I’m using this page to create an index for monogram patterns used for hand embroidery. As I clean up some old monogram patterns I have, I’ll post them and add them to this index. I’ll include a picture of one letter, so you can see what the monogram style looks like, and then links to the individual patterns for the monograms. I hope you find these patterns useful and inspiring for your needlework endeavors!
For each letter of each alphabet, there will be a post with a full sized pattern on it. I’ll also include tips on how it might be hand embroidered. The individual letters are links to each full-sized monogram.
This set, from Journal des Demoiselles, features a specked area inside the curves of loose knotwork.
This set is also from Journal des Demoiselles, from the 1880′s.
Keep an eye out for future updates to the alphabet and additions of new alphabets.
Please note that all images here, to the best of my knowledge, are out of copyright. They come from old publications of magazines or needlework flyers that I’m trying to collect, most from the late 1800′s and early 1900′s. If you wish to add the images to your own website, I ask that you please note Needle ‘n Thread as the source, with a link. Thanks!
I’m always happy to hear about sources for these old publications, so if you know of any sources or have any that you are interested in selling, please contact me.
Mary,
If I remember correctly,you had posted the letter A (a different pattern) sometime before.May be you could add that too to this index.
Deepa
Mary, the Swappons blog has a bunch of these embroidery booklets. Most seem to be charts for cross stitch but I don't think I've been through all of them yet. http://swappons.oldiblog.com/?page=articles&rub;=47847&nba;=1 Click each booklet to see the contents.
You can also find some on another French blog: les Passe-Temps de flo. This link is for all the posts with the booklets. http://passe-tempsdeflo.over-blog.com/categorie-996455.html
Handmade Adelaide has some of the cross stitch charts too. http://www.handmade-adelaide-baby.com/free-cross-stitch-patterns.html and http://www.handmade-adelaide-baby.com/baby-cross-stitch-patterns.html
Oh I can’t wait for your Celtic Knot in E. Then I’ll have all the letters I need to make a little book for my daughter. Her name is Emma.
Lovely work!
I posted the “E” for you today, Jennifer!! Good luck with your project!
MC
Hi Mary
I can’t get into the Sajou website for love or money.
Any ideas?
Hi, Marika –
I need to remove that link. Actually, the site is no longer there. I’m not certain why, but I fear it has just lapsed away!
Thanks for reminding me to remove the link!
MC
Oh, I am so happy I found your blog! Love the letters you have cleaned up and they will definately come handy. THANKYOU! Would love that you cleaned up the letters R and K!
We are expecting our 5th Grandchild in April and as they will be naming her Gwyeneth,I need a Celtic “G” desperately! Any Idea when it will be available? Have a great weekend Marika.
Kate
Hi, Kate –
Sure, I’ll try to clean up the celtic G this week!
Best,
Mary
Hi,
I posted a link to your pretty and free monograms! Thanks
Regards,
Pam
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Thanks you for your blog
une brodeuse française
A couple of years ago, I found your sight. My daughter used the "S" initial for the ring pillow, in her September 2009 wedding. She embroidered onto an antique linen doily she found in a shop. Thank you for such a lovely addition to her wedding.
Diana in Indiana
Thanks for sharing your talents! I'm going use your letters on a leather carving project for my daughter along with a celtic butterfly. I couldn't have asked for a better pattern.
Hi Mary,
Could you please put the K M and S up for the Fan Flower Monograms — in your "spare" time, of course.
This series of monograms is out of the ordinary – very lovely.
Thank you.
Sharon in France
Hello Mary,
Just thought that I would offer my thanks for some inspiration that i gained after looking through your posted alphabets, I used this insight into designing a His and Hers monogramed initials, for both my wife and I, and we had them tattoed on valentines day, to mark 17 years of unity.
Many Thanks
K.N UK
¿porqué no pones todo el abecedadio de Fan Flowers?.
Muchas gracias por tu estupenda pag. es todo maravilloso.+
Saludos desde ESPAÑA (EUROPA)
Thank you for your website… although not it’s intended purpose your beautiful work has become a great resource for beautiful tattoos. I have my daughter’s first initial “R” in the flower monogram on my wrist.
Hi! I LOVE this letter “A”… do you have the rest of the alphabet?
Thanks!
Nicole
Hi Mary,
I Love your flower momogram letters, they are beautiful.
I was wondering if you have any numbers in the same style? i am planning on using them as my table numbers at my wedding.
Thanks,
Nic
Hi Nic,
I am also looking for flower monogram numbers for my son’s wedding in May and wondered if you ever found them for your wedding in 2010??
Thanks so much for your help, Simone
Hello Mary,
I love your website and these alphabets!! So pretty. I am planning to make a handkerchief for my best friend for her wedding, with her initials on it. Any ideas as to how the letters should be placed? Or maybe what a good of information on that would be??
Thank you!!
Carla.
hi,
i want to see your blog.emb patterns are too good.want to learn more.
I just wanted to say thanks for the letters, I am an artist and I love doing projects for my daughters. I have two decorations that I am painting to hang on their wall, but I could not figure a way to personalize them, after I found your first font I knew that this was it. I am going to monogram them. THANKS
Thank you. After a long time I am going back to hand embroidery. Your monograms willbe very useful. thank you again.
Hi Mary:
Thanks for the hand embroidery instructions. Just wanted to see if there was a way to do Satin Stitch without the bulk on the reverse side? What I mean is that when one does satin stitch on front the reverse also shows the same lines. thanks.
This “Thank You” is belated–sorry, just found the comment section at the bottom of the page! In December 2010 I used the floral alphabet from Broderie Blanche to embellish quilted velveteen Christmas stockings that I purchased at Macy’s. No printer, no problem. Using gift tissue, I traced the letters on my laptop screen, basted each to a stocking cuff, then tore away the paper to reveal the pattern. Outline stitch using Kreinik braid & standard perle cotton made really nice letters. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for the alphabets. Do you have the rest of them for the fan flowers? I do like to do embroidery, and these are just beautiful.
Hi, Krankymax – I’m afraid I haven’t finished that alphabet yet…. but one of these days….!
i am going to make my parents name’s tattoo with your flower alphabet
letters are beautiful
Hi mary,
thanks for the alphabets. There seems to be no N in the fanflower alphabets. Mine and my niece’s name starts with n and could you kindly put P asap. Its my daughter’s name piolina.
Thanks again
nithiya
Hi Mary,
These alphabets are lovely. I’m expecting the birth of my first grandchild in two months and I’m wondering when we might anticipate the availability of the Fan Flowers version of the S? Her name is to be Eden Lily Sollimo, so you can see the reason for my request. There are so many of us who benefit from and love your designs – we do thank you so very much.
Kay
Hi, Kay – I’ll see what I can do! I’ve been meaning to finish this alphabet for a long, long time! Thanks for the nudge. If I can finish the letter up this weekend, I’ll post it on the site this week. ~MC
I just found your site as I am looking for monograms for the lstters “S” and “W” and love, Love, LOVE the Fanflower letters. WHen will you be finishing the alphabet.
Thanks for your time to reply.
SW
Hi Mary:
I have viewing you video tutorials and found them very easy to follow, thanks a bunch. But would like to know if you sell a DVD of these tutorials?
http://patternmakercharts.blogspot.com/2011/05/sajou-no-31.html
There are tons of alphabets here. Many are cross stitch, but some are embroidery. Alexandre for example, and some of the 600 series of Sajou.
Mary, I stitched the flowered N for my sister on an embossed piece of suede and it turned out just gawdjus. Made a stuffed heart with a ribbon for hanging. Thanx so much!
hi mary thank you very much for your wonderfull designs
Hi mary~~~~
Thanks for your beutiful embroidary pattern.
When will you finish the fan Flowers alphabet. I need the “S” and “W”
THANK YOU !
Wow! I just had my first, a baby girl named Alethea and my little sister is due with a baby girl named Geneveve. I love your work and can’t wait to make a little keepsake pillow for each of them with their initial! Thank you so much!
Your letters are lovely. I only just discovered your site via Pintrest but am looking forward to using these lovely letters. Thank you for being willing to share.
Neva
Grazie mille per i meravigliosi disegni proposti.
Adoro l’alfabeto “Flowers fan”, mi dispiace solo che manchino le ultime lettere, spero che in futuro le pubblicherete.
Con affetto
Monica
@Carmen: How should I get the patterns to you? I can scan them as jpegs.
How do i orin off just the letters?
I really like your fan letter downloads. I want to use them to make a sampler of my name. I just need the Y. Is there anyway you could post that letter for me? Thanks. Lydia
i love your alphabets. they’re wonderful for embroidery, hand labeling books, engraving on jewelry, even tattoos haha. i was wondering if you were possibly going to be coming out with an old english alphabet? it would be an awesome one to add to your portfolio:)
oiee gostaria de receber todos os monogramas do alfabeto….muito lindo
obrigada
Que coisas maravilhosas !!!
HI
I love the flower monogram but I am looking for the numbers. I will be using them for table numbers at my son’s wedding. Can you please help?!
Thank you so much, Simone
u r superb
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I would love to have the alphbits pattern [all letters, for sure the letter B— THANK YOU.
me encantan todas las manualidades son mi pasion al igual que las orquideas y las bromelias todo esto es muy bello gracias
Dear Mary,
I would like to embroider a monogram for Ann-Louis “A-L” from Flowered Monograms from La Broderie Blanche, 1912.
Please give me some instruction how to create double monogram?
Thank you,
AnnGrace
Hello Mary, I want to thank you today for all your lovely posts which I am reading regularly. Thank you also for your wonderful tutorials of stitches. A really helpful tool and so easy to access.
I just copied the letter A – the celtic one – to stitch on a cap to personalize it a bit.
Thank you again.
Have nice Pentecost holidays
Anneliese