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Marguerite 2025

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In celebration of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe’s 85th birthday on April 16, 2025.

Embroidery Pattern: Table Runner and Napkin

  • Finished size: Table runner approx. 18 x 68 cm, napkin approx. 19 x 19 cm
  • Material: Linen fabric, 8 threads per cm
  • Embroidery thread: flora-cotton
  • Technique:
    • The marguerites are embroidered with backstitch using black flora-cotton no. 341
    • The border is embroidered with outline stitch and square stitch using red flora-cotton no. 197
  • Stitching: Use 1 strand of flora-cotton in the needle

The pattern is free – enjoy your stitching!

Grass Table Runner

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Finished size: 30 x 65 cm
Embroidered on 8-thread linen fabric

Thread:
This pattern can be embroidered using either flora-cotton or DMC thread:

  • OO: flora-cotton no. 111 / DMC no. 989
  • XX: flora-cotton no. 324 / DMC no. 3052
  • MM: flora-cotton no. 452 / DMC no. 772

flora-cotton is embroidered with two strands in the needle.

To complete the pattern, four pieces of linen thread are tied in the center of each motif. Use a leftover thread in a matching color.

All stitches are full cross-stitches.

The pattern is free – enjoy!

Perspective

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“Perspective” is a repeating pattern of rooftops, gutters, and downspouts, creating a rhythmic and graphic effect.

Materials & Technique

Size: Approx. 38 x 38 cm

Fabric: Linen canvas, 8 threads per cm

Stitches: Half cross stitches and backstitches

Thread: flora-cotton from fru-zippe – red 502 / green 614

Needle: Embroidered with one thread in the needle

The pattern is free to use.

Gold

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This embroidery was created using a mix of various gold thread scraps and flora-cotton thread in color no. 507.

Finished dimensions: approximately 56 x 32 cm. Stitched on linen canvas (8 threads per cm) with techniques such as full and half cross-stitch, couched goldwork, and backstitch.

The process was a playful exploration of free imagination, without a set plan, and it was a joy to work with gold threads of many different qualities.

Bows

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Napkins (30 x 30 cm and 19 x 19 cm). Made on linen canvas (8 threads/cm) with flora-cotton (2 threads in the needle). The edge of the bows is embroidered with back stitches.

Decide for yourself whether or how the bows should be decorated.

Have fun!

Silver (2024)

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A small runner made with many different remnants of silver thread. The stitch types are half cross stitch and contour stitch. The dots are made with leftovers of flora-cotton yarn and gold and are sprinkled in the middle of the embroidery. These are embroidered with full cross-stitches and stitches.

Embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads/cm).

Finished dimensions approx. 65 x 29 cm.

Angels and Spruce

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This year’s angels are embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads per cm). Flora-cotton from fru zippe (no. 502), embroidered with 2 threads in the needle. Contour stitches and half cross stitches have been used. Finished dimensions approx. 39 x 39 cm.

Pink plastic spruce branches embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads per cm).
DMC dark (no. 602) and light (no. 818), embroidered with 2 sub-threads in the needle.
Whole cross-stitches have been used. Finished dimensions approx. 30 x 30 cm.

The patterns are free for you to enjoy 🙂

Black Lace

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This design is inspired by my dinnerware.

The pattern is repeated 20 times. The lace on the outside is embroidered at the end.
Finished dimensions approx. 37 x 80 cm. Embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads/cm).
Whole cross stitches and back stitches have been used. Made with 1 thread in the needle, using flora cotton nr 341 from fru zippe.

The pattern is free for you to use 🙂

Development

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This work is based on a pattern I designed in 2008. It can be used as a hanger or table runner. Finished dimensions approx. 24 x 88 cm. Made on linen canvas (8 threads per cm). Full cross-stitches have been used for the motif, and half cross-stitches for the background.

Red Sports Cars

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Red sports cars for the bread basket. Finished dimensions approx. 18.5 x 18.5 cm.

Made on linen canvas (8 threads/cm) with flora-cotton from fruzippe. Use 2 threads in the needle. Whole cross stitches and back stitches have been used. The colors are red 198, gray 121 and black 341.

The striped embroidery in the background is made with 4 half cross stitches in width, also with double thread in the needle. There are 10 threads between the stripes.