Bring botanical charm to your stitching with this elegant floral bee, where the wings are filled with blossoms instead of left plain. Yellow flowers lead the palette, with touches of pink, gold, black, grey and white picking out the body, leaves, antennae and fine little legs. It suits anyone who likes wildlife motifs with a more decorative, garden-inspired feel rather than a simple realistic insect.
This is a dense, heavily stitched design, so it has a full, polished look that stands up especially well on sturdy fabrics such as denim jackets, canvas tote bags, sweatshirt fleece and cushion fronts. The six-thread-colour palette keeps the detail clear without making the finished piece look fussy, and the contrast between the dark bee body and lighter flowers helps the shape read well from a distance. Use it as a statement motif on the back of a jacket, centred on a project bag, or as the main feature on a nature-themed wall hanging.
