Description
There is a choice of greetings: Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, Happy Christmas, and Merry Christmas. Position the greeting on your card where you require the words. Prick out the words and stitch them.
This product is a PDF file for you to download and print the instructions for hand-stitching the design. If PDF reader software is configured with your web browser, the pattern should open automatically, unless you have set it to save PDF files to your download folder.
For information about buying cards, thread, and beads see the tutorials section.
The design comes with a numbered diagram, a pricking pattern, and step-by-step instructions for hand-stitching your greetings cards.
The pattern size is 152 x 104 mm (6 x 4 inches). Tip: when printing the pattern set your printer to "Actual size", "Default", or "100%", depending on the software. Do not select "Fit to page" or "Shrink oversize pages" as this will result in the pricking pattern being a different size from the one intended.
For more download and printing information see our download help pages.
Ease of use: 1
Guide to ease of use rating
Guide to ease of use rating
The patterns are rated from 1 to 7 to guide beginners towards the best patterns to start with:
1 to 2: Easy – suitable for beginners.
3 to 4: Moderate – more of a challenge. Practice on one of our free patterns first.
5 to 6: Experienced – master the basics before going on to these.
7: Advanced – for those who enjoy a challenge.
Patterns with higher numbers will usually take longer to complete.
For comparison, our free butterfly pattern is rated as a 2.
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How Stitching Cards are made
There is a step-by-step guide to stitching the designs in our tutorials section.
Download Information
Download Information
The Download Period
The product price covers a 12-month download period, a licence to print the pattern instructions for the personal use of the purchaser, website overheads, and order processing. After 12 months the safekeeping of the pattern file becomes the responsibility of the purchaser. The purchaser can continue with the personal use of the pattern instructions for as long as they have a file to print from.
If you are not sure how to save a pattern for future use see our download help section.
Download delivery
Your patterns can be accessed on the Internet from any computer, tablet, iPad, or iPhone during the 12-month download period. Just use your email address or username plus your password to log in to your account.
The pattern files
The patterns are supplied as PDF files. Anyone, anywhere can open a PDF file. All you need is PDF reader software. This is available free from the Adobe website for MS Windows. Go to the Apple app store for the iPad and Play Store for Android devices. Many web browsers can also open PDF files for viewing and printing.
Not sure if you have a PDF reader? Try one of our free pattern files first.
Tips for long-term use.
Back up a copy of the PDF pattern file to a separate hard drive, USB memory stick, or cloud storage.
Keep a printed copy of the pattern on file. If your digital copy fails you can resort to a photocopy of the printed pricking pattern.
Getting Patterns Printed
We don’t supply patterns by post but if you don’t have a printer you can ask someone else to print your order for you as long as the patterns are only used by you.
Maybe a family member or friend can help you print your patterns. Your order can be accessed on the Internet from any computer. Just use your email address or username plus your password to log in to your account. Or copy the PDF files to a USB memory stick for transporting. Some stationary supply shops will print copies from a memory stick.
