I’ve a few projects on the go at the moment, various presents or Christmassy stitchings, I haven’t quite decided what this one will be yet…
I love seeing robins round the garden, they’re never very far away when I’m gardening, hoping for a tasty worm no doubt. There’s an old saying that when a robin appears, loved ones are near, so I often think of my mum when I see the robin bobbing about. I bought some heavier weight cotton with robins on a few years back and I decided to use one of the robins as basis for an embroidery. This was my ‘stitching on the go’ project which is kept in my handbag for those opportune moments for a little stitching.
I kept the stitching fairly simple, using chain stitch on the head, French knots, fly stitch and a few straight stitches for the red breast and light coloured feathers underneath. The back and wings are fly stitch again, blanket stitch and herringbone with a few sequins and beads added too.
Having the basic image underneath does help as I don’t have to think about dimensions and shape, just embellishing where I want to. I haven’t quite decided if this one is going to be made into a mini pillow as a present, kept as a Christmas decoration or even made into a card…
…I think I’ll see how I’m doing with other projects before I decide on the finish!
thecraftycreek 
Lovely!
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I love robins too! Great little project! 🙂
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He’s lovely, and looks comfortably well fed in preparation for the winter cold.
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What a sweet little robin!
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Beautiful
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I never thought of stitching over a printed image on fabric! Very clever!
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It works well both to give the shape but also a bit of depth to the embroidery…and it’s quicker, you can do as much or as little as you want!
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He is gorgeous
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I wonder if he is small enough to be a page in your garden book. 🤔
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That’s a good idea, I could do a facing page with lots of little embroideries of birds…this book is getting thicker with each idea!
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