Skill level: Beginner

Make your next project extra special with hand-embroidered leaves, inspired by the lush, green forests of New Zealand. 

Create five leaf styles using basic embroidery stitches:

• Kowhai
• Kawakawa
• Makomako
• Rangiora
• Puka

These versatile leaf embroideries are lovely on garments, pockets, blankets, pillows, hot water bottles - anywhere you'd like to add a whimsical, decorative touch!  

** Grab the Bundle of all 4 Leaf Embroidery Collections for the best value.  New Zealand, Europe, North America, and Tropical.

Patterns include

• illustrated and video stitching lessons
• supplies and materials guide
• suggested stitches
• instructions for embroidering leaf appliqué
• designs in multiple sizes
• inspiration photos of stitched samples

Bonus Resources

• Learn to Embroider - Supplies
• How to Transfer Embroidery Patterns

Learn to Embroider

New to embroidery?  We offer a free Learn to Embroider Series, delivered directly to you via email.  It contains video lessons for 6 simple stitches, and a free design to practice with!

Printing Info + FAQ

This is a print-at-home PDF pattern and includes two printing options:

1. US Letter/A4 - tiled and designed to print on your home printer
2. Projector - specially-formatted and optimized for home projector use.   
   Read more about using our projector files here 

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