About this Ghost Pumpkin Lantern Moth Garland embroidery pattern
Ghost Pumpkin Lantern Moth Garland 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: Central draped ghost with black oval eyes and pumpkin lantern; hanging crescent moon and five-point stars; seven moths; plum/sage wreath.
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 or oatmeal linen/cotton, about 28-32 count; medium weight so
Stitching sequence
- 1. TRANSFER + STRUCTURAL FRAME Transfer the ghost contour, pumpkin handle/ribs, all seven moth centerlines, crossed lower stems, crescent and every pendant/star line. Stitch the main wreath stems first in 1-strand 154/3051, keeping the upper hanging lines extremely fine and straight. 2. MAIN FOCAL ELEMENT Fill the ghost in 3865 with long-and-short strokes flowing from crown to hem and into each arm; shade only lower folds and inner arm edges with 822. Add black 310 eyes last so the face stays clean and simple; keep the body flat, luminous and softly edged. 3. PUMPKIN LANTERN + CELESTIALS Shape the lantern ribs with curved vertical 3853/3854 strokes, darkest in channels and lightest on rib crowns. Work the crescent from 3829 shadow into 729/677 highlight, then build stars radially; pendant cords stay 1 strand and visually lighter than the wreath. 4. MOTHS + FOLIAGE Work moths symmetrically from black/brown bodies outward into 154/3041/3042 wing panels, with 822 only where the artwork softens to cream. Fishbone leaves in plum and sage families from stem to tip; reserve darkest 154 for lower/outer shadows. 5. SMALL DETAIL WORK Add wing veins, antennae, tiny cutouts, buds and gold dots after all fills. Use 1 strand of 310/3371 for moth detail and compact French knots in 729, occasionally 3 strands for the larger gold beads; keep tiny buds flatter than the knots. 6. FINAL DETAILS + BLOCKING Check circular balance between the two leafy sides and seven moths, then reinforce only essential dark outlines. Bury tails away from the pale ghost, straighten hanging stars/moon, preserve open negative space around the figure, and steam-block gently from the reverse
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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