Tooth with wings hand embroidery pattern
Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch
Download free PDFPDF, US Letter · 30 KB
A tooth stands between a pair of lifted wings, with three stars over it. The tooth is outlined in navy stem stitch, with a row of light blue chain stitch inside the outline and a gold star on its front. Each wing is drawn in blue outline, long round-ended feathers with short ones over their roots, under a solid blue band along its upper edge. Three gold stars stand in an arc above, the middle one the largest. The outlines of the tooth and of the feathers are stem stitch, the row inside the tooth is chain stitch, and the upper edges of the wings, the star on the tooth and the three stars above are satin stitch.
Size and details
Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch and chain stitch, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.
4 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:
| Hoop | Inches | Centimeters | Satin stitch up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 in (8 cm) | 1.8 × 1.3 in | 4.6 × 3.3 cm | 1/8 in (3 mm) |
| 4 in (10 cm) | 2.7 × 2 in | 6.9 × 5.1 cm | 3/16 in (5 mm) |
| 5 in (13 cm) | 3.6 × 2.6 in | 9.1 × 6.6 cm | 1/4 in (6 mm) |
| 6 in (15 cm) | 4.5 × 3.3 in | 11.4 × 8.4 cm | 5/16 in (8 mm) |
| 8 in (20 cm) | 6.3 × 4.6 in | 16 × 11.7 cm | 7/16 in (11 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 322 Dark Baby BlueOutlines of the long feathers of the wings and upper edges of the wings
- DMC 3755 Baby BlueOutlines of the short feathers of the wings and row inside the tooth
- DMC 336 Navy BlueTooth outline
- DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawStar on the tooth and stars
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 long feathers of the wings, outlines of the short feathers of the wings, tooth outline
- Satin stitch 2 strandsUpper edges of the wings, star on the tooth, stars
- Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsRow inside the tooth
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.
Downloads
- Download free PDF PDF, US Letter, 3 pages, for a 6 inch (15 cm) hoop
- Download free PDF, A4 PDF, A4, 3 pages, for a 6 inch (15 cm) hoop
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