Eira - A Winter Robin

This is Eira, a little Winter robin dressed in warm grey and pinky red.  It is a lovely fabric I have used before called Little Odile by French General, its colours are so rich it makes a perfect Winter bird.

She is embroidered to her front and back with reference to a robin's plumage colours and I have added a rich dark pink to her feathering to reflect the dress colours.  I used a mixture of chain stitch, random cross stitch in three colours with feather stitch and a whipped straight stitch.  Her wings are also embroidered with a mix of stitches and finished with buttons.  Her dress is finished with delicate grey orgaza ribbon, tiny buttons and a lavender sachet embroidered to match her dress.  The lace I used to make an underskirt is Korean from a great company called zettayotta on Ebay and are wonderful to use.  I really enjoy making these little birds and am on with a little wren in Liberty print at the moment.  Great Fun!