Charming Floral Seahorse Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Summer beach projects are when this one really shines. Its a proper floral seahorse, upright and proud, with a neat column of blooms running straight down the front of its body, white at the top, then blush pink, purple, yellow, working their way down to the curled tail. The seahorse itself is two greens, forest and sage, with directional satin lines that give real dimension to the ridged back and the belly. Then on either side theres a pair of separate leafy vine branches that arc around and frame the whole thing like a loose wreath, a pink flower sits on the left vine and a purple one on the right with a few yellow leaves below it. That little black-and-white eye pulls the whole face together and gives it alot of personality.

Stitch counts run from 13,524 at the smallest up to nearly 40,000 on the biggest, so this isnt a quick light stitch. Density sits around 838 stitches per square inch, which means the satin petals hold sharp edges and the leaf detail on those framing vines doesnt go mushy. Use a cutaway stabiliser on anything stretchy, jersey kids tops or knit onesies especially. The 3 inch width fits nice centred on a zip pouch flap. Pop a topping layer over terry cloth and the petal satin pulls up crisp against the loop pile. Skip the tear-away on denim, it pulls the underlay loose and you'll see it in the leaf stems.

Last week a mum who does ocean-themed nursery gifts messaged to say she stitched the mid size onto cream linen and framed it, and the wreath-style vines made it look like a proper botanical print. Hoop your fabric flat and centre the seahorse with the vine tips just inside the hoop edge. Pair it with a plain navy or charcoal border stitch if you want the greens and blush to really pop. Iron before hooping and dont rush the bobbin tension on those long satin runs or you'll get pulling on the thin stem lines.

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