Marigold ring wreath hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Marigold ring wreath: preview of the stitched design

A leafy wreath carries four marigolds: one at the foot, one at the top and one at each side, joined by one stem that is clothed with three pairs of leaves in every quarter, all growing from the foot toward the top. Each marigold has three rings of scalloped satin stitch petals, orange outside, gold between and orange within, round a gold French knot. The stem is stem stitch and the leaves are satin stitch in a dark and a light green.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a fifth of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop.

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)	1.9 × 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	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.7 in	11.9 × 11.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 6.6 in	16.8 × 16.8 cm	5/16 in (8 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 GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 922 Light CopperMarigold outer petals and marigold inner petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMarigold middle petals and marigold centers

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 strandsStems
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), marigold outer petals, marigold middle petals, marigold inner petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsMarigold centers

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.