Prize rosette hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 2 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Prize rosette: preview of the stitched design

A prize rosette has a large five-pointed star on its round center, two rings of pleated ribbon around it and a matched pair of ribbon tails that part in a V below, each with a stripe down its middle and a swallow-tail end. The pleated edges, the center, the star and the tails are stem stitch, and the pleat folds and the stripes on the tails are back stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Line stitches only, but a good deal of line to work.

2 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch, all of them line stitches:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.2 × 1.7 in	3 × 4.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	1.8 × 2.6 in	4.6 × 6.6 cm
5 in (13 cm)	2.3 × 3.5 in	5.8 × 8.9 cm
6 in (15 cm)	2.9 × 4.3 in	7.4 × 10.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	4.1 × 6.1 in	10.4 × 15.5 cm

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 336 Navy BlueRibbon tails, outer pleated ring, outer pleat folds, inner pleated ring and inner pleat folds
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawStripes on the tails, center and star

The floss is six-strand cotton; the stitch guide says how many strands to use. You also need a hoop, an embroidery needle (a size 7 to 9 suits two or three strands) and plain cotton or linen fabric. To frame the piece in its hoop, cut a square 3 inches (8 cm) wider than the hoop: a 9 inch (23 cm) square for a 6 inch hoop.

Stitch guide

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRibbon tails, outer pleated ring, inner pleated ring, center, star
Back stitch 2 strandsStripes on the tails, outer pleat folds, inner pleat folds

Getting it onto your fabric

The PDF holds the pattern twice at actual size: once as drawn, and once mirrored for an iron-on transfer pen. Print it at 100% with scaling off and check the one-inch square (25.4 mm) with a ruler before you trace. How to transfer a pattern explains tracing, carbon paper and the other ways. The files are under Downloads.