Sticking with the scrolly theme and following up on my scrolly medallion for hand embroidery, here’s a scrolly design that can be hand embroidered as a corner, an edge, the top of something – you name it.
This type of scrolly design is a good way to practice line stitches, especially stitches such as stem stitch, coral stitch, Palestrina stitch, and chain stitch. The design itself would be easy to embroider, and you can add a bit of variety to it by varying your stitches or your threads, or by working different types of stitches side by side.
Think placemats, table cloths, cloth napkins, towels, aprons, dresser scarf, pillow cases … You can even create a mirror image of the pattern to fill up a square area for pillows, etc.
This is actually a take-off from a sconce on my sister’s wall in her living room, with a bit of elaboration to it.
Here’s the design. You can click on it for a larger version and resize however you wish. A PDF version follows.
Scrolly Design (PDF)
If you’re looking for more hand embroidery designs, check out my Index of Hand Embroidery designs – you’ll find all kinds of stuff there, including a long list of patterns available at other websites. Feel free to recommend a website, too, if you know of anyone offering hand embroidery designs…
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Mary, thank you for the scroll pattern.
Since you asked and I just posted my first embroidery pattern on my blog. It is Babushka dolls or Matryoshka. They are simply done and can be used in a variety of ways. I got inspired by blogs such as yours.
http://homespunquilts.blogspot.com/2009/03/very-merry-blogaversary-to-me.html
This is beautiful. I am starting again after 45 years of NOT doing needlework. I am excited but know my work will need work to get back to where I was before. Thanks! JT Oregon
Im going to modify this pattern for my wedding dress I am sewing! Thankyou so much for offering nice patterns on your site!
I am going to modify this pattern for my wedding dress i am sewing! thank you so much for offering nice patterns on your site!
your designed collection are very Beautifull.im also designed many dress n word hand and ribbons embridry.
its awesome…..very nice designs….like to learn stitching immdtly…
Very easy. Thank you.
I am searching for fancy alphabet iron on patterns. Can you help?
Hi, Teresa – I see from your comment on the monograms that you found some! I’ll respond to that comment on the post….