Round tulip sampler hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 6 kinds of stitch

Round tulip sampler: preview of the stitched design

A round sampler holds rings of different ornament, one inside the next. Innermost, six raspberry satin stitch tulips with gold middle petals stand on lighter green stem stitch tulip stalks, which grow from a gold middle wheel in woven wheel stitch, with a lighter green satin stitch leaf between each two tulips. A dark green stem stitch circle closes them in and carries twelve pink satin stitch buds with gold middle petals, each between two fishbone stitch bud leaves, with a gold French knot between each two buds. Then come a lighter green stem stitch vine stem with fishbone stitch vine leaves, a second dark green circle, and at the edge raspberry buttonhole stitch scallops with their spokes.

Size and details

Intermediate. A great deal of stitching.

5 colors of floss and 6 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.9 in	7.4 × 7.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.9 × 3.9 in	9.9 × 9.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.8 × 6.8 in	17.3 × 17.3 cm	5/16 in (8 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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenTulip stalks, leaves between the tulips, bud leaves, vine stem and vine leaves
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMiddle petals of the tulips, middle wheel, middle petals of the buds and knots between the buds
DMC 3831 Dark RaspberryTulips, scallops and spokes of the scallops
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenCircles
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseBuds

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 strandsTulip stalks, circles, vine stem
Satin stitch 2 strandsMiddle petals of the tulips, tulips, leaves between the tulips, middle petals of the buds, buds
Woven wheel stitch 2 strandsMiddle wheel
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsBud leaves, vine leaves
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots between the buds
Buttonhole stitch 2 strandsScallops, spokes of the scallops

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.