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When they finally appeared, many people thought they were unnecessary, impractical and even scandalous
Dream of the night skies with Jessica Marquez’s three constellation embroidery patterns. There’s nothing better than gazing at the stars on a warm evening, and we enlisted Jessica to recreate that feeling with her embroidery patterns. She’s designed three different constellation embroidery patterns so you can choose your favourite or stitch them all! Download, print and transfer the designs onto your fabric, then start stitching.
If you’re new to the world of embroidery, don’t worry. Check out our embroidery for beginners guide and our complete collection of embroidery stitches to learn how to do all the stitches in our free embroidery projects.
You will need:
- White thread
- Dark fabric
- Embroidery hoop
- Scissors
- Transfer paper
- Fabric glue
- Paint brush
- Templates for your embroidery pattern
Constellation embroidery pattern
You will need:
- Thread
- Embroidery hoop
- Fabric
Step 1
Iron the fabric smooth. Layer transfer paper face down over your fabric (we like Saral transfer paper in blue). Place the pattern on top of the two layers and tape or pin in place. Using a dull pencil or stylus, trace over the pattern. Check your work before removing the pattern to make sure all the lines have transferred and are dark enough.
Step 2
Use 2-3 strands of floss and this stitch guide to embroider your patterns:
Text – Backstitch
Lines – Running stitch
Stars – Backstitch
Dots – French knots
French knots
Step 1
French knots can be tricky at first, but are great for texture once you get the hang of them. Come up through the fabric and create a few inches of tension on your thread using your hoop-holding hand.
Place your needle on top of the thread and wrap it around twice. Place your needle into the fabric next to the hole you came up through (but not directly in it or it’ll pop through). Slide the thread down to meet the fabric so it resembles a neat knot around the needle.
Push the needle through while holding the tension with your hoop-holding hand. Pull through smoothly.
Backstitch
Step 1
Backstitch is great for text because it creates smooth, continuous lines. Come up through the fabric, make a forward stitch and pull through. Come up a stitch length ahead of your last stitch, and then go back down into the end of the last stitch to make one continuous line.
Running stitch
Step 1
Running stitch is simple – it’s basically dashed lines, but the outcome is graphic and adds a lot of texture. To make the running stitch, come up through the fabric and gather a few stitches onto your needle by picking up a few pinches of fabric and pulling through.
Step 2
Once you’ve finished stitching, you can frame your piece in your hoop. Cut the excess fabric to about 1cm (½”) on the reverse side of the hoop. Cut into 2.5cm (1″) tabs. Paint fabric glue on the tabs and adhere to the back of the embroidery hoops. Hang and admire your work.
Your beautiful embroidery constellation is complete, congrats!
Stitch pretty stars
Give it as a gift if you’re feeling extra lovely and share this constellation embroidery pattern with your stitchy pals.
Floral embroidery to try
For more fun embroidery projects, head to our floral embroidery hoop.
