{"product_id":"afro-woman","title":"Afro Woman Embroidery Design, Portrait Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eIts a bust portrait of a woman with a full natural afro, the big hair volume taking up roughly the top two thirds of the design space. Aviator sunglasses sit across the mid-face, the lenses done with a crosshatch reflective fill that actually reads like glass rather than two flat ovals. Head is at a slight tilt, chin a touch forward, expression cool and composed. Four colours: dark brown for the main hair fill and the deeper shadow zones on the face, mid brown for lighter hair sections and skin tones, light grey for the glasses lens sheen, and black for the outline runs and fine linework details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe afro is the real technical bit. Instead of a single fill, dozens of small curved satin segments point in different directions, which gives that three-dimensional volume instead of looking like a solid flat blob. Curls at the perimeter are short looped stitches so the halo edge stays textured and irregular. Face and neck use a light short-fill with directional shading, not photorealistic but convincingly solid. The jacket collar below is in quick sketch lines, which keeps the focus up on the face and curls where it belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e82,840 stitches on the largest 7.18 by 7.5 inch version. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser, slow down through the dense afro sections, and keep hooping firm because the curl layers build up and pull as they go. Add topping on jersey or any stretch fabric so the fine linework doesnt sink into the weave. Stitch on white, cream or pale linen for the sharpest contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts been popular on black tote bags, jacket backs, natural-hair themed cushions, tees, and framed hoops as wall art. I had a customer last spring who ordered five of these in different sizes for a wall installation at a pop-up shop celebrating Black natural hair, and they looked amazing mounted and framed. The dark monochrome palette works on white, cream, nude, pale grey, and light denim. Skip very dark fabric because the dark brown fills lose contrast. Message the shop if the hair sections come out patchy or the glasses fill looks muddy and Ill find a thread substitute that handles the sheen better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46351205728406,"sku":null,"price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/AfroWomanEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1776595258","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/afro-woman","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}