Three little ghosts and they are absolutely not haunting anyone, theyre too busy with their reading lists. Left one has a stack of colourful books tucked under an arm. Middle one has got both nubs wrapped around an open book and is clearly at a very good bit. Third one is clutching a fresh stack to its chest like someone just tried to take it away. Below them, BOOOOOKS in fat black letters, the Os doing the ghost howl joke without having to explain it.
Ten colours, mostly the book spines: purple, teal, orange, yellow, green. The ghost bodies are white with smooth satin fills and thick black outlines, the kind of dense border that makes each ghost pop off any fabric colour. That sticker-patch aesthetic is deliberate, it holds together on both light and dark grounds without needing the fabric to do extra work.
Its a tall narrow design rather than wide, 1.42 to 3.03 inches wide, and height ranges from 3.51 inch at the small end up to 7.51 inch across nine sizes. Stitch count 10,973 to 25,797. Density at 1134 means the fills are solid, no show-through on light fabric. Use topping film on terry or fleece so the white ghost fills dont sink into the pile. Run cutaway stabiliser underneath, hoop firmly, and drop the speed on the smaller sizes where the ghost faces get tight and the black outlines need to land sharp.
This is genuinely the halloween design that non-halloween people buy. A customer told me she thought she hated halloween themed anything until she saw this one and ordered 3 sizes for her daughter, her coworker and herself. Cant argue with that.
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.
- book lover halloween tee or sweatshirtStitch the 5-in detail on a black or cream sweatshirt and its the halloween shirt that actually reflects a real personality
- librarian or teacher halloween costume shirtRun the medium size on a canvas tote for trick-or-treat night and the kid gets a bag they'll keep using after october
- trick-or-treat canvas tote for a book nerd kidHoop the 4-in placement on a white tee for a librarian costume that requires zero explanation and gets alot of comments
- halloween reading nook or bookshelf hoop displayEmbroider the smaller version onto a patch backing and iron onto a denim jacket for a spooky book-lover badge
- matching shirts for a book club halloween eventUse the tall narrow design on the spine of a decorative fabric book cover for a bookshelf prop piece
- spooky season tote bag for a library book haulStitch matching medium sizes on cream sweatshirts for a book club halloween meetup where everyone gets one
- embroidered patch on a denim jacket or bagRun the 3-inch piece on a muslin zip pouch for a halloween gift bag filler that a book person will actually keep
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.42 × 3.51 in | 10,973 |
| 1.62 × 4.01 in | 12,591 |
| 1.82 × 4.51 in | 14,211 |
| 2.02 × 5.01 in | 15,961 |
| 2.22 × 5.51 in | 17,825 |
| 2.42 × 6.01 in | 19,655 |
| 2.63 × 6.51 in | 21,747 |
| 2.83 × 7.01 in | 23,629 |
| 3.03 × 7.51 in | 25,797 |
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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