Embroidered birds made from sumptuous silk

Published January 26, 2013 at 1000 × 359 in “Stitch” embroidered, stuffed Dandy birds from sumptuous silks
Stuffed fabric "Dandy Birds" by Maggie Smith for "Stitch" Magazine issue 81

Stuffed fabric “Dandy Birds” by Maggie Smith for “Stitch” Magazine issue 81

With stitched wing detail using, from left to right: Pistil stitch, Fly stitch, Tete-de-Boeuf stitch, Straight stitch, and lastly Oyster stitch.

“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.