Two curled plumes rise beyond the bird of paradise's red display fan. Download the hand embroidery pattern for those long ornamental lines, fine hanging moss and perforated leaves around the supporting branch.
A closer look at the motif
Bird of Paradise in the Moss Theatre uses two distinct scales of ornament. Build the feather fan in short directional groups, secure the fine plume curves, and leave the foreground leaf openings visible as part of the design.
Do the ornamental shafts disappear into the red fan?
The two shafts extend beyond the body and end in distinct curled plumes. Leave room for both full curves when placing the design, as well as the separate red fan.
Linen and colour planning
Suggested fabric: deep teal linen. The palette proposes 20 DMC shades for stranded cotton. Supply your own needles, hoop or frame and a transfer method suitable for the cloth. Test the transfer and physical thread colours on a small swatch first.
Before tracing the pattern
232 x 300 mm portrait artwork canvas, including open background
A3 transfer PDF: print at Actual Size / 100% and verify the 50 mm control bar
The Stitch Guide has US Letter pages; its previews are reduced
Canvas measurements do not specify the size of a finished object
What the download contains
16-page design-specific Stitch Guide PDF with region key, DMC palette and recommended sequence
Full-size A3 transfer PDF and matching SVG
White and transparent 600 dpi linework PNGs
Colour reference JPG and thread-and-region recipe CSV
Hand Embroidery Stitch Sampler, Essential Needlework Handbook PDF
READ_ME instructions
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 divided turning long-and-short, split axes, fine split.
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.
