A great gift idea for a birthday or anniversary, this picture frameis the ideal chance to perfect your embroidery skills. The design is easily adaptable, and gives you free reign to adjust the colours and style as you please for a truly personal project. Elisabeth filled her frame with a portrait of art icon Frida Kahlo, however you could opt for a precious family photo.
Stitch a frame
Download the embroidery guides and print. Transfer them onto a piece of fabric using a light box and dissolvable pen or by using transfer paper to iron it onto the fabric.
Place the fabric into an embroidery hoop and thread a needle with three strands of multi-coloured thread in the colours of your choice. Fill in each of the flower petals using satin stitch. Continue this technique until you have worked the entire design.
Set the finished piece aside and move onto the image in the centre. If you wish to simply put a photograph in the frame, continue to step 4. For the stitched image, trace the design onto white linen. Using two stran