About this Ghost Rip Tombstone Pumpkin Wreath embroidery pattern
Ghost Rip Tombstone Pumpkin Wreath brings botanical and gothic 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: Draped ghost; dark arched RIP tombstone with skull emblem; two lower skulls; 3 orange pumpkins; rose-like orange bloom; leafy circular 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 16 DMC colors. Compare important shades with real floss under your working light.
- Backstitch
- Stem stitch
- Split stitch
- Satin stitch
- Long-and-short stitch
- French knots
- Straight stitch
- Seed stitch
The supplied guide labels this design advanced. Allow time for controlled spacing and detailed areas.
Natural oatmeal linen or linen/cotton, about 28-32 count; stable medium
Stitching sequence
- 1. TRANSFER + STRUCTURAL FRAME Transfer the tombstone arch, RIP baseline, ghost contour, skulls and full wreath arc first. Work major vines in 1-strand 3051/3011 stem stitch, keeping curls loose and the circular negative space even. 2. TOMBSTONE + CARVED DETAILS Fill the stone with 413/414 in mostly vertical long-and-short strokes; deepen arch and base with 3799 and reserve 318 for worn highlights. Add the skull emblem and RIP last in 318/3012 so the lettering remains readable but not brighter than the ghost. 3. GHOST + LOWER SKULLS Use 3865 for the pale body, following cloth flow from crown into each hanging fold. Shade undersides sparingly with 822/318. Work lower skulls in the same ivory family, then add 310 sockets, noses and tooth divisions with one strand. 4. PUMPKINS + ORANGE ROSETTE Build each pumpkin rib separately from 920 shadows through 921 to 3854 highlights, with stitches curving from stem to base. Work the lower orange flower as a compact woven wheel in 920/921; keep it dimensional but smaller than the pumpkins. 5. FOLIAGE + BERRIES + STARS Fishbone leaves in 3051/3052 and 3011/3012 from base to tip; keep stems fine. Add 3829/3852 gold knots and 920/921 orange knots after foliage. Finish stars with straight/satin stitches so they sit flat against the fabric. 6. FINAL DETAILS + BLOCKING Stitch vine curls, tiny black stars, berry stems and isolated highlights last. Recheck the dark tombstone against the pale ghost, balance pumpkin weight across the upper right, bury tails away from ivory fills, then steam-block lightly 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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