If you’re in search of some much needed shade, walking through woodlands is an escape from the sun as well as a magical setting, filled with inspiration

1 Begin by painting both parts of a small wooden embroidery hoop with dark green paint, leave to dry.

2 Download our ‘Fern hoop’ template here or send a stamped self-addressed envelope to ‘Fern hoop’ Template LLJUNE18, LandLove Magazine, HBMUK, The Tower, Phoenix Square, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9HU.

3 Print the template onto a sheet of A4 paper. Trace over the printed lines with a soft dark pencil. Turn the printout over and place it face down centrally on top of a piece of linen. Use the same pencil to rub over the back of the printed design several times; this will transfer the pencil lines onto the linen. Remove the paper template.

4 Transfer the linen to the painted embroidery hoop and tighten the ring, ensuring the linen is taut in the hoop.

5 Next, begin to embroider the fern following the pencil lines. We stitched the design with a simple straight stitch and used a slightly lighter shade of green for the tips of each frond.