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The fifth and final flower

This chapter is dedicated to the embroidery of the fifth flower

You’ll find thread details below, as well as photos enabling you to embroider this flower with ease.

List of threads used to embroider this flower

DMC stranded cotton 225, 963, 3836, 3341, 606, 817, 553, 550, 3803, 814, 3752

Soie d’Alger 2174, 1013, 3312, 912, 634, 935, 3314, 941, 3046, 4636, 131

Embroider the bottom petal entirely with color 3803 (3046) and the right petal with colors 3836 (3312) and 553 (3314).

Start making this petal from the top with color 3341 (912)  and then continue with colors 606 (634) and 817 (935).

This large petal, which brings light to the flower, is very simply realized with colors 225 (2174), 963 (1013), and 3341 (912).

This petal, facing the first one embroidered in this flower, is made in  the same colors so 3836 (3312) and 553 (3314)

 

This petal, located at the rightmost part of the flower, is realized with the colors 963 (1013), 606 (634), and 817 (935).

Finally, embroider the underside of the petal in front of the flower with colors 225 (2174) and 3341 (912). Using color 3752 (131), fill in the flower’s heart with a satin stitch, then place straight stitches all around with color 814 (4636).