Bonsai Tree with Red Sun Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This bonsai design is one of my favourite minimalist pieces. A japanese style bonsai tree growing out of a small rock sits inside a black enso brush ring, vivid red sun disc rising behind the canopy. Whole composition reads almost like a sumi-e ink scroll, lines flow with directional brushstroke shading, that bright disc grounds the layout. Two colours only, deep black and red, so the digitising stays tight and runtime quick.

Stitch totals run from 8,761 on the 3.24 inch hoop through to 26,599 on the 6.94 inch version, density sitting around 511 per square inch which keeps it tight. The black does almost all the heavy lifting at 6,825 to 9,438 stitches across nine sizes, the red sun is a flat 1,934 to 2,968 stitch fill block. Trims are low, only 18 to 22 across the run, so multi-needle setups breeze through it. Used a tight underlay beneath the red so it stays smooth on a tee, no dimpling on the disc edge.

The brushstroke enso ring is where the design earns its keep. Its punched in directional satin which lets the brush sweep actually read as motion not just a line, the bonsai trunk uses the same directional flow and sets into the rock with short blade stitches. I get messages every few weeks about whether the ring closes cleanly, it doesnt close on purpose, thats the enso, the gap is the point.

Wear it on a heavyweight cotton tee, on a denim jacket between the shoulders, on a linen wall hanging, on a canvas tote, on a meditation cushion cover, or on a hooded sweatshirt for the yoga studio. Stitch onto cotton, onto denim, onto linen, onto canvas, plus brushed fleece. Avoid red or burgundy fabric since the warm disc dissapears into it. Tearaway behind woven cotton, medium cutaway behind knits. Pair with a 75/11 sharp and 40-weight thread for the smoothest brush effect. A customer last summer ran the 6.5 inch hit on a cream linen panel for her zen room and it came out clean. Skip the small 3 inch hoop if ya want the brushstroke to read, drop me line if ya want me to bump the underlay for thicker felt.