Chrysanthemum Flower Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Almost 39,000 stitches and only 3 colours. Thats the chrysanthemum in one line and it sounds simple until you look close. Each petal gets its own directional fill, all those fine parallel stitch lines running from the base toward the tip so every petal reads as its own curved surface. The outer ring of petals leans back slightly so the whole bloom looks dimensional even at a glance.

Centre is a tight dense spiral in warm olive with small raised dots around the perimeter where the innermost petals meet it. Up close its like an actual chrysanthemum centre, the kind with all those tiny stamens crowded together. The petals go three rows deep: outer row longest and flattest, middle row shorter and more cupped, innermost row almost upright. The slight grey on the outer petal undersides is the only real shadow in the piece and its enough to stop it reading flat.

On pale fabric the cream sits quietly and reads as sophisticated rather than boring. On mid-tone fabric, say dusty rose or sage green, the olive outline pops and the flower feels bolder. Dont put this on pure white or dark fabric, the pale cream fill disappears against both. Pick ivory, stone, soft grey or natural linen as your fabric background.

Biggest size is 7.5 by 6.89 inches, smallest is 3.5 by 3.22 for a collar point or pocket flap. My friend stitched the medium on a linen pocket square last winter and said it looked like something from a japanese craft book. Use a firm medium-weight cutaway and a properly tensioned hoop because the petal edges will gap if the fabric shifts mid-stitch. Density is 749 so dont hoop too loosely. Message the shop if petals are gaping or pulling and Ill fix the bobbin draw.