DESERT DUNES HOOP
Get to grips with just one simple stitch and you can craft this creative cacti scene.
You will need:
Template, downloaded from thesimplethings.com/blog/embroidery-hoop-template
Cream linen, 35cm x 35cm
Heat-erasable fabric pen
15cm diameter embroidery hoop Stranded cotton skeins, 1 each in black, brown, gold, lavender, mauve, olive, pale pink, light pink, sage, tan, light terracotta and dark terracotta
Needle
Scissors
Iron
1 Transfer the design from the template to the centre of the fabric with a heat-erasable fabric pen. Mount the fabric into your hoop with the design in the centre.
2 Stranded cotton is made up of six strands – in this design, you’ll be using all six strands in each colour. Cut a 50cm length of black and start by stitching the five Saguaro cacti…
