Embroidered bird made from sumptuous silk, with tete-de-boeuf stitch

Published January 26, 2013 at 667 × 1000 in “Stitch” embroidered, stuffed Dandy birds from sumptuous silks
Stuffed fabric "Dandy Bird" by Maggie Smith for "Stitch" Magazine issue 81, with Tete-de-boeuf stitch detail on wing.

Stuffed fabric “Dandy Bird” by Maggie Smith for “Stitch” Magazine issue 81, with Tete-de-boeuf stitch detail on wing.

“Stitch” magazine issue 81, Feb/March 2013, out now, published by the Embroiderers’ Guild, contains an article with instructions on how to make and stitch the Dandy Birds.