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Hand Embroidery for Beginners

A friendly, stitch-by-stitch guide to your first hoop. 18 illustrated pages, printable patterns and a practice tracker.

  • 12 essential stitches with numbered diagrams
  • Tools, thread, needles and fabric explained
  • How to prepare your hoop and transfer a design
  • Starting, ending and finishing a hoop
  • A troubleshooting table for common problems
  • Spring Wreath pattern with stitch key
  • Beginner butterfly project with color plan
  • Clean tracing sheets with a 1-inch check square
  • Practice + progress tracker

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Instant PDF download, US Letter. Print pattern pages at 100% / actual size. Also includes a separate 3-page printable pack.

A look inside

Line stitches
Line stitches
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Spring Wreath pattern
Spring Wreath pattern
Your first butterfly
Your first butterfly
Practice tracker
Practice tracker

Pattern use

You may print the patterns for your own learning and sell the physical items you stitch from them. Please don't resell, share or redistribute the guide, the pattern files or the Mrs. Embroidery logo.