Striped candy in a wrapper hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Striped candy in a wrapper: preview of the stitched design

A round candy in its wrapper sits between two arcs of stars: the candy is a ring of stem stitch round five upright stripes of satin stitch, orange and yellow by turns. At each side the wrapper is gathered in a twist of satin stitch and opens in a fan of stem stitch with a scalloped edge, its three folds ending in the points between the scallops. Three satin stitch stars stand above it and three below.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 6 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)	1.7 × 1.6 in	4.3 × 4.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.4 in	6.6 × 6.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 3.2 in	8.9 × 8.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 4 in	11.2 × 10.2 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.1 × 5.5 in	15.5 × 14 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) 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.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderOutlines of the wrapper ends, folds of the wrapper, candy outline and twists of the wrapper
DMC 922 Light CopperOrange stripes
DMC 726 Light TopazYellow stripes
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawStars

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 strandsOutlines of the wrapper ends, folds of the wrapper, candy outline
Satin stitch 2 strandsOrange stripes, yellow stripes, twists of the wrapper, stars

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.