About this Raven Pumpkin Lunar Wreath embroidery pattern
Raven Pumpkin Lunar 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: central charcoal raven carrying a small orange jack-o'-lantern on a twisted branch, framed by olive foliage, berries, moths, moon phases, hanging stars and curled woodland stems.
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 17 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 linen/cotton, 28-32 count; firm enough for dense raven
Stitching sequence
- TRANSFER + STRUCTURE Transfer the full wreath, moon phases, hanging stars, branch, raven and pumpkin. Work outer stems and twisted branch contours first in one-strand 844/801 stem or split stitch. Mark feather tracts and moth wing divisions before filling so negative space stays controlled.
- RAVEN THREAD PAINTING Build crown to throat, shoulder through wing and then tail. Overlap 310/3799/413 long-and-short layers like shingles: about 20-30 degrees on neck feathers and 30-45 degrees across wing coverts. Use 317 only as sparse, narrow catches on raised feather edges.
- PUMPKIN + BRANCH RELIEF Underpad each pumpkin lobe horizontally, then thread-paint mainly in 920 with 921 on raised planes. Keep 3777 in recessed grooves and finish those grooves with one-strand split stitch. Follow the branch twist with curved 844/801/433 stem stitches, changing value at each turn.
- LEAVES + BERRIES Fishbone olive leaves in 3051/3022 and keep stems dark in 801. Build warm berries in 920/729 using compact padded satin or 2-wrap French knots. Use smaller knot sizes near branch tips so clusters taper naturally instead of forming uniform dots.
- MOTHS + LUNAR PHASES Thread-paint moth wings from body outward with 822/3865, adding restrained 3045/921 warm markings and 433 bodies. Keep antennae one strand. Satin moon phases along their curves in 729/676/3865, keeping them comparatively flat and delicate.
- HANGING STARS + FINAL FINISH Work hanging strings in one-strand backstitch, then add stars with crisp straight stitches and tiny dots with French knots. Finish the raven eye with a minute 3865 catchlight, refine only essential feather separations, bury tails under dense motifs and steam-block 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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