Caduceus Medical Symbol Embroidery Design, Instant Download

So the caduceus is one of those symbols every healthcare person knows but rarely sees done well in embroidery. Ive worked this properly, two serpents winding up the rod in mirrored coils, the wings spread at the top with satin fill showing the feather rows, and a small circular finial at the very tip of the staff. Its recognisable from across a room at the larger sizes, and it still reads cleanly at under 2 inches where youre putting it on a badge tab or pen pocket.

Two colours, black for the main body and white for the inner wing panels and serpent belly highlights. Theres 1 colour change, 13 trims handling the tight turning around the coil details. Stitch count runs from 1,981 at the smallest to 8,317 at the 6.65-inch size, 6 sizes total. A nursing student wrote to me in february after stitching the 3-inch on her scrub top collar and said the coil detail impressed her tutor enough that they asked where the design came from.

Pop tearaway behind any woven uniform fabric and youre done. Use stiff cutaway underneath knit scrubs or stretch polo shirts, floating the piece if you cant hoop through the seam area. Cut a piece of stiff cutaway to patch size, stick it to the back, and run the design without hooping through anything when you need small iron-on badge pieces. Send me a chat message if the two-colour sequence gives you trouble but honestly most machines handle it fine, the white section is only 47 stitches at the smallest size so dont stress the thread change. Match your thread to a quality brand like Madeira or Gunold for that crisp finish on uniform wear. Dm me through the shop if the serpent coil detail looks unclear at the small size and Ill advise on hoop and needle setup.