Cutwork Embroidery

Cutwork embroidery is an old technique where portions of the linen or cotton fabric are cut away. Then the resulting hole is reinforced with embroidery to keep it from fraying.

There are several stitches you can use for reinforcement, but the most common is a buttonhole stitch worked close together.

Cutwork embroidery is similar to drawn thread work which I explained how to do in this blog post.

Ribbon and Flower Pattern

This pretty cut work design is a vintage mail order iron on transfer sheet. To use this one you’ll need to print and trace it on to your fabric.

The x’s on the design indicate where you make the cuts in the fabric.

PDF File Download Link

Here are the two designs in a PDF file:

Cutwork Embroidery Ribbons and Flowers Design

To download the PDF file you’ll need the Adobe Reader software on your computer. Most computers come with it, but it is free and can be found here. There are also free Adobe Reader Apps for mobile devices.

Download Instructions: Right-Click the link and select either “save target as” or “save link as” depending on what browser you are using or simply click on it and save or print.

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