A woman in Atlanta messaged me last week to say she hooped the 4.72-inch version onto a cream linen tote and it came out so clean her whole Saturday market booth sold out of them. Thats the kind of thing that makes me smile. Its a side-profile silhouette of a woman with a full natural afro, facing right, filled solid in black with dense tatami stitching. No outlines, no interior detail. Just that strong, graphic shape sitting clean against whatever fabric you put under it.
And that simplicity is genuinely what makes it work on so many things. Stitch it on charcoal denim, cream canvas or a pale sage cotton tee and it reads completely differently each time. The afro edges are digitised with a tight satin boundary so the curl texture stays crisp even at the smallest 2.65-inch width, which runs at 6,265 stitches. So for the largest size at 5.67 inches you definately want cutaway stabiliser, not tearaway, the stitch density at that scale wont hold on a light tearaway. Hoop it snug, use a topping on knit fabrics so the tatami fill doesnt sink into the loops, and pick a thread colour that gives you real contrast against your base. Skip light-on-light combos, they dont show the shape off at all.
Send me a note if the trims run long on your setup.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Cotton tote bagRuns clean across a cream cotton tote front, the solid fill pops with zero background bleed.
- Denim jacket back yokeCenter it on the back yoke of a denim jacket and the contrast is instant, no fuss.
- Canvas wall hoopHoop it at 5.67 inches on ivory linen and frame it as-is for a statement wall piece.
- Linen pillow coverA sage linen pillow cover with this centred on it looks graphic and modern in any living room.
- Terry cloth beach towelThe tatami density holds up great on terry cloth towels when you use a water-soluble topping.
- Black T-shirt in contrasting threadTry a cream or charcoal thread on a black jersey tee for that inverted cameo effect.
- Craft fair banner patchIron onto stabiliser-backed twill, cut out cleanly and sew onto craft fair display banners.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.65 × 3.49 in | 6,265 |
| 3.40 × 4.50 in | 9,993 |
| 4.16 × 5.50 in | 14,613 |
| 4.92 × 6.49 in | 20,037 |
| 5.67 × 7.49 in | 26,323 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
That's the joy I work for.
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