Fall Leaves Wreath Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

A proper dense wreath, not a sparse ring. Autumn leaves in maple and oak shapes overlap each other around the full circle, some flat, some turned on edge showing the vein detail. The fill is dense at 719 stitches per density unit, you can feel the weight of it in your hand when its done. Four sizes, smallest at 5.2 inches and largest at 8.2 inches, so this one suits surface where you want the design to be the feature not a lil accent.

At 50,528 stitches for the largest size, budget atleast 35 to 45 minutes on a single-needle home machine at standard speed. Dont rush it. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser, not a medium, because the density at 719 pulls the fabric hard and anything lighter will allow the wreath shape to distort under tension. Run the stabiliser grain perpendicular to the most dense leaf cluster areas so you're not fighting the directional fill. I use a topping on any structured linen or canvas so the thread doesnt fall into the surface grain and lose the leaf edge definition. A customer last autumn stitched the 8-inch version on a table runner and sent me a photo saying the layered leaf colours looked like a painting once it was ironed flat.

Stitch it on a square pillow cover as the centrepiece of autumn living room decor. Use the 8-inch version on a table runner across the centre panel. Pop the 5-in across a canvas tote for a seasonal bag that works through September and October. Add it to a burlap wall hanging as a framed autumn piece. Run the 6-inch version on a jacket back for a wearable autumn statement that works with denim, wool or canvas.