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Skeleton Hand with Crescent Moon Bats and Midnight Florals

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

Skeletal hand over a gold crescent, three dark bats,cool flowers and foliage, starbursts, warm dots and twoconstellation-like line groups.

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 Skeleton Hand with Crescent Moon Bats and Midnight Florals embroidery pattern

Skeleton Hand with Crescent Moon Bats and Midnight Florals 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: Skeletal hand over a gold crescent, three dark bats,cool flowers and foliage, starbursts, warm dots and twoconstellation-like line groups.

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 14 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.

Stitching sequence

  1. Transfer and structuralframework Transfer the hand, crescent, three bats, floral arcs, stars andconstellation linework. Check finger spacing and crescentclearance before any dense fill is added.
  2. Main focal element Build the skeletal hand in 310/3799/413/414/318/3865.Follow each bone lengthwise, keeping joints and overlapsdarkest while preserving narrow bright centers.
  3. Secondary large elementShade the crescent with 3033/676/729, following the arc andcurving around visible crater marks. Keep the inner edgecrisp where it passes behind the hand.
  4. Foliage / supportingmotifs Work the side and lower foliage in the navy-to-gray family,radiating fishbone stitches from veins and balancing darkleaves against lighter silvery groups.
  5. Small decorative detailsStitch the three bats in 939/823/3799, then add flowers,starbursts, constellation connectors and 3828 raised dots.Keep celestial marks airy and separated.
  6. Final accents,dimensional details,cleanup, and blocking Refine bat wing ribs, bone contours, moon craters and petalcenters with one strand. Remove long carries, checksymmetry, press from the reverse and block evenly

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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