Three skeins of floss hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Three skeins of floss: preview of the stitched design

Three skeins of embroidery floss lie side by side: each skein is five strands of satin stitch, one down the middle and two that turn round it at both ends, drawn in a little where its bands hold it and full at its looped ends. Each is held in a paper band outlined in stem stitch, with a daisy in satin stitch on it, and in a narrow band of satin stitch. It can go on a project bag or on a gift to another stitcher.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a quarter of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop and a great deal of stitching.

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)	1.2 × 1.6 in	3 × 4.1 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.8 × 2.4 in	4.6 × 6.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.5 × 3.2 in	6.4 × 8.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.1 × 4 in	7.9 × 10.2 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.3 × 5.6 in	10.9 × 14.2 cm	1/4 in (6 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 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseLeft strands of floss and daisy petals
DMC 336 Navy BlueOutlines of the paper bands and narrow bands
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMiddle strands of floss and daisy centers
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseRight strands of floss

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 strandsStrands of floss, daisy petals, daisy centers, narrow bands
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsOutlines of the paper bands

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.