Day 7 & last day for Teddy in class

Well, this is as far as I got! I need to buy some fine Piper's silk for his tufty fur. I think I know how to continue.  We'll see.  Watch this space!

Day 6

2nd ear done.  Not so much unpicking today

Day 5 and After the weekend

Unpicked most of what I had stitched over the weekend.  Just couldn't get the direction of Teddy's fur right.  No Day 4 as I had to go south!  I think they may look like ears now!  Definitely not a two week project no matter how intensive.

Day 3

I need to a bit more blending on Teddy's ear and I worked on his mane today.  I took this photo when I got back to the cottage, decided it wasn't right and un-picked a lot of it!

Day 2

Fluorescent lights are affecting the colours!  Images were the right way up when I downloaded them from my phone. Apparently there's a bug in Blogger!

Day 1

End of Day 1 ready to start the silk shading.
All framed up and 'stab stitched'.

Fabric is silk dupion, but the colour hasn't come out too good - probably due to the fluorescent lights, but it's a nice blue.

Rotated the image when I 'resized' it but it's reverted back!  Need to find out how to correct it.

RSN Advanced Silk Shading

 This is Teddy.  He is one of the Donkey Sanctuary's rescues.  He is blind.  I have 'adopted him', ie I am donating some money for his upkeep.  I used to have donkeys, so I'm very fond of them and want to try and help the sanctuary where I can.  So I've decided that my Advanced Silk Shading project will be Teddy.  If i'm pleased with the result then I shall photograph the embroidery and organise postcards/notelets for the Sanctuary to sell and raise much needed money.