Mistletoe wreath with a red bow hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Mistletoe wreath with a red bow: preview of the stitched design

A wreath of mistletoe is tied at its top with a red bow. The ring of the wreath is one dark green line of stem stitch, and sixteen pairs of leaves stand along it, eight down each side. A white berry sits on the ring where each pair springs, and three more berries lie in a row at the foot. The leaves are satin stitch, each half slanted to the center vein and one half a lighter green than the other. The berries and the garnet knot of the bow are satin stitch too; the loops of the bow and the tails of the bow are red long and short stitch. The open middle takes a name or a date.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch.

6 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 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.6 in	6.6 × 6.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.3 in	10.9 × 10.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 6 in	15.2 × 15.2 cm	3/8 in (10 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenRing of the wreath
DMC 989 Forest GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenDarker half of each leaf
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteBerries
DMC 304 Medium RedTails of the bow and loops of the bow
DMC 815 Medium GarnetKnot of the bow

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 strandsRing of the wreath
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), berries, knot of the bow
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsTails of the bow, loops of the bow

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.