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Crow Candle Celestial Web Wreath

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

A short burning candle anchors the lower-left of the bird, while an ivy wreath, orange berries, crescent moons, stars and spiderwebs create a ritual-like circular frame. Value hierarchy: Deepest values sit in the crow, wick and black dots. Brightest values are cream moons/ web highlights and the candle flame. Gold crescents bridge the dark bird and warm orange berries. Approach: Keep web lines and celestial marks delicate; reserve denser fills for crow, candle, moons and leaves.

Intermediate / 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 Crow Candle Celestial Web Wreath embroidery pattern

Crow Candle Celestial Web Wreath brings celestial and botanical 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: A short burning candle anchors the lower-left of the bird, while an ivy wreath, orange berries, crescent moons, stars and spiderwebs create a ritual-like circular frame. Value hierarchy: Deepest values sit in the crow, wick and black dots. Brightest values are cream moons/ web highlights and the candle flame. Gold crescents bridge the dark bird and warm orange berries. Approach: Keep web lines and celestial marks delicate; reserve denser fills for crow, candle, moons and leaves.

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.

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 PDF contains the design's DMC color suggestions and stitching guidance. Compare important shades with real floss under your working light.

The supplied guide labels this design intermediate. Allow time for controlled spacing and detailed areas.

warm ivory linen/cotton

Stitching sequence

  1. Establish the circular framework Trace the ivy stem, main web anchors and crescent placements with 1 strand so the symmetry stays controlled.
  2. Build the crow Outline in 3799/310, then layer 413 and 317 highlights along feather groups. Keep wing rows distinct rather than filling as one flat area.
  3. Work candle and flame Use 920/921/3826 for wax and 729 + 3866 for the flame, leaving darker grooves beside drips for volume.
  4. Complete foliage and berries Stem stitch the vine, fishbone the sage leaves, then place rust and gold knot clusters around the wreath.
  5. Add moons, stars and webs Fill crescents cleanly, then add 1-strand starbursts and the layered spiderwebs with light tension.
  6. Finish dot field and cleanup Add scattered black, rust and gold knots last, check line spacing and remove visible travel threads

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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