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Satin guided ripple stitch hummingbird
Satin guided ripple stitch Hummingbird
Each feather is a satin guided ripple stitch

Two sample files: the first one uses a single thread for all the feathers, the second one uses three colors of threads.
The order of embroidery is different in the files to ensure correct overlapping of the feathers and as few jump stitches as possible.
Download monochromatic version