Eight-point tree topper star hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 1 kind of stitch

Eight-point tree topper star: preview of the stitched design

A tree topper star of eight points, four long and four short, stands on a banded socket, the sleeve that fits over the tip of the tree; the lowest point runs down into it. The points are split down their length into facets of satin stitch, eight yellow and eight gold: the upright point is all yellow, the downward point all gold, and each of the six between has one of each. The socket is satin stitch too: a gold collar at the top, then a red, a gold and a red band, and a gold lip at the foot.

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 1 kind of stitch:

Satin stitch
Which stitch goes where

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.7 in	3.6 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.1 × 2.5 in	5.3 × 6.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.8 × 3.4 in	7.1 × 8.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.6 × 4.2 in	9.1 × 10.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5 × 5.9 in	12.7 × 15 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 726 Light TopazYellow facets of the star
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawGold facets of the star, middle band of the socket, collar of the socket and lip of the socket
DMC 304 Medium RedRed bands of the socket

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 strandsFacets of the star, bands of the socket, collar of the socket, lip of the socket

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.