Tulip laurel wreath hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Tulip laurel wreath: preview of the stitched design

A tulip with two long arching leaves rises from the bow of an open laurel wreath. The tulip has three petals in long and short stitch, a pale pink front petal between two deeper pink side petals, on a stem stitch stalk, and its two leaves are satin stitch. The laurel leaves are satin stitch in a dark and a light green on stem stitch branches, and the rose pink bow is satin stitch with two tails and a padded satin stitch knot.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch.

4 colors of floss and 4 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 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.5 in	6.4 × 6.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 3.4 in	8.4 × 8.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 4.2 in	10.4 × 10.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.8 × 5.9 in	14.7 × 15 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenBranches, darker half of each laurel leaf, tulip stalk and darker half of each tulip leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each laurel leaf and lighter half of each tulip leaf
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseTulip side petals, bow, bow tails and bow knot
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkTulip front petal

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 strandsBranches, tulip stalk
Satin stitch 2 strandsLaurel leaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), tulip leaves, bow, bow tails
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsTulip side petals, tulip front petal
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsBow knot

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.