This arrangement opens on an 8 inch hoop because the block letters are worked in satin stitch and need room. Two names too long for one line are set on two or three, and a date too long for one line on two.
How to use it
Type your own words in the boxes. The hoop shows them as you type.
Choose other flowers, or tap a picture in the list to add it.
Change any floss color under Colors: press a color, then choose another.
Tap a part of the hoop to move it, make it larger or smaller, turn it or take it off. You can drag it too.
Choose your hoop size and paper, then press Download.
Two first names with an ampersand between them, and the date beneath. The ampersand is there already: type the names alone. Short names sit on one line; longer ones are set on two or three.
Which hoop size should I choose for a wedding keepsake?
This arrangement opens on an 8 inch hoop, because two names and a date in block letters need room, and the page offers hoops of 6 and 8 inches where they still fit. The pattern keeps the design half an inch inside the hoop all around. Hoop sizes for hand embroidery
How do I transfer the pattern to fabric?
Print the pattern at 100 percent and check the one inch square on the page with a ruler, then trace it onto the fabric; the mirrored page is for an iron-on transfer pen. How to transfer an embroidery pattern
Which stitches do the letters use?
Each stroke of a letter is its own small shape of satin stitch, and a full stop is a French knot. The first page of the pattern lists which stitch goes where. Ten basic stitches for hand embroidery
How many strands of floss do letters this size need?
Type them as they are. Names too long for one line are set on two or three lines, with the ampersand between them, and very long names are set across the whole hoop over a smaller spray. If a name fits no hoop, the page says so under its box as you type.