This small floral frame is a delicate personalised embroidery design built from a few classic stitches that are easy to repeat. The Loom & Stitch embroidery kit for this tutorial is available at the bottom of the article, and the instructions below will help you stitch the frame neatly around the name from start to finish.
Arrange the name and floral clusters
Place the name in the centre of the garment, then position the larger cluster to one side and the smaller cluster curving around the other. This creates a frame effect without crowding the lettering. Once the pattern is fixed in place, start with the name so the flowers can be worked around it.
Chain stitch the lettering
Bring the needle up through the fabric and leave a short tail on the reverse. Take the needle back down through the same hole, then bring it up one stitch length ahead and loop the yarn under the needle before pulling it through. Repeat this process along the letter outlines. If you want smoother joins between letters, carry on in one continuous line where possible, then secure the final chain with a small anchoring stitch.
Use lazy daisy stitch for the petals
Bring the needle up at the base of a petal, go down through the same spot, then come up at the tip of the petal inside the loop. Pull the loop flat and anchor it with one tiny stitch. Continue around each flower until all petals are filled. Keep the stitches evenly sized and move the fabric as needed so you can always work comfortably in a clockwise direction.
Form the roses with woven wheel stitch
For each rose, make five spoke stitches from the centre to the edge of the circle. Bring the needle up slightly off centre and weave the yarn over one spoke and under the next until the circle fills completely. The woven wheel stitch creates a raised rose with very little effort, which makes it a favourite in many floral embroidery kits.
Finish the centres and greenery
Add French knots to the daisy centres by wrapping the yarn around the needle three times and taking it back down close to where it emerged. For the greenery, use split stitch to create soft, textured lines. Make one stitch, then bring the needle back through the centre of the previous stitch rather than returning to the end of it as you would in back stitch. This gives the stems a slightly fuller look.
Complete the embroidery neatly
On the reverse, knot together matching tails where they meet and weave lone tails through existing stitches four or five times to stop them coming loose. Once the whole frame is stitched, remove the backing according to the kit instructions. If you would like the matching Loom & Stitch embroidery kit for this floral frame, browse the associated kit linked at the bottom of the article.
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