Winterberry wreath with Christmas rose hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Winterberry wreath with Christmas rose: preview of the stitched design

A white Christmas rose sits at the foot of an open wreath of bare winterberry branches, every twig ending in a bunch of three berries; the top is left open and the middle takes a name or a date. The Christmas rose has white sepals (the petal-like parts of the flower) in long and short stitch round a green satin stitch center ringed with gold French knot stamens. The stems and twigs are brown stem stitch and the winterberries are satin stitch, red and rust.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch.

6 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 × 1.6 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)	3.4 × 3.3 in	8.6 × 8.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.1 in	10.9 × 10.4 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 5.7 in	15.2 × 14.5 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 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 3781 Dark Mocha BrownStems and winterberry twigs
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaRust winterberries
DMC 304 Medium RedRed winterberries
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteChristmas rose sepals
DMC 989 Forest GreenChristmas rose center
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawChristmas rose stamens

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 strandsStems, winterberry twigs
Satin stitch 2 strandsWinterberries, Christmas rose center
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsChristmas rose sepals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsChristmas rose stamens

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.