Embroidery flowers

Upgrade your favorite notebook with a delicate spring flower bouquet. MATERIALS Linen Kraft soft-cover notebook Chenille 18 needle Embroidery thread Embroidery scissors Tacky glue 1. Transfer the pattern onto the linen fabric. 2. Stitch the pattern following the keys for the anemone, the tulip, the sweet pea and the Persian buttercup (see Spring Flowers in Flowers Category : Anemone, Tulip, Sweet Pea, Persian Buttercup). 3. Once the stitching of the pattern is complete, take a single strand of thread in a color of your choosing and outline the embroidery using back stitch. 4. Cut around the edge of the design, leaving a small border of fabric. Place the patch at the bottom edge of the notebook and attach by stitching French knots, using three strands of DMC Ecru worked through both the notebook cover and the linen. USE TACKY GLUE TO SMOOTH DOWN THE EDGES OF THE EMBROIDERY PATCH ONTO THE COVER. 

Add some flair to everyday denims with this dazzling wildflower design. MATERIALS Pair of denim jeans Chenille 18 needle Embroidery thread Embroidery scissors 1. Roll each leg of the jeans up once to create a cuff, then transfer the pattern onto the legs, making sure that the pattern sits right above the edge of each cuff. 2. Stitch the pattern following the keys for the lady fern, the black-eyed Susan, the cosmos, the fly agaric mushroom and the baby’s breath (see In the Wild in Flowers Category : Lady Fern, Black-Eyed Susan, Cosmos, Mushroom (Fly Agaric), Baby’s Breath) IRON A STABILIZER ONTO THE BACK OF THE EMBROIDERY TO PROTECT THE STITCHING WHEN WEARING THE JEANS.    

Adorn your favorite collared shirt with a dainty cherry blossom motif. MATERIALS Collared shirt Chenille 18 needle Embroidery thread Embroidery scissors 1. Transfer the pattern onto the collar of the shirt. 2. Stitch the pattern following the key for the cherry blossom (see Spring Flowers: Cherry Blossom in Flowers Category).  USE A SHIRT WITH A STURDY COLLAR TO MAKE STITCHING THE PATTERN EASIER.