Royal crown with cushion hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Royal crown with cushion: preview of the stitched design

A royal crown has a band set with five cut stones and four pearls and five full points that stand on the band and fan a little outward, each with a stone cut to a pointed arch at its foot and a ball on its tip; the velvet cushion of the crown rises as one dome behind them. The band, the points, the cushion, the stones and the balls are satin stitch, each point in two halves laid on the slant toward its ridge, and the pearls are French knots.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 5 inch hoop up.

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)	1.6 × 0.8 in	4.1 × 2 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 1.2 in	5.8 × 3 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.1 × 1.6 in	7.9 × 4.1 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 2.1 in	9.9 × 5.3 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.4 × 2.9 in	13.7 × 7.4 cm	11/16 in (17 mm)

In a 6 or 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) or more 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 304 Medium RedCushion of the crown, red stones of the points and red stones of the band
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawPoints of the crown, band of the crown and balls on the points
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTeal stones of the points and teal stones of the band
DMC B5200 Snow WhitePearls of the band

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsCushion of the crown, points of the crown, stones of the points, band of the crown, stones of the band, balls on the points
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsPearls of the band

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.