Thanks to Kreinik's mentioning this, we can watch Lihn N.W. embroider a face and hair in the YouTube video. This is being done on linen with DMC cotton flosses but a lot of the stitches and techniques will work on needlepoint canvas just as well, particularly if you use a sharp needle to place your stitches wherever you want instead of using a tapestry needle that only goes into the holes in needlepoint canvas. You might also want to make note of the DMC colors used to include in your skin thread toolbox: DMC variegated floss 69 (using the darker, medium and lighter parts of the skein for shading) and regular cotton floss 3774. The hair colors used were DMC regular floss 938, 632, and 3064 to get the auburn hair shading.
Thanks, Kreinik!
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