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Moonlit Crow Bats Skull Botanical Wreath

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

A twisted branch anchors the bird while bats, skull medallions, crescent moon, rosette blooms, sage leaves and gold sprays form a balanced circular frame. Value hierarchy: Near- black crow feathers, bats and skull cavities are darkest. Winter-white knots and moon highlights are brightest; copper, old-gold and burgundy motifs provide warm accents. Embroidery approach: Build the crow and branch first, keep the botanical wreath airy with fine stems and fishbone leaves, then finish with raised rosettes, knots, stars and tiny skull details.

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 Moonlit Crow Bats Skull Botanical Wreath embroidery pattern

Moonlit Crow Bats Skull Botanical 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 twisted branch anchors the bird while bats, skull medallions, crescent moon, rosette blooms, sage leaves and gold sprays form a balanced circular frame. Value hierarchy: Near- black crow feathers, bats and skull cavities are darkest. Winter-white knots and moon highlights are brightest; copper, old-gold and burgundy motifs provide warm accents. Embroidery approach: Build the crow and branch first, keep the botanical wreath airy with fine stems and fishbone leaves, then finish with raised rosettes, knots, stars and tiny skull details.

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 structural framework Transfer the circular wreath, twisted perch, crow silhouette, bat positions and crescent moon. Stitch the branch and major stems first with fine split or stem stitch.
  2. Build the central crow Outline the bird, then fill head, breast, wing and tail in directional charcoal layers. Add beak, eye, claws and narrow cool-gray feather highlights after the dark mass is stable.
  3. Work bats and skull medallions Complete the four bats with crisp wing scallops, then fill each small skull in gray with near-black eye and nose cavities.
  4. Add rosettes and foliage Stitch rust and gold rosette blooms, sage leaves and burgundy foliage around the wreath; keep stems lighter so the crow remains dominant.
  5. Complete moon, wheat sprays and knots Work the cream crescent, golden plume motifs, pale knot clusters and scattered gold dots/stars.
  6. Finish highlights and cleanup Check crow feather direction, sharpen motif edges, balance pale accents, remove visible travel threads and secure every thread end

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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