these and I’m currently searching for a box frame to present them in. They are too floppy to hang on their own. I might end up making a bouquet!
Another finished bird started with Nikki. However I struggled with the tension on my bobbin so the back is not neat in parts, especially the tail!! Good fun though!!
An Oxford lockdown bird....a rare breed created after the Workshop with Nikki....I had to dig out the hand sewing machine and after some serious backwards and forwards this bird arrived...I decided to stuff the body a little and back with paper. I really enjoyed doing this so thank-you Nikki and the Oxford Guild.
Here is my completed seahorse. I decided not to stuff him, but to make him virtually double-sided so when I hang him up in the window both passersby outside and we inside get a good view to look at! The first image is the front view, followed by a detail to show the beading by the eyes etc. The final one shows the back view. Really enjoyed doing this workshop even though I didn't do as much surface stitching as was suggested.
A great workshop. I spent a lovely afternoon, snug in my workroom and finished the stitching. I think it might be a ‘Daddy’ seahorse as he has a little fat tummy (holding all the babies!)
I took several photographs on different backgrounds and under different lighting – amazing how different it looks!
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