Seasonal Embroidery
Autumn Pumpkin Embroidery Pattern with a Curling Vine
An original pumpkin design for a 5-inch hoop with stem stitch outlines, an open running stitch fill, and a green stalk, tendril, and leaf. Easy and relaxing to stitch.
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Seasonal Embroidery
Snowflake Embroidery Pattern for Winter Hoops and Ornaments
An original six-armed snowflake in white and pale blue for a 4-inch hoop or a felt ornament, made with backstitch, fly stitch, and French knots.
Embroidery Projects
How to Embroider on Clothing: T-Shirts, Denim, and Knits
What changes when you stitch on something you will wear and wash: stabilizer for knits, the right needle, short durable stitches, secure ends, and good placement.
Embroidery Projects
How to Embroider Linen Napkins with a Corner Sprig
An original corner sprig for linen or cotton napkins, with placement measurements, a way to hoop a corner, and tips for a tidy back that stands up to washing.
Embroidery Projects
How to Finish the Back of an Embroidery Hoop
How to wash, press, and re-hoop a finished embroidery, gather the fabric neatly behind the hoop, and add a felt backing, with a no-sew option and its trade-offs.
Nature Embroidery
Butterfly Embroidery Pattern: Simple Outline with Filled Wing Bands
An original butterfly design for a 5-inch hoop, with backstitch wings, small satin stitch teardrops, and French knot dots. A steady step up from line-only patterns.
Nature Embroidery
Fern Embroidery Pattern with Fly Stitch Fronds
Two arching fern fronds for a 5-inch hoop, stitched with a stem stitch rib and fly stitch leaflets in three greens. Includes a step-by-step fly stitch lesson.
Small Embroidery Patterns
9 Mini Embroidery Motifs for Small Hoops, Collars, and Pockets
Nine original thumbnail motifs, each about 1 inch across and stitched with two strands: a leaf sprig, heart, star, mushroom, tulip, cloud, strawberry, wave and little sun.
Small Embroidery Patterns
Moon and Stars Embroidery Pattern on Dark Fabric
A crescent moon, five stars and a scatter of French knots in cream and mustard on navy cotton, with clear advice on transferring a pattern to dark fabric.
Small Embroidery Patterns
Tiny Bee Embroidery Pattern for a 3-Inch Hoop
A small striped bumblebee with a dashed looping flight trail, sized for a 3-inch hoop. Five numbered parts and five easy stitches make it a good one-sitting project.
Modern Embroidery Patterns
Embroidery Lettering Basics: How to Stitch Clean, Readable Letters
How to choose a letter style, match strand count to letter height, pick the right stitch and keep curves smooth, with a short practice word to try.
Modern Embroidery Patterns
Honeycomb Embroidery Pattern: A Modern Hexagon Design
A cluster of seven hexagons for a 4-inch hoop, with two solid cells, two speckled cells and three left open. A good first project for practicing satin stitch and sharp corners.