Chevron and diamond bookmark hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Chevron and diamond bookmark: preview of the stitched design

A bookmark is drawn as a long upright strip with a point at each end. A diamond sits in the middle, with four chevrons above it that point up and four below it that point down. Counting out from the diamond, the first and third chevrons are gold and the second and fourth chevrons are teal. The band of the diamond is teal, around a navy center of the diamond worked in four parts. The chevrons, the band of the diamond and its center are all satin stitch, and the edge of the bookmark is one line of navy stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

3 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	0.7 × 1.9 in	1.8 × 4.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.1 × 2.9 in	2.8 × 7.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	1.5 × 3.9 in	3.8 × 9.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	1.8 × 4.9 in	4.6 × 12.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	2.6 × 6.8 in	6.6 × 17.3 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)

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 BlueEdge of the bookmark and center of the diamond
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawFirst and third chevrons
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseSecond and fourth chevrons, and band of the diamond

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 strandsEdge of the bookmark
Satin stitch 2 strandsFirst and third chevrons, second and fourth chevrons, band of the diamond, center of the diamond

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.