Jacobean daisy wheel hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Jacobean daisy wheel: preview of the stitched design

A daisy is seen face on in the Jacobean manner, a wheel of eight petals worked two ways by turns. Four shaded petals are light pink long and short stitch, each with a dark pink satin stitch tongue that springs from the middle. The four banded petals between them are left open inside a gold satin stitch band, with three navy French knots in a row down each. Every petal has a navy stem stitch outline. A leaf tip shows between each two petals, in fishbone stitch, half dark green and half light green, with a dark green stem stitch outline. The middle is a navy stem stitch ring that holds gold French knots.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch and a great deal of stitching.

6 colors of floss and 5 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 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.7 in	11.9 × 11.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 6.6 in	16.8 × 16.8 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenDarker half of each leaf tip and outlines of the leaf tips
DMC 989 Forest GreenLighter half of each leaf tip
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkShaded petals
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseTongues of the shaded petals
DMC 336 Navy BlueOutlines of the shaded petals, knots of the banded petals, outlines of the banded petals and ring of the middle
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawBand of the banded petals and middle knots

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 strandsLeaf tips
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsOutlines of the leaf tips, outlines of the shaded petals, outlines of the banded petals, ring of the middle
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsShaded petals
Satin stitch 2 strandsTongues of the shaded petals, band of the banded petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots of the banded petals, middle knots

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.