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Cuckoo and birch catkins Hand Embroidery Pattern
Cuckoo and birch catkins Hand Embroidery Pattern
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A cuckoo's broad body crosses the birch fork while the catkins hang vertically. This digital embroidery pattern preserves the opposing directions, with a long rightward tail, barred breast and curled dry foliage below.
Files supplied
- 16-page design-specific Stitch Guide PDF with region key, DMC palette and recommended sequence
- Full-size A3 transfer PDF and matching SVG
- White and transparent 600 dpi linework PNGs
- Colour reference JPG and thread-and-region recipe CSV
- Hand Embroidery Stitch Sampler, Essential Needlework Handbook PDF
- READ_ME instructions
Canvas dimensions and printing
- 300 x 232 mm landscape artwork canvas, including open background
- A3 transfer PDF: print at Actual Size / 100% and verify the 50 mm control bar
- The Stitch Guide has US Letter pages; its previews are reduced
- Canvas measurements do not specify the size of a finished object
Is the pattern centred around a short upright bird?
The cuckoo has a broad horizontal reach. Allow room for its full rightward tail and the crossing birch supports, not just the head and breast.
Cloth and thread choices
Suggested fabric: burgundy linen. The palette proposes 14 DMC shades for stranded cotton. Supply your own needles, hoop or frame and a transfer method suitable for the cloth. Test the transfer and physical thread colours on a small swatch first.
Stitch direction and shading
The guide maps 12 working regions with local stitch direction, strand count and DMC colour recipes. Use the region key and recommended sequence to follow the overlaps and changes in shading. Mapped techniques include directional long-and-short, tiny satin and split, split and short toe fill.
The scene in detail
Cuckoo Beyond the Birch Fork combines a long bird silhouette with hanging spring growth. Follow the barred breast in short controlled groups, then let the unequal catkins and dry leaves soften the branch structure.
Download format and licence
Digital files only. No fabric, thread, tools or finished embroidery is supplied. Colour references and lifestyle mockups show design and presentation ideas. For personal, non-commercial use. Do not share, redistribute or resell the digital files.
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