Found in nature

MATERIALS

Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, 20x20cm, 20x25cm, white

Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of blue, dark blue, light blue, copper, dark green, light olive green, olive green, lilac, light lilac, orange, peach, purple, yellow and light yellow

Embroidery hoop: 17cm and 13cm diameter, and 12x15cm vertical oval

Felt: white (optional)

Basic embroidery kit

STITCHES USED

Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Straight Stitch

01 For the fern, transfer the design from the template onto the 25x25cm square fabric using your preferred method. For ours, we used a heat-erasable pen and a lightbox, but a brightly-lit window will work just as well in place of a lightbox if needed. Then, mount your stitching in your 17cm hoop with the design positioned centrally and the fabric pulled taut like a drum, but not overstretched. Work the central stem and the side branches in Split Stitch using