Rose Vine Border Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Tightened up a rose vine border, slim trim piece. Long curling green vine that snakes along the length, dotted with about ten small red rosebuds nodding off it at various angles. Pointed green leaves fan out either side and curly tendrils flick off the vine in soft spirals. Three colours total but the layered shading makes it read richer than a 3-colour count suggests.

Vine itself is a thick green satin column that curves left and right along the strip. The buds are layered satin teardrops, two reds blended for depth so each rose actually looks half-open, not flat. Each leaf is a small directional green satin shape angled off the main vine, alternating sides so the strip dont look stiff. Curly tendrils are the kicker, tiny single-line satin flicks that loop around and add the soft cottage feel.

I drew this for a customer who wanted a simple rose trim for table linens and pillowcases, and its expanded into a proper border-set staple. Its 3.49 by 0.8 inches at the small end and pushes to 7.5 by 1.71, so its a hem trim or a sleeve cuff. One customer ordered the 6-inch last summer for her grandmas birthday tea, stitched along the hem of cream linen napkins for the whole table. Her nan sent a thank-you note asking if she could buy a set.

Best results stitch on cream linen, smooth cotton, oatmeal canvas or a flat woven sheet. Soft sage, cream, dusty pink or pale grey backgrounds let the green vine and red buds sing. Skip dark fabric, the vine green gets muddy and reads more like a stripe than a vine. Avoid plush fleece aswell, the slim line work disappears into the pile.

Density sits around 1119 per square inch, max 14k stitches across the full strip. Try a no-show mesh stabiliser. Hoop firmly and use a thin soluble topper if youre stitching onto a looser linen weave so the slim tendrils dont vanish. Best to slow the curl section down so each spiral stitches clean.