Blue Wren etui on mossy hillock

The Blue Wren is a needlework etui. Built around a 3D printed body form, with cast bronze legs and beak, it holds a silver thread-waxer, has a thread cutter in its beak and needles can be stored beneath its wings. The body is covered in tiny panels of hand embroidery on wool fabrics, using metal threads, pleated ribbons, sequins and needlelace. The bird rests on a hillock of embroidered velvet.