Sleepy Dragon on Gold

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

• Embroidery in lash brown thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 10 and 11, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in lash brown thread, a oval about 2.4 mm wide and 2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .