Flower power peace sign hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 2 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Flower power peace sign: preview of the stitched design

The peace sign is the middle of a flower. Its ring, its upright bar and its two slanting bars are one band of teal satin stitch. Fourteen gold petals stand round the ring with clear cloth between, narrow at the foot and round at the tip, and each is worked in fishbone stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

2 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 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.5 in	6.6 × 6.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.3 in	8.6 × 8.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.2 in	10.9 × 10.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 5.8 in	15.2 × 14.7 cm	5/16 in (8 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 StrawPetals
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseUpright bar, slanting bars and ring

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

Fishbone stitch 2 strandsPetals
Satin stitch 2 strandsUpright bar, slanting bars, ring

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.