Ogee trellis hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Ogee trellis: preview of the stitched design

A block of ogee trellis has thirteen onion-shaped cells, each pointed at the top and the foot and swelling at the sides, fitted together in a half-drop repeat with a small four-petal flower in the middle of every cell. The trellis is stem stitch, the petals are lazy daisy stitches and the flower centers are French knots.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.7 in	3.6 × 4.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.1 × 2.5 in	5.3 × 6.4 cm
5 in (13 cm)	2.8 × 3.3 in	7.1 × 8.4 cm
6 in (15 cm)	3.5 × 4.2 in	8.9 × 10.7 cm
8 in (20 cm)	4.9 × 5.8 in	12.4 × 14.7 cm

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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTrellis
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseFlower petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawFlower 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 strandsTrellis
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsFlower petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsFlower 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.