{"product_id":"african-woman-silhouette-2","title":"African Woman Silhouette Embroidery Design, Portrait Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle colour. Thats it. And thats actually what makes this one harder to get right than a multi-colour design, when theres only one thread in the whole piece, every edge and every curve in the silhouette has to be exactly right because theres nowhere to hide a rough line. I ran this through professional digitising tools at density 92, which is solid without being so stiff it distorts the fabric. The hair silhouette is the part that took the most passes to refine because the big rounded afro shape needs pull compensation on both sides or the outline goes slightly oval instead of the full round shape it should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine sizes, 3.5 to peak 7.5 wide. Stitch counts from 2,025 at the smallest up to 33,264 at the full-size 7.5 inch. One colour, so thread changes are zero, youre looking at one of the faster stitch-outs in this range. The density means you dont need topping on most woven fabrics, but on knit youd want a cutaway stabiliser to stop the fill from puckering. And on loose weave linen use a medium tearaway with a stabiliser sheet on top of the fabric to stop needle holes from pulling wide. The silhouette reads on any background colour, but I find dark fabrics make it really pop, white on black or gold on deep plum are both strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI get messages regularly from customers using this for kanga fabric projects, quilting blocks, and cultural celebration garments. But also alot of people use it on tote bags for markets and pop-ups, one customer wrote me back in february saying shed sold out of a run of canvas bags at a black history month event and asked for the exact positioning offset she should use next time. Id say go with the 5-inch for a standard tote front centred at roughly 5 inches down from the top seam. Pair it on linen or cotton canvas, the silhouette shape holds beautifully on natural fibres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorks especially well on woven fabrics like canvas or denim where the sharp edge of that bold outline sits cleanly without any fabric texture competing with the fill detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352388718742,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/AfricanWomanSilhouetteMachineEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1776662706","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/african-woman-silhouette-2","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}