SLOW DOWN embroidery sampler
will fit an 8” hoop when printed at 100% on A4 or letter paper
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SLOW DOWN embroidery sampler
To complete this pattern you will need
your printed pattern, this pattern will print at A4 or letter paper size
a 30cm by 30cm (12” by 12”) peice of white fabric, cotton, calico or linen are all suitable.
an embroidery hoop (the design will fit a 20cm (8”) hoop
5 colours of thread, my suggested colours are on the following page.
low tack tape (masking tape or washi tape)
a soft pencil or embroidery marker, scissors, needle
1. Transferring your pattern
There are loads of ways of transferring embroidery patterns to fabric, one of the easiest ways is use
light from a window.
Once you have printed out the pattern on A4 or letter paper use low tack tape stitck it to your
window. Place your white fabric over the top and tape it in place.
You will be able to see the lines of the pattern though the fabric. Now take a sharp soft pencil or
embroidery marker and carefully trace the lines.
2. Getting ready to stitch
Once you have transferred your pattern to fabric you will want to clamp it in your hoop ready to
sew. Lay your fabric over the smaller ring of your embroidery hoop, now place the larger ring over
the top. Tighten the screw slightly and gently pull the fabric tight across the hoop. Repeat until the
fabric is taught and securely in place.
Now cut an arms length of thread. You will see that the stitch notes mention varying numbers of
strands of thread to use, each skein of thread is made up of 6 thin strands of threads wound
together to create one thicker piece of thread. You can unwind these threads an use them in small-
er numbers to create different stitch effects.
Select the number of strands you need, tie a knot in one end, then thread your needle.
3. Stitching the pattern
On the next page you will find the stitching notes for this pattern.
You will see the notes show the colour used for each element, how many strands of thread to use
and which stitch to choose. You will find the instuctions for completing each stitch on the following
pages.
Stitching Order
Start at the top of the pattern and work down. Use the diagrams with the stitching notes to com-
plete each element in turn.
Make sure you stitch the rose leaves before you do the woven roses as the roses will sit on top of
the leaves.
When stitching the leaves under the roses complete the outline stitches first and then the filling in
stitches.
I hope you enjoy stitching this pattern and would love to see your photos @lazymayembroidery
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STITCH NOTES
leaves: outlines 3 strands
‘stem stitch’,
fill in: with 3 strands ‘satin woven roses: 4 strands
stitch’
3 strands stem stitch
3 strands back stitch
3 strands satin stitch
stem: 3 strands stem stitch
petals: 3 strands lazy daisy
3 strands running stitch
2 strands fly stitch
4 strands split stitch
3 strands seed stitch
COLOUR SUGGESTION -
Anchor thread numbers:
28 1068 1064 305 1020
DMC thread numbers:
893 3808 597 3821 3713
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LAZY DAISY STITCH
Bring your needle up through a)
the fabric and create loop a)
push the needle back down
through the fabric near to b)
where you brought it up.
Push the needle back up
through the fabric at the point
you would like to make the top
edge of the petal.
Finally secure the petal shape
with a small stitch b).
FLY STITCH a)
Bring your needle up through the
fabric at the left hand side of the
pattern line, pull thread across to b)
opposite side of the pattern line
and back though the fabric.
Now bring the needle up though
the middle point of the pattern a).
Secure the ‘v’ shape you have
made with a small vertical stitch b)
SPLIT STITCH
a)
Bring your needle up through the
fabric at the start of your pattern
line and then back through the
fabric to make a simple stitch. b)
Push the needle back up through
the fabric in the middle of the
previous stitch, splitting the
threads on either side of the
needle b).
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WOVEN ROSE
Step 1: Bring your needle up a)
through the middle of the circle
where all the lines meet.
Cover each of the lines with a
single stitch a) going back b)
through the centre point each
time b).
Keep the stitches fairly loose as
you will need to weave thread
under and over them.
Step 2: Bring your needle up
through fabric through the middle
of the circle where all the lines c)
meet.
Now begin to weave the thread
around the stitches you have
made, making sure the thread d)
goes under one stitch and over the
next in turn c) and d) continue until
the circle is filled with the woven
stitches.
Don’t pull the thread tight when
weaving allow it to stay loose and
lay flat. When complete push the
needle back through the fabric
and gently tie a knot.
RUNNING STITCH a)
Bring your needle up through
the fabric at the start of the
pattern line a) and then push it
back down though the fabric at
the end of the pattern line b).
b)
You will create the effect of a
dashed line.
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STEM STITCH
Working along the line of the a)
pattern push the needle up
though the fabric from the back
one stitch length after the last a).
When you push the needle back
down though the fabric over lap
the previous stitch by about one b)
third b) making sure the needle
goes back though the fabric
along the pattern line.
The completed stitch will look a
bit like rope.
SATIN STITCH
This is a filling stitch. a)
Push the needle up though the
fabric a) and then back down
again b) in long straight stitch-
es.
Place your stitches close b)
together so that no fabric
shows through.
BACK STITCH a)
Bring your needle up through
the fabric a stitch length from
the start of your pattern line (1)
and then back through the
fabric to make a simple stitch
(2).
Continue by bringing the
needle back up though the b)
fabric a stitch length before the
previous stitch, see b).
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