Leafy vine corner hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Leafy vine corner: preview of the stitched design

A rolling vine of dark green stem stitch turns through a corner with a leaf on a short stalk on the outside of every bend, out and in by turns, ten in all. Every leaf is two satin stitch halves, one in a lighter and one in a darker green, that meet on its center vein, and eight red French knot berries sit on the vine in the hollows of its bends, across from the leaves. The two arms are mirror images of each other, for the corner of a napkin, a handkerchief or a cloth.

Size and details

Easy. Stem stitch and French knots, with some short satin stitches.

3 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)	1.4 × 1.4 in	3.6 × 3.6 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2 in	5.1 × 5.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 2.7 in	6.9 × 6.9 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	1/4 in (6 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenVine and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 304 Medium RedBerries

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 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color)
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsBerries

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.