DMC

You can choose from all kinds of animals (corgis to cockatoos), floral motifs, cityscapes, tarot card designs, seasonal patterns like snowflakes, and everything in between.

Love Crafts

A community dedicated to fiber arts and other handicrafts, Love Crafts is home to 100,000 free patterns for embroidery, crochet, paper crafts, and beyond. It was established a decade ago to bring like-minded creatives from a variety of disciplines together to connect over their shared passions.

Antique Pattern Library

As its name suggests, the Antique Pattern Library (APL) offers an impressive collection of vintage hand embroidery patterns, some of which date back as far as the 18th century! There are various options suited to all kinds of materials and techniques from beads and knots to macramé, and are all available to download as PDFs.

The patterns belong to various craft pattern publications and are scanned by the APL as part of their ongoing commitment to the preservation of craft heritage. Some of the entries also come with previews and information about the publications they belong to.

Collections include Rijksmuseum, the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, as well as the work of individual artists. Many of the works also fall under the creative commons license, meaning they can be adapted and personalized according to your artistic style.

4 Sites to Download 1,000s of Free Hand Embroidery Patterns

If you’re looking for inspiration to start your next embroidery project, patterns are an invaluable resource. Used by embroidery artists of all levels, they make it easy to embroider complex compositions and recreate tried-and-tested designs made by other creatives.

Read on to discover seasonal hand embroidery patterns for holidays like Halloween or Christmas, modern and vintage floral motifs, motivational slogans, and lots more!