This appliqué process is used in all kinds of needlework, but it works exceptionally well in these layered pieces because it helps evoke the depth and dimension of the environment. Embroidered Birds and their Habitats is divided into three parts, Part one covers the basics for getting started, from choosing a suitable bird to how to draw up the design. Part 1 covers the basic requirements of what the reader needs, including design requirements, embroidery materials and additional equipment.

Perfect for needlepoint artists of all skill levels, there is no better time to learn how to create beautiful birds in embroidery. I like variegated embroidery threads so the colours change but you don’t have to worry about stopping and starting, very lazy!

Last year was a great year for me, my work took on a new direction and I finally started to bring together drawing and sewing. I`m lucky to live quite near woodland so there are lots of birdy visitors and lots who live in the garden all the time, including a huge colony of sparrows who live in the hedge. The directions were easy to follow, even with this only being the second time I have done embroidery.

And then, of course, she demonstrates how to translate what we observe into these layered illustrations created from fabric and thread. Even though I’m not a devoted twitcher, I love to watch birds, and occasionally, I’ll even go to pretty good lengths to see particular birds in their natural environments.

It gives you a sense of placement, size, variety, texture – and how to see it all together in one view. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. They’d be ideal to decorate an Easter tree, I know quite a few people do these nowadays with a vase filled with long twigs and various things hanging from the branches like eggs, birds, little rabbits etc. We are currently open to the public BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday to Friday at our retail outlet in Wembley, London. The book covers so much more than how to embroider birds, it walks you through everything needed to create your own artwork.