A bird in a harlequin suit
The feathers on the right side of the head
To embroider these feathers, I used DMC 931, 932, 3753, 946, 741, 742, 3078, 435 and 150 threads.
Outline the different parts of the design with a split backstitch and one thread. Then fill in the upper part of the surface with long and short stitch 1 thread and color 3753. To make the middle part, pad with 2 threads and cover with satin stitch 1 thread and color 932. Work in the same way for the lower part but embroider the satin stitch alternating 3 stitches with color 3753 and 2 stitches with color 931.
Draw a line to mark the middle of this feather.
Work the design from left to right. With color 435 and 2 threads, embroider a wheatear stitch by placing the center chain on the previously drawn line
and extending the side straight stitches to the edge of the design. Then insert 2-thread straight stitches with color 742 between the branches of the wheatear stitch.
To embroider the upper yellow feather, pad it with 2 threads and then cover it with satin stitch 1 thread by placing 6 stitches with color 3078 and 4 stitches with color 741. Embroider the lower feather in the same way, alternating 3 stitches with color 150 and 3 stitches with color 946. Embroider a line in split backstitch 1 thread and color 742 between the middle and lower part of the design.
Stretch threads with 2 strands and color 741 to be able to cover the surface with a ribbed spider web stitch.
Begin weaving the ribbed spider web at the bottom of the surface with color 741 and 2 threads to about halfway up the pattern. Then weave 2 rows of weaving stitches with color 742 and finish filling the surface with ribbed spider web stitch and color 946.
