Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques

Learn to embroider realistic animal portraits by exploring fur and stitching techniques to give your favorite pet life and texture

• Introduction
• The First Steps
• The Sampler
• Embroidering
• Final Touches and Care Tips
• Final project

Animal portrait embroidery is a creative way to demonstrate our love towards our furry friends. Embroidery artist Santo Cielo specializes in immortalizing photographs and memories of these tiny critters that make our lives happier. From his home in Berlin, he creates commissioned work for clients, hosts workshops for beginners, and shares his embroidery with over 14K followers on Instagram.

In this online course, Santo teaches you how to embroider animal portraits by teaching you his specialized fur techniques. Learn how to make realistic fur with the arrow scheme and a variety of stitches. Pay homage to your animal companion with needle and thread.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Choosing the Right Photo
• The Movement of Fur and Layers
• Color Selection: Threads and Background Fabric
• Preparing the Hoop
• Transferring the Pattern
• A Very Furry Sampler 1
• A Very Furry Sampler 2
• A Very Furry Sampler 3
• Tracing
• Embroidering the Eyes and Nose 1
• Embroidering the Eyes and Nose 2
• Embroidering the Snout 1
• Embroidering the Snout 2
• Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 1
• Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 2
• Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 3
• Isolated Hairs and Whiskers
• Adding Names
• Cleaning, Washing, and Ironing the Embroidery
• Finishing the Hoop
• Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques