Bluework open umbrella in the rain hand embroidery pattern

Beginner · 1 color · 2 kinds of stitch

Bluework open umbrella in the rain: preview of the stitched design

An open umbrella in the rain is bluework: line stitches in one navy thread. The cap of the umbrella is a small circle at the top, and from it four ribs run down the umbrella to the hem of the umbrella, which curves up between the rib ends. The border of the umbrella follows the hem just inside it. The shaft drops straight from the middle of the hem to the round knob of the handle. Seven drops of rain hang in an arc over the umbrella, the highest above the cap. The umbrella, its cap, its hem, the shaft, the knob and the drops are stem stitch; the ribs and the border are back stitch.

Size and details

Beginner. Line stitches only, fewer than 450 stitches in all.

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

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.9 in	4.3 × 4.8 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.8 in	6.6 × 7.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 3.7 in	8.9 × 9.4 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.7 in	10.9 × 11.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.1 × 6.5 in	15.5 × 16.5 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 BlueCap of the umbrella, umbrella, hem of the umbrella, shaft, knob of the handle, drops of rain, ribs and border of the umbrella

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 strandsCap of the umbrella, umbrella, hem of the umbrella, shaft, knob of the handle, drops of rain
Back stitch 2 strandsRibs, border of the umbrella

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.