{"product_id":"bee-needle","title":"Bee and Needle Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree bees are doing the one job you wouldnt wish on anyone: threading a needle. One bee hangs off the top of the needle, front legs braced, working the thread through the eye. Another grips the shaft side-on, basically acting as a stabiliser so the first one doesnt drop it. The third bee sits at the bottom near where the red thread curls away in a loose loop, probably waiting to do the actual stitching once everyone else sorts themselves out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts got a retro cartoon feel, the kind of illustration youd find on an old sewing tin from the 1970s. Thick black outlines, flat orange fills for the bee bodies, olive-toned wings with visible vein detail, and a metallic grey needle running diagonally across the whole composition. Red thread is the accent and it gives the design warmth against what would otherwise be a cool palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 colours and 9 sizes from 3.5 7.5 in upper wide. Density is light to medium at 509 stitches per square inch so it stitches out reasonably quick even at the large end, 22k stitches max. Use a standard cutaway on woven fabric, tearaway works fine on firm cotton. The thick outlines hold really well so its forgiving on home machines with a bit of tension variation. Hoop it steady and dont rush the needle fill or the metallic-look grey goes patchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery person who sews finds this immediately funny. I get messages from customers about this one more than almost anything else in the shop, and last month a customer sent me a photo of it framed above her sewing machine and honestly it looked like it was always meant to be there. Stitch it on a project bag, a studio tote, a framed hoop above the machine, it works in all of em. Send me the print over the help page if the thread sequence needs reordering and Ill clean up the path order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46369435386006,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/BeeandNeedleEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1777867978","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/bee-needle","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}