That’s right! It’s Valentine’s Day! It’s that time of year when things turn rather heartsy. And don’t forget Twelve Trees for Christmas! They’re fun, quick studies in small Christmas trees, great for relaxing embroidery projects for the upcoming season.Today, a couple things for you! I’m going to announce the winner of last week’s Appleton real thread color card at the end of today’s article, so read on for that!Īnd for the rest of it – well, guess what’s coming up next week? If you like to stitch ahead of the season, you’ll find several Christmas and winter-themed embroidery patterns on Needle ‘n Thread, too. It’s almost time to start thinking more about winter stitching, isn’t it? I’m the type that tends to theme-stitch during the season, rather than ahead of it. It’s a fun design and works up beautifully. I’ve already seen a gorgeous interpretation of this, stitched up, in the Needle ‘n Thread Community on Facebook. If you own Lavender Honey & Other Little Things, you could use the finishing instructions in there to make ornaments, fobs, and little needle books with these designs.Īutumn Leaves & Acorns – an fall kaleidoscope pattern. Smalls for Autumn – they would make interesting jewelry inserts (which is what the article is about), but they’d also work up into fall-themed scissor fobs, mini ornaments, and whatnot. If you want to go all out, you could fill the leaves and the acorns! Pumpkin Basket – this comes with a pattern and a stitch guide with instructions.įall Acorn Border – another quicker study, depending on how you stitch it. Scarecrow and Pumpkins – Juvenile, true, but lots of possibilities to dress him up! Wheat Tile – formal, attractive bunch of wheat, it would look great as a corner motif. It’s also well-suited for tambour embroidery.īlackwork autumn leaves – meant to be worked on a grid, if you want to work it on plain weave, you’ll find ideas on how to do that here. Leafy Corner – perfect for a quick stitching project with just a touch of fall. I hope you enjoy them all! Here’s the list with links: There are a few corner designs (the blackwork leaves, leafy corner, and acorn and leaf border), which would make nice accents for cloth napkins on the Thanksgiving table, or as a stitched corner on a flour sack towel (a great hostess gift for autumn dinners). Some are a bit more stylized and formal (like the wheat tile). Some of the designs are decidedly more juvenile (like the scarecrow, which I doodled up for my niece to print and color, and the turkey, which looks a bit startled). You can stitch them up with simple line stitches (perhaps in an autumnal variegated floss, to keep it really simple?), or you can go all out with fillings and color and all kinds of stitch selections. After 12+ years of blogging, there’s a lot of useful stitching information on Needle ‘n Thread – it’s fun to dig up old gems by foraging through the topic list!īut I digress – back to the fall pattern round up!Īll of these hand embroidery designs are free for personal use. In fact, did you know you can search Needle ‘n Thread by topic, by visiting this list of organizational tags? It’s a fun way to navigate the website. You can find the most recent additions listed here, organized with the tag “free embroidery patterns.” You can find many of them listed here in the Patterns index found in the main menu. If you’re new to Needle ‘n Thread in the last couple years, you might not be aware of the extensive collection of free hand embroidery patterns on the website. If you’re still in Autumn Mode when it comes to stitching, but you’re floundering about for some embroidery design ideas, I’ve put together a small collection of free fall-themed hand embroidery patterns to help you out!
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