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How to read an embroidery pattern

A pattern is a map: a key, a list of stitches, and a placement. If any of those three is still to be confirmed, do not guess a colorway from the product name.

Find the center. Find the first stitch the key actually names. Ignore decorative photos that are not the chart.

This studio will not publish a chart copied from another maker’s bestseller.

Tools named here

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Botanical Embroidery Kit

A plant-themed embroidery project with listed kit contents still being confirmed.

$10.90 USD

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Basic Stitch Practice Sampler

Practice rows before a pictorial kit. Exact stitch list still to be confirmed.

$10.90 USD

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Library

A guide to your first stitches

SS004 exists so the first rows are practice, not a ruined pictorial. Use it that way if you are new.

Materials

Organizing thread between projects

Label remaining thread by the kit SKU, not by “pink.” Palettes will be unique once lists exist.

Techniques

How to Transfer an Embroidery Pattern to Fabric

Learn how to transfer an embroidery pattern to fabric with light tracing, transfer paper, or water-soluble stabilizer, plus the mistakes to check for

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