Closed lashes hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 1 color · 2 kinds of stitch

Closed lashes: preview of the stitched design

A pair of closed eyes is drawn with each lid a slim crescent and a fan of long lashes that sweep down and curl out toward the temple, under two tapered brows. The lids and the brows are satin stitch and each lash is a curved line of back stitch, the longest at the outer corner of the eye and the shortest beside the nose.

Size and details

Easy. Back stitch, with some short satin stitches.

1 color 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)	1.9 × 0.7 in	4.8 × 1.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 1 in	7.4 × 2.5 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 1.4 in	9.7 × 3.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 1.7 in	12.2 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 2.4 in	17 × 6.1 cm	3/16 in (5 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 BrownClosed lid, lashes and brow

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 strandsClosed lid, brow
Back stitch 2 strandsLashes

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.