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Silk Shading
This beautiful technique, sometimes known as "painting with a needle", uses a number of colours in cotton or silk threads, skillfully blended together to create the natural appearance of a flower, fruit, plant or animal. The technique uses long and short stitches (either in silk or cotton threads or even wool) and the emphasis is on blending colour and understanding tonal shade.
Learn silk shading at the RSN
The RSN Essential Stitch Guide - Silk Shading by Sarah Homfray is now available from our online shop.
