Roses are always an inspiring choice for needlework design. Mary Corbet at Needle n’Thread has several free designs you can transfer to needlepoint canvas to create your own projects.
You can also enlarge these to make them better for textured stitches.
Tudor Rose is a great small design of this iconic and popular symbol.
This Rose Rondelle would look best in needlepoint as alarger design (it would make a lovely pillow.
Don’t forget, you can also take individual elements from these designs and just use them for your project.
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