Festive Christmas Candle with Holly Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A tall red festive candle with swirling filigree on the body, sitting in a wide spread of holly leaves and branches. The satin fill on the body has curling vine-like patterns inside it which catch light differently to the flat sections around them. At the base, the holly leaves extend wide in both directions in long flowing satin strokes with deliberate gaps between them giving an open, almost lace-like texture. Red berry clusters dot the branches and a small gold flame with radiating lines sits at the top. Dont underestimate how good it photographs on natural fabrics.

Four colours: red for the body and berries, green for all the holly, gold for the flame and scatter details, and a warm off-white for the filigree accents. Stitch count runs 9,675 at the smallest 3.34 x 3.5 inch up to 19,658 at 7.15 x 7.5. Tape a poly cutaway stabiliser for the holly sections, the open satin work needs firm backing or those long directional stitches pull. The filigree detail is the trickiest area, so dont rush the bobbin tension check before you start.

I get lots of customer orders for this one in the weeks leading up to christmas and also just before the winter season begins, which tells me its not only christmas buyers picking it up. The motif works well for winter home decor year round. Hoop it, stitch it onto linen and hang it, put it on a table runner, or use the medium size on a tea towel thats actually going to be used and appreciated as a gift.