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Autumn Apothecary

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

Needles: No. 9-10 label lettering, stars and vine curls; No. 7-9 bottles/leaves/pumpkins; No. 5-7 padded acorns and textured corks. Strands: 1 label text/stars/vines; 1-2 bottle outlines and foliage; 2 pumpkins/liquid fills; 2-3 acorn caps, corks and raised berries. Motifs: Four vintage apothecary bottles framed by oak leaves, curling vines, rust berries, pumpkins, acorns and scattered gold starbursts.

Advanced / 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch outlines / 3 PDF files

Digital files only. No physical item is shipped.

  • Printable outline pattern8 pages PDF
  • DMC color and stitch guide1 page PDF
  • Optional gridded visual reference2 pages PDF
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About this Autumn Apothecary embroidery pattern

Autumn Apothecary 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: Needles: No. 9-10 label lettering, stars and vine curls; No. 7-9 bottles/leaves/pumpkins; No. 5-7 padded acorns and textured corks. Strands: 1 label text/stars/vines; 1-2 bottle outlines and foliage; 2 pumpkins/liquid fills; 2-3 acorn caps, corks and raised berries. Motifs: Four vintage apothecary bottles framed by oak leaves, curling vines, rust berries, pumpkins, acorns and scattered gold starbursts.

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.

Warm ivory linen-cotton evenweave, medium weight, prewashed; keep the open ground visible between motifs

Stitching sequence

  1. 1. TRANSFER + BOTTLE SPACING Transfer the four bottles first and keep their bases aligned. Add the outer wreath only after bottle widths and neck spacing are correct; then mark pumpkins, acorns, curls, berries and starbursts so the frame stays balanced. 2. OUTLINES + LABELS Work bottle contours in 310 with one strand, using stem or split stitch and avoiding heavy black buildup. Backstitch label lettering last with very short stitches; keep the cream label centers open and readable. 3. POTION FILLS + GLASS DEPTH Shade the orange bottle with 920/921/922, the deep red-brown bottle with 3371/938/801, the olive bottle with 3011/3012/3051 and the darkest bottle with 3371/938/801. Follow the bottle curve and leave narrow light gaps to suggest glass. 4. CORKS + BOTTLE NECKS Build corks from 938/801 into 3828 highlights using compact satin or tiny long-short stitches. Keep neck rings crisp in 310/3371 and use 3865 only for tiny light-catching accents, not broad white outlines. 5. PUMPKINS + AUTUMN FOLIAGE Shade pumpkins with 920/921/922 from darker grooves to lighter ridges. Fishbone oak leaves in 3051/3052, 3011/3012 and 920/921/922, maintaining distinct sage, olive and copper families around the wreath. 6. ACORNS, BERRIES + GOLD DETAILS Use 938/801 for textured acorn caps and 3828 for bodies. Add rust berries mainly in 920/921 as French knots. Finish gold dots and starbursts with 3829/729, then add fine vine curls and leaf veins so they remain clean. FINISHING & PRESSING NOTES Keep the ivory linen open between bottles and wreath. Press from the reverse over a padded towel so corks, acorn caps, French knots and pumpkin ribs stay dimensional and label lettering remains 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.

Download access appears after payment is confirmed, with recovery available through the purchase email. See the delivery policy for access and support details.

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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