Stitching order:
Use metallic threads to Couch hexagon outlines. Work floral motifs from left to right. For all motifs, use floss to Stem Stitch stems. For first flower motif, work Straight Stitch leaves. For each flower, work one or two Modified Ribbon Stitches with a French Knot at tip.
For second flower motif, work Ribbon Stitch leaves. For each flower, work five Straight Stitch petals around a French Knot center. Use floss to work Colonial Knots around center.
For third flower motif, work Ribbon Stitch leaves. For the bud, work a Straight Stitch Couched with matching floss. For the full flower, work Straight Stitch petals with two color values. Add Pistil Stitches suspended from flower.
Attach a bee charm above border.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Straight Stitch stems. Work Ribbon Stitch leaves with two color values. For bow, work Tacked Lazy Daisy Stitches for loops, a Padded Straight Stitch (Straight Stitch over French Knot) for knot, and Bent Ribbon Stitches for streamers.
For flower buds, work Padded Straight Stitch (Straight Stitch over French Knot) with two color values.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Straight Stitch stems. Work Lazy Daisy leaves. Work flowers in Colonial Knots using three color values.
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Stitching order:
Work each Spider web rose with two color values, then add a Colonial Knot at center. Work Ribbon Stitch leaves, with the center ones overlapping the outer ones.
Use floss to Stem Stitch garland below roses. Attach seed beads at regular intervals along garland.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Stem Stitch outlines and Backstitch stems. Work Ribbon Stitch leaves with two color values. Work Padded Straight Stitch (Straight Stitch over Colonial Knot) berries with two color values.
Note: Two sections form a single repeat of this border.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Stem Stitch main stem and Backstitch secondary stems. Work Straight Stitch leaves with two color values. For buds, work Padded Straight Stitch (Straight Stitch over Straight Stitch). For each flower, work three Modified Ribbon Stitches; add a floss Colonial Knot at base.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Stem Stitch main stem and Backstitch secondary stems. Work Ribbon Stitch leaves with three color values. For each rosebud, work a Padded Ribbon Stitch (Ribbon Stitch over French Knot). Use floss to work Lazy Daisy Stitches for calyx and Straight Stitches at tip. Work a French Knot at each base.
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Stitching order:
Use floss to Stem Stitch stems. Work Straight Stitch leaves with three color values. For each flower. work Ribbon Stitch petals with two color values; work the middle stitch on top. Work a Colonial Knot at base.
For bud, work a Padded Straight Stitch (Straight Stitch over Colonial Knot).
For first flower motif, work Straight Stitch leaves. For each flower, work one or two Modified Ribbon Stitches with a French Knot at tip. Sew Little Fabric
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