French Knots

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps she was getting in tune with this stitch. Or maybe she found the fly while she was on the wall.

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Ya know that pretty eyelet lace trim that is made by machine? Well, this is where you make those pretty eyelets but by hand. One eyelet at a time. Might take awhile.

Double trouble on the edge. Perle cotton, anyone?

Go hog wild with these pig embroidery patterns.

Cute pig patterns for those times that you bring home the bacon.

Lots of cute puppies to choose from for embroidering baby items like bibs or kid’s clothing.

Stacks of wheat during harvest time. The little bird peeking out is super cute!

The scarecrows in these embroidery patterns look pretty friendly and even the birds think so. Maybe it’s only the crows that are fooled.

Go ahead, have a cow, man! Here’s some embroidery patterns of cow heads and cute calves. Life is good on the farm.

Vintage embroidery patterns of various breeds of dogs.

Cross stitches are very useful as fillers or edgings or just about anywhere! A long time ago and in a land far away a little girl’s gingham dress might be embellished with rows of cross stitch embroidered in a contrasting color.