Astronaut with Net Embroidery Design, Space Catcher Pattern

Ok this one is so my kind of weird. A lil astronaut running full pelt with a butterfly net, like hes trying to catch a star or something out in space. The pose is great, mid-stride with one boot kicking up dust behind him and the net swinging out in front.

Whole piece runs in vintage etched style with fine cross-hatch shading, like an old science textbook illustration. No soft fills anywhere. Every shadow comes from hatched lines so the design holds that hand-drawn engraving feel even after stitch out. Honestly its weirdly satisfying to watch render.

Behind him sits a big circle moon split into 2 halves. The left half goes teal blue with darker shading. The right half warms up to tan with little cream stars dotted across it. That contrast between cool teal and warm tan is what really makes it pop, and its kinda surprising how well it works on both light and dark fabrics.

His spacesuit reads off-white with navy outline detailing. You can spot the backpack tank, the helmet visor reflection, all the little patches and seams. Ten thread colours, about 16k stitches on the smallest hoop, nearly 45k at the biggest 7.5 inch size. Last christmas a customer ordered the 6.87 inch version for her sons fifth birthday hoodie and the etched linework read perfectly on charcoal fleece.

Pop it on navy, charcoal or cream cotton for cleanest read. Skip patterned fabric, the etched style needs a calm background. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser because those hatched lines have alot of small jumps and knit fabric pulls without backing. Hoop tight and run polyester thread on tee jersey so the colours hold through wash cycles. Ping me with a photo if anything looks off when you stitch out, ill swap the file format same day.