Little mushroom house hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Little mushroom house: preview of the stitched design

A little mushroom house is seen from the front: the spotted cap is its roof and the stout stalk its walls, both outlined in stem stitch, with an arched door that carries a satin stitch heart and an arched window with crossed bars each side, its top level with the door’s. It stands on a mossy mound of satin stitch with a small satin stitch flower each side.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 6 inch hoop up.

6 colors of floss and 4 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 × 1.3 in	3.6 × 3.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.2 × 2 in	5.6 × 5.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.9 × 2.7 in	7.4 × 6.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.6 × 3.3 in	9.1 × 8.4 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.1 × 4.6 in	13 × 11.7 cm	9/16 in (14 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 9/16 in (14 mm) across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.
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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenFlower leaves, flower stems and mossy mound
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawFlower petals
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteFlower middles and spots on the cap
DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownOutlines of the walls
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownDoor and windows
DMC 304 Medium RedHeart on the door and cap outline

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 strandsFlower leaves
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsFlower stems, outlines of the walls, door, windows, cap outline
Satin stitch 2 strandsFlower petals, heart on the door, spots on the cap, mossy mound
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsFlower middles

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.