Five rosebud edging hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Five rosebud edging: preview of the stitched design

Five rosebuds stand in a row along a band. One long stem runs the whole way across in a long shallow curve and lifts a rosebud at each end, and a shoot branches from it on each side to lift a rosebud between. The middle rosebud stands upright on a short stem with a pair of leaves at its base, and five more leaves grow on each side. Each rosebud is a dark pink center between two light pink petals, set in a light green cup with a sepal at each side, all in satin stitch. The stems are dark green stem stitch, and each leaf is satin stitch, half dark green and half light green.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

4 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 0.6 in	4.6 × 1.5 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 1 in	6.9 × 2.5 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.6 × 1.3 in	9.1 × 3.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.6 × 1.6 in	11.7 × 4.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.4 × 2.3 in	16.3 × 5.8 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)

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 152 Medium Light Shell PinkRosebud petals
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseRosebud centers
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenSepals, cups and lighter half of each leaf

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 strandsRosebud petals, rosebud centers, sepals, cups, leaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color)

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.