Follow along with these step-by-step stitching instructions to recreate this beginner friendly little snowflake embroidery hoop! Add a hanging tassel and this hoop could easily be added as a Christmas ornament to your Christmas tree too! You can find the PDF pattern download at the bottom of this page.
Supplies Needed:
- 3 or 4 inch embroidery hoop
- Fabric (a cotton linen blend is my go to, but 100% cotton works great too)
- Embroidery needle
- Scissors
- DMC Embroidery Floss (Here I used white B5200, but feel free to get creative and stitch in whatever color you like!)
- Transfer Pen (I like to use the Pilot Friction Erasable Gel Pen. The ink appears black when you apply it to the fabric & once you’re done stitching you simply hit it with some heat, like a blow dryer, and all the ink disappears leaving a clean stitched hoop! This pen takes the stress off of having to achieve a picture perfect transfer.)
- Optional: wood stain of your choosing to alter the color of your embroidery hoop
- Optional: tassel to turn your embroidery hoop into a DIY Christmas ornament
- Access to a printer to print this pattern (Find the PDF pattern download at the bottom of this page)
Before You Start:
Before you start stitching you will need to prepare your embroidery hoop, this is quite simple, you’ll just need to-
- load your hoop with fabric
- & transfer the pattern onto your fabric. There are multiple ways to do this like using a transfer pen (The Pilot Friction Erasable Gel Pen), carbon transfer paper, stick and stitch paper, or printing the pattern onto your fabric at home using your own printer and sticky label paper. Any method will get the job done, but if you’re a beginner to hand embroidery and aren’t sure which option to choose or don’t have the supplies readily available you can totally just use a pencil and a light source, like a window or iPad screen, to transfer the pattern. Once your pattern is transferred onto your fabric you are ready to start stitching!
Stitching Instructions:
Follow along with the step-by-step directions below to recreate this embroidery hoop. Each step will indicate how many strands of thread to use, the thread color to use, and the type of stitch to use. Each written stitching step corresponds with the image below it. Feel free to stitch-a-long with me over on YouTube as well!
Please Note: DMC Embroidery Floss is made up of 6 strands, you will need to split the floss accordingly. For example, if the pattern says “2 strands DMC 123,” you will cut a stretch of DMC 123 and separate 2 strands from the other 4 strands (which makes the 6 strand total). You will then stitch with just the 2 strands.
- Using three strands of embroidery floss Stem Stitch the highlighted portions of the snowflake.
2. Using three strands of embroidery floss Straight Stitch the highlighted portions of the snowflake.
3. Using three strands of embroidery floss Lazy Daisy Stitch all of the tear drop shapes on the snowflake.
4. Using two strands of embroidery floss add French Knots for each dot on the pattern. This will complete your snowflake pattern!
To Back your Embroidery Hoop:
To back the hoop simply grab an extra strand of thread and use the Running Stitch to stitch around the border of the fabric that’s been hanging out of the edges of the hoop this whole time. Once you’ve made it all the way around the fabric pull on both ends of the strands of thread. This will tighten and pull your fabric together. Then you’ll want to double knot the strands together to secure it. Lastly trim the thread strands if they are too long and voila, you are done!
Congrats, you Finished!
Thanks so much for stitching with me : ) I hope you enjoyed this project and if you’re interested in other free patterns, be sure to check out others here on my blog or shop my other patterns here!
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