Snipe (or maybe a woodcock)

I’m still getting to grips with the new features on the Innovis-I, but I’ve also been using it to stitch out some designs that I did while I had no machine. Here’s one that I think worked out well. It shows the effect that hand-painted fabric can give to an otherwise simple design. I used a blotchy painted fabric for this snipe’s wings, and although you can’t really see the details of the painting under all the stitching, it still gives a dense, intricate feel to the surface. I think it looks a little like tweed – very appropriate for a Highland snipe! (or maybe a woodcock – I can’t quite decide)

The background is also painted - it's difficult to get very sharp painted images on felt but in this case the blotchy background looks OK. It will look better when it's mounted, so that the boundaries of the field are pulled a bit closer to the bird

Highland snipe/woodcock