A bird song

Tiny flowers

In this 3rd article in the series dedicated to this “Birdsong” project, we will talk about the smallest flowers in this work.

As usual, you’ll find photos, explanations, and thread variants used to make this work below.

The design for this project can be downloaded from the first article or directly from the 2024 designs menu on this blog.

The series of large flowers, one of which was still to be embroidered in the bottom right-hand corner, has also been completed, and you’ll find a photo of it below.

The colors

All in silk

Yarns used

for bunches, Soie d’Alger 3045

for leaves, Soie d’Alger 1841

House of Embroidery threads

Threads used

for bunches, House of Embroidery 19C stranded cotton

for leaves, House of Embroidery stranded cotton 50C

DMC threads

Threads used

for bunches, stranded cotton 3802

for leaves, stranded cotton 369

Here’s a photo of the last large flower in the lower right-hand corner of the design, now finished.