Christmas Embroidery Patterns for Hoops, Ornaments and Stockings
This collection holds our Christmas and winter hand embroidery patterns: Santa, gnomes and the Nutcracker, snowmen, gingerbread, Christmas trees, glass baubles and ornaments, candy canes, candles and lanterns, stockings, gifts, deer and reindeer, quiet winter scenes and a New Year toast. Nordic folk designs, such as patterned mittens, bells and a Dala horse, bring a Scandinavian look. Some winter designs, such as the snowflake and the snowman, are free.
Which Christmas pattern for which project
- Ornaments and gift tags: single motifs such as a bauble, a gingerbread man or a snowman, stitched in a 3–4 inch hoop or on felt. See Christmas ornament embroidery.
- Stockings: a small motif on the cuff next to a name. See Christmas stocking embroidery.
- Hoop art: scenes with a background, such as a snow globe or a winter forest, in a 6–8 inch hoop.
When to start
Large hoops and stockings need the earliest start, in October; ornaments and tags can wait until December. Our Christmas embroidery guide has a full calendar, a thread palette and fabric advice. Each paid PDF includes vector line art in several hoop sizes, DMC colour codes, a materials list and a separate Stitch Guide PDF.