The bee is basically round. Big amber and gold striped body, chunky bee legs, and those oversized kawaii eyes with lashes that curl up at the edges. Pink dot cheeks on both sides. Shes gripping a mug thats nearly as big as her whole torso, the mug is amber coloured with a lighter cream interior, and theres two little steam lines curling up from the top. Six tiny butterflies orbit the whole scene, scattered at different angles around the body, which sounds like alot but they actually give it breathing room.
Seven colours in this one: the coral-red blush, amber gold for the body stripes, darker gold shading, silver-grey for the translucent wing panels, white fill, solid black outlines and a near-white for the steam and cup highlight. Silver-grey wings are done with open satin columns so light passes through em, a ghosted translucent wing effect that my embroidery software digitised properly here. Density sits at 807 so its a rich stitch-out without being too stiff on lighter fabrics.
Cafe owners and kitchen merch people find this one pretty fast, I get messages from them regularly. One customer who runs a specialty coffee shop in march ordered the 7.51-inch version for aprons and staff tees, she said customers kept asking where she got the design. I realy wasnt suprised, its one of the more detailed kitchen designs Ive done and it photographs well.
Best on cream, oatmeal or white cotton and linen for the kitchen aesthetic. Stitch on a thick linen apron and the gold body fills look almost woven. Avoid dark fabric here because the amber and grey tones read muddy on black or charcoal. Use a cutaway stabiliser for apron canvas and woven cotton poplin, tearaway on stable thick cotton twill. Hoop firm because nine colour changes with all the small butterfly details means the hoop cant shift mid-run.
Smallest size comes in at 3.51 by 3.43 inches with 16,717 stitches. Biggest is 7.51 by 7.34 inches at 44,493 stitches. Six colour changes total. Ping me if the file doesnt behave on your machine and Ill check it over for ya.
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.
- Cafe and coffee shop staff apronsStitch the 6.37-inch placement piece on a cream linen apron bib and the amber gold sits beautifully against natural linen.
- Kitchen tea towels and oven mittsEmbroider on a thick white cotton tea towel at the 5.51-inch size and hem it into a set of 4 for a kitchen gift.
- Coffee lover tote bagsPop the 3.51-inch smallest size on a canvas tote gusset panel for a coffee-shop branded bag that doesnt look corporate.
- Barista uniform teesUse the 5-in for the chest of a white barista uniform tee and keep the design centred about 3 inches below the neckline.
- Cottage-core linen pouches and zip bagsSew on a natural linen drawstring pouch at the small size for a cottage-core honey-bee aesthetic that sells well at craft markets.
- Bee-themed gift shop merchandiseWorks great for bee-themed gift shop stock on cream muslin tote bags in batches, the 7-colour design reads premium without being over-complicated.
- Kids baking apronsEmbroider the smallest size on a childs cream canvas apron pocket for a baking set gift, pair it with a matching spatula.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.43 in | 16,717 |
| 4.51 × 4.41 in | 22,805 |
| 5.51 × 5.39 in | 29,197 |
| 6.51 × 6.37 in | 36,978 |
| 7.51 × 7.34 in | 44,493 |
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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