The hair is the main event here. Its big, rounded, and fills the top half of the design so the silhouette reads clearly from across the room. Below, a small face with simple features sits centred, and below that a shirt collar in a brighter accent colour. Nine thread colours total including warm brown skin fill, a deep black for the rounded afro shape, and a few accent shades for the accessories and clothing detail. This is not a simple outline piece. Its a fully layered character portrait with real depth in the hair stitching and theres a lot going on in that top section.
Five sized 3 to 7.5 wide to a 7.5 top. The smallest at 16,011 stitches is still a serious project, the largest runs to 50,462. Density is 1,075 which is high, this design needs heavy cutaway stabiliser, no exceptions. Topping film on top of that big rounded hair area helps keep the dense directional fill stitches from sinking into terry cloth or plush fabric. If your running it on a plain woven cotton, use a medium-weight cutaway and make sure the hoop is firm before you start.
I got a message just last month from a customer who stitched the 7.5 piece on the denim back design for her daughter. She said she used a dark navy thread for the hair section instead of black and it came out so well she made a second one for her niece. With 9 colour changes in the sequence you want to trim your bobbin threads between each colour or the back gets messy and bulky under the face area. Dont rush the colour changes on this one, its worth taking your time.
Stitch it on the back of a child's denim jacket in school colours. Add it to a tote bag for a girl who wants something that looks like her. Use the smaller 3 in size on a pillowcase pocket. Pop it on a canvas backpack front panel in the 5-inch range. Text me if you need the colour sequence mapped to specific thread numbers for your brand.
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.
- Back panel of a child's denim jacketDenim jacket back panel at 7.5 inches is the most dramatic use for this one, a customer last year made a second one for her niece after the first drew so much attention.
- Canvas tote bag for a girl or young womanCanvas tote front for a girl heading back to school, the kind of bag that gets noticed and asked about at the lockers.
- Pillowcase with pocket placement for a bedroom giftSweatshirt chest for a girl empowerment gift, needs a lightweight cutaway under and topping film over the fleece to keep the dense hair stitching from sinking.
- Canvas backpack front panel in a bright colourwayFramed linen portrait in a plain white frame for a bedroom wall, looks like intentional art and costs a fraction of what a commissioned piece would.
- Sweatshirt chest for a girl empowerment giftCanvas backpack front panel at 5 inches, iron-on cutaway before hooping keeps the high density from distorting the bag shape.
- Framed fabric portrait for a bedroom or nursery wallBeach bag front panel for summer, a customer said the design got compliments at the beach and she took orders for three more.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.93 in | 16,011 |
| 4.50 × 3.76 in | 23,004 |
| 5.50 × 4.59 in | 30,999 |
| 6.50 × 5.43 in | 40,111 |
| 7.50 × 6.26 in | 50,462 |
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
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