Grape vine edging hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Grape vine edging: preview of the stitched design

A rolling vine of brown stem stitch carries a broad vine leaf of five points on every crest, three in all, each worked as two satin stitch halves, one in a lighter and one in a darker green, that meet on its center vein. A bunch of eight purple French knot grapes hangs on a curved stalk from every trough, four bunches in all, and the vine winds into a curl at each end. The band is the same on both sides of its middle. Trace it again end to end for a longer hem, towel or tablecloth.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch and French knots, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

4 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)	1.7 × 0.8 in	4.3 × 2 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 1.2 in	6.4 × 3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 1.6 in	8.6 × 4.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 2 in	10.7 × 5.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 2.8 in	15 × 7.1 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 3781 Dark Mocha BrownVine
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each vine leaf
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenDarker half of each vine leaf
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderGrapes

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 strandsVine
Satin stitch 2 strandsVine leaves
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsGrapes

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.