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Delicately embroidered hoop artworks of wildlife by Emillie Ferris

Emillie Ferris isn't just a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer; she also loves to embroider delicate hoop artworks of wildlife – a much-loved hobby that began only two years ago and has now turned into her creative career.

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Hand embroidered bee with black and gold detailing in a wooden hoop, surrounded by yellow flowers and white baby's breath on grey fabric

From foxes and hedgehogs to incredibly detailed bees, her craft can also be found on original hand embroidered greeting cards, of which you can purchase from her Etsy shop.

She explains: "I love using this medium as it is timeless, unique and requires a lot of patience. I embroider with one strand of DMC embroidery thread at a time, as this allows me to get capture the finest details possible. The most challenging part is trying to find the perfect colour for a portrait, as you can’t easily mix colour as you would with paint, thus I have to create the illusion of it!"

Via Behance | All images courtesy of Emillie Ferris

Three hand-embroidered bees with black bodies, golden-brown wings and fuzzy details on white fabric
Embroidered hoop artwork by Emillie Ferris featuring various hand-stitched mushroom designs in naturalistic colours arranged across white fabric in a circular wooden frame
Hand-embroidered insects including a blue damselfly, brown moth, red ladybird, small spider and larger beetles on white fabric by Emillie Ferris
Hand holding a wooden embroidery hoop containing a detailed black thread illustration of a running hare against a white background
Detailed embroidered hare with long ears in a wooden hoop, stitched with fine lines suggesting fur texture and movement across cream fabric
Embroidered otter nestled in a teacup decorated with blue flowers on white fabric in a wooden hoop
Embroidered peacock butterfly with rust-red wings and blue eyespots stitched in a wooden hoop on white fabric
Hand embroidered hoop artwork by Emillie Ferris depicting a brown deer with a small bird perched on its back against cream fabric
Embroidered kingfisher with blue and orange plumage perched on a branch in a circular wooden hoop frame
Hand embroidered close-up of a kingfisher's head with turquoise, rust and cream thread on white fabric, showing fine detail of the bird's eye and long pointed beak
Brown embroidered rabbit in profile within an oval hoop frame mounted on a white fabric background
Embroidered squirrel with reddish-brown fur and bushy tail on white fabric in wooden hoop, displayed on patterned textile background
Embroidered hoop artwork of a brown and white mouse with a long tail and a circular ring detail on its head, on cream fabric in a terracotta hoop frame
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