Honey Gnome Embroidery Design, Farmhouse Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A gnome with a big floppy hat, barely any face showing under that wide brim, holding a little honey pot and surrounded by honeybee and honeycomb details. Its got that farmhouse folk art character where everything is a bit rounded and soft, not sharp or angular. The hat takes up probably a third of the whole composition and thats what makes gnome designs like this one so recognisable. I built this one specifically for the farmhouse home decor crowd because they always want something seasonal that isnt too cutesy.

Ten colours across 5 sizes, which go from 3.33 inches wide on the smallest hoop, climbing to 7.14 inches at full scale. The stitch range runs 13,784 to 36,602. Density is 683, which is a medium-to-heavy build so youre going to want a stable base under this. I digitised it in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio and kept the gnomes hat in broad tatami fill sections so the texture reads well on fabric. The honey pot details use satin column outlines to keep the small elements crisp at every size.

Press a thick backer on knit fabrics like fleece or jersey sweatshirt. On woven cotton or canvas a medium cutaway is enough. Add a water-soluble film topping for towelling or waffle fabric to stop the stitch heads from disappearing into the pile. My sister stitched this on a set of cream cotton kitchen towels last autumn for a farmhouse kitchen refresh and they came out looking genuinely handmade and lovely. Customers order this for seasonal home sets all the time, especially autumn and harvest season pieces.

Pick cream, oatmeal, tan, or sage green as your base fabric and all 10 thread colours land exactly right. Skip busy patterned fabrics because the gnome silhouette needs breathing room against a plain background.