Forest Friends Embroidery

Natalie Lymer

Final size:

30.5 x 40.5cm (12 x 16in)

USD $9.09

Beginner

Embroidery

For USD $9.09 you get

Easy to print at home digital pattern sheet

Simple step-by-step instructions to follow

Large detailed images and diagrams

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Description

The sweetest embroidery design for a child’s bedroom, this pattern from Natalie Lymer features a girl with her bird and deer friends in a forest of flowers and apple trees with the sun shining above.

Customise the embroidery with different thread colours and choose a framing fabric to suit the child’s bedroom
Includes suggested colour numbers of Cosmo Stranded Embroidery Cottons used
Stitchery guide included with backstitch, brick stitch, chain stitch, detached chain (lazy daisy) stitch, French knot, satin stitch and straight stitch used
Detailed step-by-step instructions guide you through preparing your embroidery and finishing it off with fabric frame and stretching over canvas, ready for hanging in a child’s bedroom
Makes a great children’s gift
A fun, portable project to take away on holidays
A great project for beginner embroiderers looking for a longer project with a variety of embroidery stitches to learn and practice on

Materials

Fabric requirements specified in instructions
Lightweight fusible interfacing. Natalie recommends Vilene H410
Cosmo Stranded Embroidery Cotton
Embroidery needle
20cm (8in) embroidery hoop
3.5 x 30.5 x 40.5cm (1⅜ x 12 x 16in) stretched canvas
40cm (16in) cord for hanging
Heavy-duty staple gun
Super fine ZIG pen in brown
Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
Sewing machine with 1/4in foot

Designer

Natalie Lymer

Why embroidery? Have you ever found something you can become completely lost in? I’m not talking lost as in ‘Where am I?’ - I mean that moment where your breath slows down and your mind escapes to another place. That’s what happens to me when I pick up a needle and begin stitching. It’s meditative. That’s the very thing that keeps me coming back for more and staying up past midnight drinking cups of tea.

Have you tried any other crafts? I’ve always been a girl who likes to try new things, so I’ve played with many different types of arts. Most of them were either messy, dusty or noisy (sometimes all three). There is one other art form that allows my mind to imagine anything is possible, and that’s drawing. You only need two things: blank paper and a pencil. Minimalist art, maximum mindfulness.

Who taught you your crafting skills? Ella (my nan) was a beautiful dressmaker, although she never got the chance to see me designing and sewing. I often wonder what creations she would have made with my fabrics. I still remember tiptoeing my way through her sewing room, dodging stray pins in the carpet. I learnt sewing basics, both machine and hand stitching, at Sacred Heart College in the ’80s, but most I what I know today has been self-taught. You can also learn much from your mistakes so a quick unpick is always close by for reverse sewing.

What’s your advice to other stitchers? (1) It’s not a race. (2) Go at your own pace. (3) It’s very easy these days to be overwhelmed by all the pretty things on Instagram and Pinterest, so don’t compare yourself with anyone else – no one is on the same journey as you. (4) Allow yourself to take time out when it stops being fun - create when you can and do what makes you happy; it will reflect in your sewing.

What does this craft mean to you? Drawing and designing allows me to escape into my imagination. I can’t imagine life without. I breathe it, love it.