Princess tiara with a heart hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Princess tiara with a heart: preview of the stitched design

A princess tiara of scrollwork has a rim of two lines with a row of thirteen beads between them, and on it stand five pointed arches that grow taller toward the middle; each is two lines that part at a pearl on the tip (a heart on the middle one), swell, and turn in at the foot in a curl, with a cut stone set in the arch. The rim and the scrollwork are stem stitch, the heart and the stones are satin stitch, and the pearls and beads are French knots.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch and French knots, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

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)	1.6 × 0.9 in	4.1 × 2.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 1.4 in	6.1 × 3.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 1.9 in	8.4 × 4.8 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 2.3 in	10.4 × 5.8 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.7 × 3.3 in	14.5 × 8.4 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 3852 Very Dark StrawScrollwork and rim
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RosePink stones in the arches and heart
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkPearls on the tips
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTeal stones in the arches and beads of the rim

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 strandsScrollwork, rim
Satin stitch 2 strandsStones in the arches, heart
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsPearls on the tips, beads of the rim

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.