Bring ornamental charm to your stitching with this stylised owl design, drawn in decorative line art rather than solid fill. The large round eyes, spiral-tipped ear tufts and neatly layered wings give it a wise, slightly whimsical look, while the scalloped feathers and curved body sections keep the whole piece refined. With 11 thread colours worked through light blue, pink, purple, gold, olive green and dark outlines, it suits anyone who likes nature motifs with a more designed, graphic finish.
Because it is an open, lightly stitched design, it sits especially well on shirts, denim jackets, canvas totes and linen cushions where you want detail without a heavy block of embroidery. The linework lets the fabric show through, which gives the owl a clean, airy presence on both light and darker grounds. Use it as a small chest motif or scale it up for the back of a jacket or the centre of a cushion, where those bold eyes and patterned wings have room to read clearly.
