4/12/2024 0 Comments Free bee hand embroidery patternSingle Lily – perfect for household linens, guest towels, and whatnot.īorder for Redwork or other techniques – a simple border that would work up quickly. ![]() Passion Flower Design – great for corners!įleur de Lys border – lots of options on this one, and easy to stitch, using basic line stitches. Here’s a list of more designs for hand embroidery that you’ll find on this site: Seed stitch inside different line stitches can create a nice effect. Vary your stitches for texture, and you’d have a beautiful design in white. You could work this in white, on white linen, for a nice guest towel. Goldwork is another option, for something very fancy. You could also “needle paint” it for a nice, smooth effect. It would look great in any kind of thread, but especially in silks, with a combination of stitches for texture. If you use them in your own projects and are interested in sharing the results, feel free to contact me! I’d love to see what you do with them! These hand embroidery patterns come from a variety of sources – some from old embroidery pattern catalogs that I own, that are well out of copyright, some designs below I drew myself, inspired by objects that were never meant for hand embroidery. You can find my complete index of hand embroidery patterns (with thumbnails) available on Needle ‘n Thread here. They would look great on household linens (guest towels, table runners, table cloths, & cutwork pieces come to mind) or even as accents on clothing. ![]() It turned out fabulous! That is the wonderful thing about embroidery, it’s almost impossible to ruin.Free patterns for hand embroidery! Here you’ll find a variety of motifs to embroider anywhere. I couldn’t figure out if a long stitch to fill it in would be better, but I settled on a diagonal satin stitch, which looks much better. Use three threads to work the satin stitch across the filled honeycombs, and to fill in the letters. Backstitch all the outlines on the bees, honeycomb and letters using 2 threads. This pattern requires only backstitches and satin stitches, which are very quite simple. You still need to treat it gingerly, the pencil can be wiped away and fade if you handle it too much. ![]() Be sure it’s taped on all sides and is taut, so it doesn’t move while you are transferring the pattern.įrom here, you should be able to see your pattern clearly enough to trace it onto you fabric. Then, tape your fabric on top of the pattern. Using a delicate-hold tape like washi tape, tape up your pattern in the window. You can transfer the patten in your favorite method, but I have decided that I love using a bright window and a regular no.2 pencil. – Pencil Begin by downloading and printing the free embroidery pattern here: > Beekeeping It Real Embroidery Pattern – 3 colors of floss: yellow, amber and black (one of each is enough) Please do share my blog links! It’s a quick and FREE way of supporting Whistle and Ivy and more free crochet patterns in the future. Please remember: You are free to use this pattern to make and sell, but do not republish or distribute this pattern in any way. The bees were particularly tricky to create, but I am pretty excited that my hard work turned into a pattern that actually worked.Īlso, I should preface this by repeating this is my first embroidery pattern, so please be gentle in your comments and please have patience! If there is something that I should include, please let me know!Īlways Beekeeping It Real Embroidery Pattern Now, you should know that I have ZERO graphic design skills, so you would laugh out loud if you saw my “creative process” for this pattern. So this Beekeeping It Real Embroidery Pattern is for my dad! ![]() It’s very cool watching him take care of them, and it’s double-cool having access to delicious raw honey. My dad is a therapist who helps people overcome their substance addictions, but in his free time he has a farm with animals, an orchard, a vineyard and several hives of bees. It cuts down on frustration that comes from miscounting! With my dad’s birthday coming up, I really wanted to make a bee-themed embroidery for him. My mom taught me to do counting cross-stitch as a young girl, and I did enjoy that, but I love having the pattern on the fabric. I have recently discovered the joy of embroidery.
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