Floral Wreath in DMC - PAT0094 - Downloadable PDF

Floral Wreath Cross Stitch Pattern by DMC – PAT0094

The Floral Wreath pattern by DMC (PAT0094) is a free, downloadable PDF cross stitch design featuring a beautiful arrangement of flowers styled as a garland and floral wreath — known in French as Guilande & Couronne de fleurs. This charming botanical design is ideal for beginner embroiderers looking to develop their cross stitch skills while creating a decorative finished piece suitable for framing, home décor, or gifting.

What Is Being Made

This pattern guides stitchers in creating a floral wreath and garland composition, incorporating a variety of flower types and foliage rendered in a rich, carefully curated palette of 14 DMC thread colors. The circular wreath format is a classic motif in needlework, lending itself beautifully to symmetrical floral arrangements with layered blooms, leaves, and botanical details.

Techniques Used

• Cross stitch (Point de Croix) is the primary and sole technique used throughout this pattern. Each stitch is formed by two diagonal stitches crossing at the center to create a small X shape on the fabric.
• The pattern is worked using 2 strands of thread at a time, which is a standard approach for achieving good coverage and a slightly raised, defined texture on the fabric.
• Stitchers follow both a colour guide diagram and a technical chart included across multiple pages of the PDF, making it straightforward to identify each symbol and its corresponding thread color.

Stitches Used

• Cross stitch — the foundational stitch of this design, used to build up all floral shapes, leaves, and background elements block by block on the fabric grid.

Materials Required

The pattern calls for the following materials and tools:

• DMC Mouliné Spécial ART 117 — the recommended embroidery floss, used with 2 strands throughout. A total of 14 colors are required, each requiring 1 skein:
• DMC 815 — deep red
• DMC 3857 — dark rosewood
• DMC 503 — medium blue green
• DMC 524 — fern green
• DMC 3743 — very light antique violet
• DMC 334 — medium baby blue
• DMC 312 — very dark baby blue
• DMC 3340 — medium apricot
• DMC Ecru — natural off-white
• DMC 3825 — pale pumpkin
• DMC 500 — very dark blue green
• DMC 730 — very dark olive green
• DMC 349 — dark coral
• DMC 224 — light shell pink
• Needle — a size 24 tapestry needle is recommended, which features a blunt tip ideal for working on evenweave or Aida cross stitch fabric without splitting the threads.
• Fabric — an appropriate cross stitch fabric (toile) is required; the specific count is not stated in the pattern, but standard Aida or evenweave fabric is typical for DMC cross stitch designs of this type.

Pattern Format and Skill Level

The Floral Wreath pattern is rated as beginner level, making it an excellent starting point for those new to cross stitch. The use of a single stitch type — the cross stitch — keeps the technique simple and approachable, while the multi-color palette and floral motif provide enough visual interest to keep the project engaging. The PDF includes clearly labeled color and symbol charts across multiple pages, with notes that the drawings are not to scale, so stitchers should refer to the symbol key rather than