Vintage Textile.

                          A friend recently acquired this interesting old piece of embroidery.

 The background appears to be petit point/tapestry, but the flowers and the parrot are all very 3 dimensional, somewhat like chenille and the parrot has a beady glass eye.

                   This flower is very thick and fluffy and the one below not quite so thick.

I have absolutely no idea of the age or country of origin of this piece, maybe European early 20th century? I'm familiar with Berlin wool embroidery, but what on earth is this very thick work called?
                                    Any ideas gratefully received on behalf of my friend.