Open Book with Floral Bouquet Line Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Worked on this as the line art version of the open-book-bouquet idea, specifically for people who want something lighter than a filled design. The book lays open, pages fanned out flat, and a bouquet of roses and peonies rises from the centre spine. Every part of it, the petals, the leaves, the page lines, even the book edge, is done in continuous fine outline stitching with zero fill areas. One tiny solid centre accent on one of the blooms. Thats literally it for solid stitching.

4 sizes, and theyre all on the larger end: 4.5 inches wide at the smallest, up to 7.5 inches at the largest. Height range is 4.32 to 7.2 inches. Stitch counts go from 3,362 to just 4,899 even at the full 7.5 inch size. Density is 91, which is genuinely low, youre not gonna feel this design when you run your hand over the fabric. Works on cotton voile, linen, chambray and fine canvas without weighing the fabric down or showing stitch ridges from the back.

I get messages about this one specifically from people doing book club tote bags who dont want the heavy filled look. A customer last week ordered the largest 7.5 inch run for a natural linen pouch and said it came out like a book illustration, not like a stitched patch. Use a lightweight tearaway stabiliser, not cutaway, the low density doesnt need the heavier backing and cutaway would be overkill here.

Skip darker fabric colours for this one. The fine line art needs contrast to read, so white, cream, sage or oatmeal backgrounds are where it shines. Use a sharp needle and medium-weight thread, dont go thick, it'll overwhelm the delicate outline work. Hoop the fabric flat but not drum-tight, the lightweight density actually prefers a slightly relaxed tension.