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Blue ice facets give the snowy owl a structured footing beneath its pale plumage. The PDF hand embroidery pattern includes yellow eyes, black claws, thin snow caps and narrow grass detail on a lavender-grey ground recommendation.
The stitch recipes
The guide maps 12 working regions with local stitch direction, strand count and DMC colour recipes. Use the region key and recommended sequence to follow the overlaps and changes in shading. Mapped techniques include fine split, discreet couch tacks, short divided satin.
Before tracing the pattern
Artwork canvas: 232 x 300 mm, portrait, including the open background areas. Print the separate A3 transfer at Actual Size / 100% and check the 50 mm control bar. Guide previews are reduced. These are canvas dimensions, not a finished hoop, cushion or bag size. The Stitch Guide itself uses US Letter pages.
What the download contains
The package contains the 16-page Stitch Guide PDF, a full-size A3 transfer PDF, SVG linework, white and transparent 600 dpi linework PNGs, a colour reference JPG, the thread-and-region CSV, READ_ME instructions and the Hand Embroidery Stitch Sampler, Essential Needlework Handbook PDF.
A closer look at the motif
Snowy Owl on the Blue Ice Ridge pairs soft feather tiers with a sharply divided setting. Work the ice as shaded cotton fields, then refine the yellow eyes, black bill and separate feathered feet above their ridge contacts.
Linen and colour planning
- Suggested ground: muted lavender-grey linen
- 17 suggested DMC shades, using stranded cotton floss
- Bring your own needles and a hoop or frame
- Test the chosen transfer method and thread colours on your cloth
How is the owl separated from the pale snow caps?
The feather fields, blue facets and thin snow caps have different shapes and mapped directions. The yellow eyes and black claws provide small darker details within the pale setting.
Download format and licence
Digital files only. No fabric, thread, tools or finished embroidery is supplied. Colour references and lifestyle mockups show design and presentation ideas. For personal, non-commercial use. Do not share, redistribute or resell the digital files.
