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Moonlit Forest Crystal Ball with Lavender Roses Spiderwebs

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

Central crystal ball with a black moonlit forest, lavender path, pale crescent and bats; framed by ivory, gray and lavender roses, purple buds, olive foliage, spiderwebs, hanging stars and a warm gold stand.

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 Moonlit Forest Crystal Ball with Lavender Roses Spiderwebs embroidery pattern

Moonlit Forest Crystal Ball with Lavender Roses Spiderwebs 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 crystal ball with a black moonlit forest, lavender path, pale crescent and bats; framed by ivory, gray and lavender roses, purple buds, olive foliage, spiderwebs, hanging stars and a warm gold stand.

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.

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

Warm ivory or oatmeal linen/evenweave with enough body for dense

Stitching sequence

  1. Transfer and structural frameworkTransfer the crystal-ball circle and base first, then mark the major forest trunks, crescent, bats, rose centers, vine arcs, spiderweb anchors and hanging stars. Establish 310 forest/web lines in 1 strand and a light 729 globe/base boundary so the circular focal element stays true.
  2. Main focal element Build the globe interior from 3865/762 pale sky into 3042/3041 lavender ground shadows, reserving 310 for the tree silhouettes and bats. Keep tree stitches vertical and branching outward, then add the crescent with 3046/783 and place the brightest 3865/762 crystal glints only after the dark forest is complete.
  3. Secondary large element Model the gold stand and globe rim with 729, 783 and 3046, following the curved base bands rather than stitching straight across. Work the large lavender and gray roses next from 3740/3041/3042 and 3799/413/318/762, keeping petal direction spiraled from each center.
  4. Foliage / supporting motifs Build olive vines and leaves with 3011, 3012 and 3013, using fishbone stitches that fan from each midrib and stem stitches that follow the wreath arcs. Add ivory roses in 822/3865 and keep their lightest petals separated from nearby crystal highlights.
  5. Small decorative details Stitch spiderwebs, hanging stars and tiny branch lines in 310/3799 with a single strand, then add purple buds in 3740/3041/3042 and sparse French-knot berries. Place web radial lines first and connect them with shallow curved bridges so the geometry stays airy rather than heavy.
  6. Final accents, dimensional details, cleanup, and blocking Reinforce the deepest 310 forest silhouettes and selected rose recesses, then add 762/3865 crystal sparkles, 3046 gold edge lights and 3013 leaf tips. Check that the crystal ball remains the darkest focal center, the rose wreath reads evenly around it and no web or vine line tangles visually with the globe rim before blocking

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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