How to Get Free Embroidery Designs

Are you an embroidery junkie? If you love the delicate look of embroidery designs and love replicating them, you've come to the right place.

Here is how to get free embroidery designs and free embroidery patterns. Direct links are available in the Resources section below.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• Internet
• time to check out the free embroidery designs

1. 
    
   House embroidery pattern by Craft Pudding.

   Craft Pudding offers an original free embroidery pattern of a bird that she created for her illustration blog. She also offers a free house embroidery design. Her free embroidery designs can be used to decorate a pillow or handkerchief or towel or whatever you like.
   
   Check these free embroidery designs at her website (direct link in the Resources section below).

2. 
    
   Owl Egg Cosy by Lucykate Crafts.

   Lucykate Crafts offers original and fun free embroidery designs that are so sweet they almost hurt my teeth! From the 3D Portrait to the Toadstool Tutorial to the Egg Cosy, these whimsical embroidery designs are sure to please.
   
   A direct link to Lucykate Crafts is provided in the Resources section below.

3. 
    
   Child's half-yard pocket apron by Pattern Bee.

   Pattern Bee graciously offers free vintage embroidery patterns. These free embroidery designs include transfers for a nursery rhyme quilt, Christmas crafts and designs, kitty applique, and many more. Pattern Bee also offers an embroidery stitch guide, six basic stitches used for simple hand-embroidery.
   
   Check out Pattern Bee using the direct link in the Resources section below.

4. 
    
   Hand knit hat with embroidery by Pimp Stitch.

   At Pimp Stitch, Tamie Snow offers a great free embroidery design for embroidering on knitting. To create this design, she combined her love of knitting and embroidery to come up with a child's knit hat embellished with embroidery. Very cute!
   
   A direct link to Pimp Stitch is provided in the Resources section below.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to thank the generous people offering these free embroidery patterns.
• Some free embroidery designs are for personal use only. Please follow the terms and conditions for use found on each website.

Resources

• Craft Pudding
• Lucykate Crafts
• Pattern Bee
• Pimp Stitch
• How to Get Free Sewing Patterns
• Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches

[LostInTransit]

on 5/19/2009 Awesome! This is just what I needed. Great article on how to get free embroidery designs! 5*

[skyedanzer]

on 5/17/2009 I love free! These are excellent for embroidery designs

[writeitout]

on 1/25/2009 Wow! Thank you so much for the information. I'm putting this in my favorites, 5*

[boatst]

on 1/19/2009 Thank for article. I'll check it out I love to find embroidery patterns I haven't done.

[Upon-Request]

on 1/18/2009 Great resources for embroidery!