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Calm and wise owl on lilac background is stitched with DMC 415 grey floss.

Stitches used: Back Stitch, Satin Stitch and Daisy Stitch

!! Iron on light setting and increase temperature if needed!!

**Separate floss into 3 strands. See stitch guide for more info

Suitable for beginners and beyond.

Back Stitch for outlines (triangles at top of head are backstitch as well just on the diagonal), Satin stitch to fill in shapes, start in the center of the shape and fill in one side and then fill in the other side. Single stitches for spokes around the eyes and on the small leaf veins in feathers. 3 Daisy stitches in the circular pattern, you can make stitches a bit larger than the printing. Complete the U shaped back stitch outline on forehead before the A shape. Complete the back stitch lines in feather area before the toe nails.