Bold portrait of a woman with a full natural afro in 10 colours, and behind her the whole background is gonna burst outward. The splashes spread from around her hair in loose irregular shapes, and the contrast between the detailed portrait work and the loose splash areas is what makes this design pop. Its a heavy piece and its worth every minute of stitch time.
Nine sizes in the file, tiny version is 3.5 in, biggest version pushes near 7.5 in wide. Stitch count starts at 32,680 and climbs to 73,637 at full size, and the density is 1,613 so this is a highly detailed dense digitised piece. my workhorse software handled the work, 10 colour changes total. Running it at 7.5 inches is gonna take a while but the output is genuinely impressive.
I get a lotta orders for this one around February and March, people are doing fashion-forward pieces and portrait embroidery is really having a moment. Got a message in February from a customer running a salon-merch line, she had stitched it on denim jackets at 6 inches and they sold out in a week. Im not gonna argue with that. Its the kind of design where you realise halfway through youre making something actually special.
Back it with a polymesh cutaway because of the density. Denim, canvas, and thick cotton twill are your best base fabrics. Avoid jersey or thin cotton for the bigger outputs, the density will pull the fabric. Slow your machine down a bit on the colour splash sections and check your bobbin tension before you start.
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.
- Statement denim jacket back panelDenim jacket back panel at 6 to 7 inches, it sits perfectly centred and reads like a print.
- Fashion tote bag for a bold lookHeavy canvas tote in black or ivory, the 10 colour threads really come through on plain backgrounds.
- Custom sweatshirt or hoodie chest pieceChest placement on a navy or black sweatshirt at 5 to 6 inches is a solid wearable-art look.
- Framed hoop wall art for a beauty spaceStitched on white cotton set at 7-in hoop, frame it and hang it in a salon or beauty studio.
- Personalised canvas bag for a stylistNatural canvas bag for a hairstylist or beauty professional who wants something personalised.
- Birthday gift for a natural hair advocateA genuinely thoughtful birthday gift for someone who celebrates natural afro hair and bold style.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.83 in | 32,680 |
| 4.01 × 3.24 in | 37,585 |
| 4.51 × 3.64 in | 42,275 |
| 5.01 × 4.06 in | 47,400 |
| 5.51 × 4.45 in | 52,286 |
| 6.01 × 4.87 in | 57,572 |
| 6.51 × 5.25 in | 62,708 |
| 7.01 × 5.68 in | 68,160 |
| 7.51 × 6.08 in | 73,637 |
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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About the artist
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.
The hard part is finding my designs re-uploaded and resold elsewhere. So when you buy from Re Embroidery, you're paying one real person for the file you're about to download. That matters.
