Storybook Animals

Storybook animal embroidery patterns: rabbits, mice, ducks, bears and other animals in clothes, busy with small everyday adventures, in the spirit of vintage children’s books. A good fit for nursery decor and gifts for children. Each PDF comes with ready-to-print outlines in several hoop sizes and recommended DMC colours.

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Storybook Animal Embroidery Patterns

Animals in clothes, each busy with something: rabbits making music, cooking or reading, ducks travelling, painting or fishing, and bears, mice and cats on small adventures. Sets of designs from one series cost less than buying each separately.

Why these designs work as gifts

Each animal has a hobby, so you can match the design to a person: a musician, someone who loves cooking or a traveller. They also suit a nursery, where a set of three hoops makes a small gallery wall. See more ideas in our gift embroidery guide.

Stitches

Clothing and props are mostly satin stitch and long and short stitch, with outlines in back stitch or stem stitch. Every paid PDF includes vector line art in several hoop sizes, DMC colour codes, a materials list and a separate Stitch Guide PDF; see all pattern bundles.