Nine colours on a breaching whale. That takes a bit of planning in professional digitising tools because you need the colour sequence to follow the breach angle, dorsal dark fills first, then the belly lighter tones over the underside, then the water and splash whites last. If you stitch it out of sequence the lighter belly colour ends up covering the dark dorsal edge and you lose that crisp line where the body meets the water. I first digitised this version back in march after the original sold well and I wanted a size-optimised version that held detail at the smaller hoopings.
You get nine sizes, 3.5 through to 7 in jumbo. Stitch range is 1,135 up to 37,058 at the largest. Nine colours means nine thread changes, use pre-wound bobbins and check your bobbin level after each of the big fill passes because the body fills eat alot of thread. Density is 102 which is solid but not extreme. Stick to firm cutaway on anything knit or loosely woven. Tearaway is fine on woven cotton canvas, dont need topping unless youre on terry or fleece.
I had a customer order this last week and she was making tote bags for a marine biology charity shop, seven bags, all with the 5-inch whale, in white thread on navy canvas. Text me if you want to know how I position the design on a standard bag width, I can tell you the offset I used. She said the splash details came out looking very realistic even at the 5-inch scale which suprised her, thats the topping at work, it keeps the fill stitches lifted and legible.
Stitch the full 7.5-inch on a linen throw pillow and it becomes a proper centrepiece for a nautical room. Text me if you hit any problems with the download or files.
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.
- Navy canvas tote marine charity giftNavy canvas tote at 5 inches in white thread, tearaway, dorsal fills first and the splash whites last for the cleanest colour layering.
- Linen throw pillow ocean statement pieceLinen throw pillow at 7.5 inches, nine colours at 102 density read nautical and rich, cutaway if the linen has any stretch in it.
- Kids backpack back panel whale designKids backpack back panel at 4 inches on nylon shell, cutaway, stitch the nine-colour sequence slowly for clean colour registration.
- Nautical jacket chest badge placementMarine biology gift item, a canvas tote, 5-inch in white thread on navy, a customer made seven of em for a charity shop and they all sold.
- Cotton apron front panel sea themeCotton canvas apron at 5.5 inches, tearaway on canvas duck, the nine colour stops are manageable once the bobbins are prepared.
- Beach bag large whale centrepieceBeach bag large front panel at 6 inches on natural canvas, tearaway, the dorsal navy and white splash detail reads from across a room.
- Nursery wall hoop ocean nursery decorNursery wall hoop framed on cream fabric, small 3.5-inch, stretched over felt backing in a wood hoop, a sweet ocean-themed display.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.70 × 3.51 in | 13,565 |
| 3.09 × 4.00 in | 16,044 |
| 3.48 × 4.51 in | 18,865 |
| 3.87 × 5.00 in | 21,474 |
| 4.25 × 5.51 in | 24,208 |
| 4.63 × 6.01 in | 27,326 |
| 5.02 × 6.50 in | 30,514 |
| 5.40 × 7.00 in | 33,576 |
| 5.80 × 7.51 in | 37,058 |
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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