{"product_id":"african-woman-headwrap-2","title":"African Woman Headwrap Embroidery Design, Portrait Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eA portrait of a woman wearing a large wrapped headwrap, the kind that adds real height and presence. The headwrap fabric is shown with fold lines and shadow depth so it reads as actual wrapped cloth, not a flat shape. Skin tones are layered across multiple directional satin passes, the digitising uses around 19 colour stops total to build that smooth portrait quality you only get when someone has taken alot of time over the shading sequence. Last year a customer messaged me after stitching this and said the transition between the two mid-skin tones in the cheek area looked like a painted illustration, which was exactly what I was going for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a fast stitch. At the 7.49 by 7.51-inch largest size the stitch count reaches 47,283, thats close to 35 to 40 minutes on a home machine. The density is 841 stitches per square inch in the portrait areas, which is proper dense work. Run this on a woven fabric with a firm cutaway stabiliser and dont skimp on hooping tension. One customer who ran this on heavy cotton twill said she hooped it tight enough to play a drum and had zero registration drift even on the narrow satin columns in the face detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse a medium-weight cutaway as the minimum backing. Im talking about the kind youd use for a large lettering piece, not a light tearaway. The portrait has fine satin lines in the headwrap ridges that are only 1 to 2mm wide at chest size size so the base needs to be solid. Start with the 5-inch mid-size version if youre running this for the first time, it gives you good detail without the marathon stitch time. Dont attempt the small size on anything that isnt firmly woven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair this on a tote bag front with a solid canvas weave for the cleanest registration across all 19 colour stops.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999605743766,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/AfricanWomanHeadwrapMachineEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1765260055","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/african-woman-headwrap-2","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}