Buntings in Oak Needlepoint Stitch Guide

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Background—Elongated Cashmere:

Head—Vertical Brick stitch:

Green Plumage—Double Staggered Gobelin:

Red Plumage—T-Stitch:

Blue Tail—Nobuko:

Grey Legs—Wrapped Backstitch:

Head—Vertical Brick stitch

Wings—Woven stitch:

Tail—Corduroy stitch:

Caps—Satin stitch

Bodies—Upright Cross stitch:

Stem—Long stitch

Black Lines on the leaves and birds. These were stitched at the end using the DMC embroidery floss. Separate this 6-ply floss into its plies and use 2. Stitch over the underlying stitches using a Back Stitch. Use this stitched image as a guide for stitch placement. 

Here is a diagram of the Back stitch.

All other stitches are Tent stitches.

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