The Friendly Little Bee-Eater

This is the very first animal I have ever embroidered, and probably the hardest project I have ever completed. I used the split stitch for the branch, and the long and short stitch for the bird.

(Fun Fact: I painted the fabric blue because I do not like the shade of light blue fabric that I have. Painted fabric is difficult to work with because of the stiffness, so I painted it after I embroidered the bird. However, I so much water and so little paint, that I do not think it would have mattered.)

(I got the idea from an embroidery called "The Friendly Little Bee-Eater, so that is why this post is titled "The Friendly Little Bee-Eater.)

Here is a close up of the bird:

-Avamae