Redwork jar of jam hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 1 color · 3 kinds of stitch

Redwork jar of jam: preview of the stitched design

A jar of jam is seen from the front in redwork, every line and knot in one red thread. A cloth cap covers the top, held by a string tied in a bow with a small square middle and two tails, and the frill of the cloth hangs in five scallops with a fold at each side. The jar comes out wide and round below the frill, and on it sits an oval label with a strawberry under its stalk and leaves. The creases of the bow and the folds of the cloth are back stitch, the five seeds of the strawberry are French knots, and every other line is stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in one color.

1 color of floss and 3 kinds of stitch, all of them line stitches and knots:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.2 × 1.6 in	3 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	1.7 × 2.4 in	4.3 × 6.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	2.3 × 3.2 in	5.8 × 8.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	2.9 × 4 in	7.4 × 10.2 cm
8 in (20 cm)	4 × 5.5 in	10.2 × 14 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 304 Medium RedMiddle of the bow, bow, tails of the bow, cloth cap, string, frill of the cloth, jar, label, stalk of the strawberry, leaves of the strawberry, strawberry, creases of the bow, folds of the cloth and seeds of the strawberry

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 strandsMiddle of the bow, bow, tails of the bow, cloth cap, string, frill of the cloth, jar, label, stalk of the strawberry, leaves of the strawberry, strawberry
Back stitch 2 strandsCreases of the bow, folds of the cloth
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsSeeds of the strawberry

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.