Spider web with dewdrops hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Spider web with dewdrops: preview of the stitched design

This round spider web fills the hoop with twelve spokes of stem stitch and five rounds of back stitch, each sagging from spoke to spoke, and a French knot marks the hub. Beyond the end of every spoke sits a dewdrop, a French knot in lilac. Nearly all of it is line work in gray, and the knot at the hub is orange.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch, all of them line stitches and knots:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 3.7 in	9.4 × 9.4 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.7 in	11.9 × 11.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.5 × 6.5 in	16.5 × 16.5 cm

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 414 Dark Steel GraySpokes of the web and rounds of the web
DMC 922 Light CopperHub of the web
DMC 210 Medium LavenderDewdrops

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 strandsSpokes of the web
Back stitch 2 strandsRounds of the web
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsHub of the web, dewdrops

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.