The flamingo's S-curved neck rises within curling salt-bank forms. The downloadable embroidery pattern keeps one leg planted at a ripple and the other bent, giving each limb a different relationship to the quiet pool.
Is the raised leg hidden inside the body?
The bent leg remains a separate jointed form in the pool area. It should stay distinct from the standing leg and the curved salt-bank shapes around it.
Your digital pattern package
- 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
Reading the composition
Flamingo in the Salt Rose Spiral follows a long neck through gradual directional changes. Shape that curve before refining the legs, then keep the salt banks low so their pale edges support the bird rather than obscure it.
The suggested palette
Suggested fabric: slate-blue linen. The palette proposes 15 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.
Working through the thread map
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 edge, fine curved split stitch, turning long-and-short.
Preparing the transfer
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.
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.
