Hummingbird from the Vintage Chinese Screen
on Thursday, September 2, 2010
It sure sounds like several of you are chomping at the bit for the Hummingird Pattern from the vintage Chinese screen blog (thanks for the emails!).
I can hardly wait to stitch the design myself… and here’s the pattern.
The hummingbird can be worked in any surface embroidery method you choose, including redwork using outline stitch or stem stitch (stitched along the solid lines)worked in DMC 6-Strand Floss, with running stitch used as accents (stitched along the dashed lines).
Or, try embroidering the design in DMC Satin Floss in satin stitch to give the bird would have the same silky shimmer as the original.
You could also jazz it up with some Metallic Embroidery Floss or DMC Light Effects Floss accents!
To view and print the pattern full-size, double-click the image to the right.
You can also see the embroidered image in greater detail by double-clicking on the upper left photo.
Enjoy!
~Emma
This is beautiful! The stitching techniques to use are endless.
This is a lovely project, but I don’t think this bird represents a hummingbird. The bill on a hummingbird is much thinner and longer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird
Good Point, Julie! I wonder what type of bird it represents?
Well, I certainly don’t know Chinese birds, but it reminds me of some kind of flycatcher…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_flycatcher
Scroll down to view the pictures of various varieties of Monarch Flycatchers…
Could be! Thanks for the info – I can hardly wait to stitch the little guy…
Very cute design – I think no one can really tell, what kind of a bird it is. But one is for sure: Its great artwork!