Round collar with a blossom garland hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Round collar with a blossom garland: preview of the stitched design

A round collar is seen flat, open at the center front where its two round ends part: the neck edge is a line of stem stitch and the outer edge is a row of forty stem stitch scallops from one front end right round to the other. Along the middle of the collar runs one garland of five blossoms on a stem stitch stem, with a pair of satin stitch leaves between each two and more leaves running on into each round front. Each blossom is five satin stitch petals round a French knot.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

5 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.7 in	4.6 × 4.3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 2.6 in	6.9 × 6.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.6 × 3.5 in	9.1 × 8.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.5 × 4.4 in	11.4 × 11.2 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.3 × 6.1 in	16 × 15.5 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)

In a 3 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them there, or choose a larger hoop.

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

What you need

DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseNeck edge and scalloped edge
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkBlossom petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawBlossom centers

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 strandsNeck edge, scalloped edge, stems
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), blossom petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsBlossom centers

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.