Fan of thirteen rays hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Fan of thirteen rays: preview of the stitched design

A fan of thirteen rays stands over a half round of arcs and bands. The rays are pointed and worked in satin stitch, set at equal steps on the outermost arc: seven long rays in gold and six short rays in teal, by turns. Inside the arc lie a teal outer band and a gold inner band, both satin stitch, round a teal satin stitch center of the fan in the shape of a half disc. The arcs between them are navy stem stitch. The fan stands on a foot of three navy satin stitch bars that step in, the top one the widest.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

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)	1.7 × 1.2 in	4.3 × 3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 1.8 in	6.6 × 4.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 2.4 in	8.9 × 6.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 3 in	11.2 × 7.6 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.1 × 4.2 in	15.5 × 10.7 cm	7/16 in (11 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 3852 Very Dark StrawLong rays and inner band
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseShort rays, outer band and center of the fan
DMC 336 Navy BlueArcs and foot

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 strandsLong rays, short rays, inner band, outer band, center of the fan, foot
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsArcs

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.