Bridal shower lace parasol hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Bridal shower lace parasol: preview of the stitched design

A lace parasol for a bridal shower is seen from the side, open, with its handle straight down. The round dome has nine gores in satin stitch, light pink and white by turns, with light pink at the middle and at both ends. Below the gores hangs the lace: nine scallops outlined in dark pink back stitch, one under each gore, each with a dark pink French knot for an eyelet. The tip, the cap of the parasol, the handle and the round end of the handle are tan satin stitch. A bow is tied on the handle under the dome, with light pink loops and a dark pink knot and tails, all satin stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 5 inch hoop up.

4 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)	1.5 × 1.9 in	3.8 × 4.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 2.8 in	5.8 × 7.1 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3 × 3.8 in	7.6 × 9.7 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.8 × 4.7 in	9.7 × 11.9 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.3 × 6.6 in	13.5 × 16.8 cm	3/4 in (19 mm)

In a 6 or 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) or more across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.
In a 3 or 4 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 3828 Hazelnut BrownHandle, tip, cap of the parasol and end of the handle
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkPink gores of the parasol and bow loops
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteWhite gores of the parasol
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseOutline of the lace of the parasol, eyelets of the lace, bow tails and bow knot

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsHandle, gores of the parasol, tip, cap of the parasol, end of the handle, bow tails, bow loops, bow knot
Back stitch 2 strandsOutline of the lace of the parasol
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsEyelets of the lace

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.