She told me last autumn she was looking for something that felt more like illustration than typical embroidery, which is basically exactly what this is. A girls face in loose black outline, head slightly tilted, hair spreading out around her, and two butterflies resting in the strands, a big red one at the top and a smaller aqua one just below. The face is all open linework, no fill, thats what gives it that hand-drawn quality.
Tape the stabiliser behind the fabric before you hoop it down. The long hair stitching covers a lot of ground horizontally and you'll want the backing flush before locking in. Its 3 thread colours total: black for all the outline work, then the red butterfly, then aqua. Just 2 colour stops so the run's still pretty quick for what it is. Use a 65/9 sharp needle on cotton lawn, dont go heavier or it'll leave holes in the finer weave.
Stitch it on lighter fabrics where the open linework can breathe, cotton lawn, voile, fine linen. The 9 sizes run from 2.4 inches wide at the smallest up to just over 5 inches, height from 3.5 to top 7.5. Skip dark or busy prints, the black outline detail gets lost against anything with too much going on. Pop it on a plain white or cream fabric and you'll see the sketch quality properly.
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.
- Fashion tote bag front panel portraitThe 4 inch size fills a tote front nicely, portrait orientation suits the tall narrow format.
- Denim jacket chest or back shoulder placementUse a 3.5 mini for a chest placement, keep it left-of-center on the jacket.
- Silk or cotton scarf corner accentThe 2.4 inch size stitched in a corner of a cotton scarf adds a subtle illustration feel.
- Oversized t-shirt or cropped top frontOn an oversized tee the 4 to 5 inch size looks intentional without being too large.
- Cosmetic or makeup pouch front panelThe 3 inch size fits the front panel of a standard zippered makeup pouch cleanly.
- Hoop-frame wall art for bedroom or studio wallStitch on tight-weave cotton in a 6 or 8 inch hoop and leave it mounted for display.
- Jean jacket pocket or upper-arm panelThe smaller sizes sit well on a top pocket flap with the butterflies visible above the edge.
- Patch on a canvas backpack or rucksackStitch on heavy canvas, cut out with a small border, and hand-stitch or iron onto the bag.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.41 × 3.50 in | 5,141 |
| 2.76 × 4.00 in | 5,813 |
| 3.10 × 4.50 in | 6,557 |
| 3.45 × 5.00 in | 7,347 |
| 3.79 × 5.50 in | 8,170 |
| 4.13 × 6.00 in | 9,014 |
| 4.48 × 6.50 in | 9,909 |
| 4.82 × 7.00 in | 10,784 |
| 5.17 × 7.50 in | 11,749 |
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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