Avlea Folk Embroidery Table Runners Cross Stitch Patterns

The Taline's Tulip cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern shows the power of folk embroidery to connect people across generations and lands: Taline Voskeritchian shared her family's heirloom folk embroidery with me and asked me to keep it alive. I was honored to keep such a glorious design alive... Read more about Taline's Tulips - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Aegean Arbor folk embroidery PDF cross stitch pattern is reminiscent of shady garden arbors and features stylized flowers, fences, and even little garden paths. Worked in a serene palette of soft warm blue and two shades of golden olive, it makes for a beautiful table runner. It can also be... Read more about Aegean Arbor - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Arcadian Peony cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern showcases beautiful peony flowers atop lush greenery and outlined with a laurel leaf border. This beautiful table runner evokes classical art of the ancient world yet looks stunning in the modern home. Worked in rich and saturated colors,... Read more about Arcadian Peony - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Byzantine Scroll and Meander folk embroidery PDF pattern features three lavish borders reminiscent of decorative borders in Byzantine art. Featuring only two colors, the outlining of the lighter color provides intricacy and contrast. A stunning piece of textile history, this table runner will... Read more about Byzantine Scroll and Meander - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Calliope's Meadow folk embroidery PDF cross stitch pattern inspired by a tiny border on a traditional bed curtain from the Greek islandses made up of carnations alternating with flower bud sprays which create a beautiful chevron border effect. The fresh and delicate colors evoke a meadow... Read more about Calliope's Meadow - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Carpathian Bluebells cross stitch folk embroidery PDF cross stitch pattern centers on a classic eight-petal flower, a motif that turns up across folk embroidery traditions from the Balkans to the British Isles, and never loses its appeal. This version originated in Ukrainian folk embroidery and... Read more about Carpathian Bluebells - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Corfu Wildflowers cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern is a profusion of traditional floral motifs inspired by historic textiles from the Greek islands and stitched in a classic Mediterranean palette of terra cotta, alizarin, antique blue, deep green, and golden olive. It's a rich, layered... Read more about Corfu Wildflowers - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

Graceful stylized flowers branch at each corner to form a delicate stalk of petals and leaves in the Evangeline Border folk embroidery PDF pattern. Worked in a traditional color palette of three colors, each in a light and dark shade), the effect is beautiful and striking. While shown as a table... Read more about Evangeline Border - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Ionian Floral folk embroidery kit is inspired by a 17th-century embroidered cushion from the Ionian islands. Stylized flowers bloom from an intricate stem and leaf motif and are accented with tiny golden urns and a sprinkling of small florets. The design is stitched in alternating shades of blue... Read more about Ionian Floral - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Iris' Paintbox folk embroidery PDF pattern is inspired by an embroidered table scarf a friend purchased from a needleworker in the Agrinio area of mainland Greece in the 1970s which was in turn inspired by a Greek folk costume. Its vibrant color palette sets a lively rainbow of hues within a... Read more about Iris Paintbox - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

A beautiful design inspired by a vintage Ukrainian table runner, the Kyivan Stars folk embroidery PDF pattern features dense borders at each end that are connected with delicate rows of stitches and stylized floral motifs across the runner. Delightful and unique, the color palette has been updated... Read more about Kyivan Stars - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Pomegranate cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern features a rich border of repeating pomegranates, one of the most beloved motifs in Mediterranean folk embroidery, appearing across Greek, Turkish, Italian, and Eastern European textile traditions as a symbol of abundance and renewal. Stitched... Read more about Pomegranate - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Santorini Floral cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern is inspired by a vintage Greek embroidery, featuring colorful floral sprays set within a graceful blue border reminiscent of the iconic flowers and blue rooflines of Santorini. At the center, a compelling diamond-in-square motif... Read more about Santorini Floral - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

The Stavroula cross stitch folk embroidery PDF pattern is a design I have seen again and again in Greece, in variations ranging from small table runners with a single motif to larger pieces with multiple motifs in a half-drop repeat. This favored pattern has genuinely captured the imagination of... Read more about Stavroula - PDF Cross Stitch Pattern