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Free Christmas Needlework Patterns for Gifts and Décor

December 5, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty of free Christmas embroidery patterns available online.

You can find classic holiday images like snowflakes, reindeer, Santa Claus, and more — or you can make your own custom design. With embroidery, you’re only limited by your imagination! Embroidery is also a great way to update your wardrobe with festive flair.

With some basic materials, you can easily add a Christmas tree, star, or snowflake to your favorite winter coat or scarf. You can even give your holiday decorations a unique twist with a personalized embroidered design. So why not try your hand at embroidery this holiday season? With the right materials and some festive designs, you’ll be stitching up a Christmas masterpiece in no time.

This Embroidery roundup is all about free Christmas patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free Christmas patterns to suit something for everyone.

Please note that these patterns were free at the time of writing these cross-stitch articles. Lots of free cross stitch and embroidery patterns come and go online, so if you find a great pattern or perhaps one of the links to the cross stitch patterns below does not work, then please drop a comment below and let us know.

Looking for more curated lists? Check out these Embroidery and Needlework Patterns.  For supplies, we highly recommend purchasing directly from DMC threads. Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy

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(1) Carte perforée : Joyeux Noël from les Passe-Temps de Flo
(2) Quelques cadeaux pour vous… from Le blog de Mamou
(3) Etoile – Noel from les loisirs abbygaelle
(4) Quaker Motifs Christmas Stocking from Matrioshka Biscornu
(5) Little Angel from Happy Threads
(6) Redwork Annie from Among The Gum Trees
(7) Noël aux cerfs -bannière from les Passe-Temps de Flo
(8) Golden Horn Ornament by Connie G. Barwick of About.com Cross-Stitch
(9) Une grille spéciale… from le blog petitsoleils
(10) Coeur du cerf…. from Les grilles de Thiarlou
(11) Abstract Angel from Happy Threads
(12) Christmas Cross Stitch Design from The Stitcherhood
(13) PERES-NOËL 6/6 from gazette94
(14) A winter candle from Cross me not
(15) My True Love Gave to Me from At the Honeysuckle Tree
(16) Happy Holidays 2009 from By The Bay Needleart
(17) Tea Towel Design for Holidays from Bird Brain Designs
(18) Stocking Doodles Just For You! from Primitives by the light of the moon
(19) Reindeer by Andrea Zuill courtesy Among The Gum Trees
(20) Bougie de Noël from Le blog de Mamou
(21) Ourson Noël from Le blog de kali

 

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