Eiffel Tower hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 2 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Eiffel Tower: preview of the stitched design

The Eiffel Tower rises in one sweep from its feet to its top. The tower is back stitch: the legs, the arch between the feet, the shaft, the small dome and the mast. The platforms are bars of satin stitch: the two platforms themselves, the cabin near the top and a plinth under each foot. The cross-bracing is straight stitch, two stitches crossing in every bay from the ground to the cabin with a rung between.

Size and details

Easy. Back stitch and straight stitch, with some short satin stitches.

2 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 × 1.9 in	2.5 × 4.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.5 × 2.8 in	3.8 × 7.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	1.9 × 3.7 in	4.8 × 9.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.4 × 4.6 in	6.1 × 11.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	3.4 × 6.5 in	8.6 × 16.5 cm	1/4 in (6 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 3781 Dark Mocha BrownTower, platforms, cabin and plinths
DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownCross-bracing

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

Back stitch 2 strandsTower
Straight stitch 2 strandsCross-bracing
Satin stitch 2 strandsPlatforms, cabin and plinths

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.