#Free hand embroidery patterns free

Goldwork Sampler – a magnificent pattern to use as a ‘sampler’ for learning different techniques of goldwork. Single Flower – another multi-purpose design, suitable for beginners and beyond includes stitching suggestions.Ī Bunch of Little Flowers – all kinds of uses for this design. Simple Rose Design – a corner design of simple rosesĭaisies! – great embellishments for just about anything. The Acorn, revisited – another acorn pattern for seasonal embroidery

Jacobean pattern – an exercise in crewel work, for more advanced embroiderers Grape Vine – Exceptionally pretty design for borders on household items.Ī Scrolly Border – another versatile border design Pretty Daisies – great for practicing line stitches around curves.īutterflies! – A couple nice butterflies for any kind of hand embroidery technique.Īcorn Border – a simple border suitable for anything fallish!įlower Border – published under the “Linea” post, this pattern is suitable for any embellishment. Single Lily – perfect for household linens, guest towels, and whatnot.īorder for Redwork or other techniques – a simple border that would work up quickly. Passion Flower Design – great for corners!įleur de Lys border – lots of options on this one, and easy to stitch, using basic line stitches. Here’s a list of more designs for hand embroidery that you’ll find on this site: Seed stitch inside different line stitches can create a nice effect. Vary your stitches for texture, and you’d have a beautiful design in white. You could work this in white, on white linen, for a nice guest towel. Goldwork is another option, for something very fancy. You could also “needle paint” it for a nice, smooth effect. It would look great in any kind of thread, but especially in silks, with a combination of stitches for texture.

#Free hand embroidery patterns free

If you use them in your own projects and are interested in sharing the results, feel free to contact me! I’d love to see what you do with them! These hand embroidery patterns come from a variety of sources – some from old embroidery pattern catalogs that I own, that are well out of copyright, some designs below I drew myself, inspired by objects that were never meant for hand embroidery. You can find my complete index of hand embroidery patterns (with thumbnails) available on Needle ‘n Thread here. They would look great on household linens (guest towels, table runners, table cloths, & cutwork pieces come to mind) or even as accents on clothing. Free patterns for hand embroidery! Here you’ll find a variety of motifs to embroider anywhere.