Bring farmyard character to your stitching with this elegant realistic rooster, shown standing tall with a full feathered tail, clear legs and sharp claws. The orange, red, dark blue, white, cream and black palette gives it the look of a proper cockerel rather than a cartoon bird. With 11 thread colours and a dense, heavily stitched finish, it suits makers who want detail and presence in a bird design.
It would look especially good on a heavyweight apron, a denim overshirt, a canvas tote or the front of a cushion in a rustic kitchen. Because the stitching is dense, this design has the substance to sit confidently on sturdier fabrics where the realistic shading and layered feathers can really show. The range of sizes makes it easy to use the same rooster as a small chest motif or a much bolder centrepiece.
