The Phat Quarter embroidery swap from Mr X Stitch moved for its latest instalment to the new stitching community Weave.
This time the theme was Beastiary - a book or tome that details mythical creatures. I instantly thought of a unicorn but I didn't want to do a pansy girly one - I wanted a shire horse inspired one!
I did this sketch on my iPad and really like the airbrushed quality so thought I'd have a go at that as well.
I played with airbrushing and couching on a tea stained background then outlined the image with a shield shape as unicorns are used in heraldry. I also added a Latin phrase to finish it off that translates to stitch or die!
My swap partner like it a lot and I like the new techniques I played with - maybe some more airbrushing in the future!
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