About this Apothecary Bottle Six Ghosts embroidery pattern
Apothecary Bottle Six Ghosts brings celestial and witchy details into a hand-embroidery composition. Study the colored design and outline together before choosing which shapes to shade, outline or simplify. The supplied guide identifies these motifs: Central ornate black-wine apothecary bottle, cream label lettering, six ghosts, mirrored leafy branches, berries, gold stars and dots.
The colored image is a design reference. Thread, fabric and your stitch choices will affect the finished result. Preserve the open spaces around the smaller motifs and test difficult fills on a spare piece of fabric before stitching the main design.
Printable outline preview
This watermarked preview shows the transfer drawing. Clean outlines are included in the purchased pattern PDF.
Choose your hoop size
The outline pages are labeled for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch hoops. Measure the printed design before transfer, because printer margins and fit-to-page settings can affect its dimensions.
The stitch guide recommends 8" / 20 cm HOOP for this design.
A larger version gives fine contours and clustered motifs more room. Select the size that preserves the details you want to stitch.
Color and stitch guidance
The supplied guide proposes 15 DMC colors. Compare important shades with real floss under your working light.
The supplied guide labels this design advanced. Allow time for controlled spacing and detailed areas.
Natural ivory 28-32 count linen/cotton evenweave; medium weight, prewashed
Stitching sequence
- 1. TRANSFER + STRUCTURAL FRAME Transfer the bottle silhouette, inner label, ghost positions and the two sweeping botanical arcs first. Keep the outer wreath airy and preserve the open white center around the bottle. 2. MAIN FOCAL ELEMENT - APOTHECARY BOTTLE Build the darkest bottle mass with 902/814 long-and-short stitches, following the glass shape vertically. Use 3371/310 only for the strongest contour and label edge so the burgundy body stays readable. 3. ORNAMENT, LABEL + LETTERING Work 3829/729 scrolls in stem or narrow satin. Stitch APOTHECARY and EST. 1888 with 3865 using one strand of split/backstitch; keep lettering thin, even and open rather than overpacked. 4. SIX GHOSTS Fill cream ghosts in 3865 with short long-and-short stitches following each body curve. Use 310 for tiny eyes/mouths; avoid heavy black outlines on the filled ghosts so they remain soft and luminous. 5. BOTANICAL WREATH + BERRIES Stitch branches in 814/3371 stem stitch, leaves with 500/501/502 and 3051/3052/3053 fishbone. Add 815/3726 berries as French knots or tiny satin dots, varying size sparingly. 6. STARS, DOTS + FINAL BLOCK Use 729/3829 for straight-stitch stars and French-knot dots. Refine only a few 310/3371 edges, then block face-down on a clean towel so the round wreath and bottle remain crisp
Review the full guide in your download for motif-specific thread placement. General techniques are covered in pattern transfer methods and finishing an embroidery hoop.
What your download contains
Your purchase opens a private Google Drive folder containing the three listed PDFs. The clean outline is inside the main pattern PDF. The gridded image reference is separate from the surface-embroidery drawing and is not a machine embroidery file or a symbol-by-symbol DMC cross-stitch key.
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Pattern questions
Is this for hand embroidery?
Yes. The outline and stitching guide are for hand embroidery. No machine-ready PES or DST file is included.
Will I receive a physical kit?
No. This is a digital pattern package. Hoops, needles, thread, fabric and a finished piece are not included.
Can I sell a finished embroidery piece?
You may sell small quantities of physical pieces stitched by you under the pattern license. You may not resell or share the digital pattern files.
What if I cannot open or download the files?
Use order recovery or contact support with your order reference. Damaged files, duplicate purchases and delivery problems are covered in the refund policy.
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