About this Three Ghosts Crescent Moon Potion Bottles embroidery pattern
Three Ghosts Crescent Moon Potion Bottles 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: Three sheet ghosts form the center: deep navy at left, winter-white in the middle holding a small fluttering flag, and muted old-gold at right. Above them are a navy crescent moon, silver-gray and gold stars plus tiny dots. Along the bottom sit three corked bottles in navy, cream/gold and golden-yellow, framed by lavender sprigs, olive herbs, leafy stems and scattered navy, cream, gray and gold knots. A raised cream stitched circle encloses the composition. Artwork reference - complete composition, undistorted.
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 natural ivory linen/cotton, approx. 28-32 count. Use a firm even weave that can support three
Stitching sequence
- PHASES 1. TRANSFER + STRUCTURAL FRAME Transfer all three ghost silhouettes, crescent, star points, bottle shoulders/labels, flag, botanical stems and the outer circle. Start with one-strand 3011 herb stems and the 317/318 flag pole/fold guides. Mark the circle clearly but leave its raised cream cord until the end so early hoop tension cannot pull it out of round. 2. MAIN FOCAL ELEMENT Fill the center ghost in 3865 using vertical-to-fanned long-and-short stitches, curving slightly through the arms and scalloped hem. Blend 822 only along the lower hem, side contour and under the raised arm. Keep the face area unstitched until the body is smooth; then add one-strand 317 eyes and smile plus the 3865/822 flag, keeping the white figure the brightest value in the hoop. 3. SECONDARY LARGE ELEMENT Stitch the left ghost in 823 with slightly shorter strokes that follow the hanging folds, using 712 for the eyes and smile. Work the right ghost in 729 with 3829 tucked into lower folds and 677 only on the upper hood/arm highlights; add its 317 face last. Satin-stitch the 823 crescent after the ghosts, following the moon curve so both horns remain crisp. 4. FLORALS / FOLIAGE / SUPPORTING ELEMENTS Build the three bottles with 930/931, 729/677/822 and 801 corks, curving stitch direction around each shoulder and base. Fishbone the olive leaves in 3012 over 3011 stems, then stack lavender florets in 3041/3042. Keep bottle highlights narrow and herbs relatively flat so the ghost trio retains depth priority. 5. SMALL DETAIL WORK Add gold and gray stars with 729/677 and 318 straight stitches radiating from clean centers. Backstitch bottle labels and fine outlines with one strand only. Place French knots in 712, 729, 318 and 823, matching knot diameter across clusters; reserve the darkest navy knots for lower balance and avoid filling every open gap. 6. FINAL DETAILS + BLOCKING Couch or whip the 712 circular border last with gentle, even tension, correcting any wobble before securing ends. Restore only broken ghost/bottle contours, check the left navy and right gold masses for equal visual weight, and make sure the white center ghost stays dominant. Secure dark tails away from light areas, steam from the reverse, then block to a true circle without flattening lavender buds or knots
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.
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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?
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