Mocked up this split frame design for the cooking and kitchen crowd and its a clean personalisation piece. Top half has the chef hat on the left, that classic tall double-puff shape with the knot tie at the base and a few horizontal fold lines on the body. Right of the hat, 5 kitchen tools fan out upward: a spatula, a cleaver, a rolling pin, a whisk and what looks like tongs or a ladle. All drawn as outlines with just enough inner line detail to read well at small sizes.
Two parallel horizontal lines run across the width at the midpoint, creating the gap where a name or word goes. Thats what makes it a split frame, the design literally parts in the middle to leave space for embroidered text you add seperately in your software. Below the gap, centred at the bottom, sits a frying pan in outline plus a small leaf sprig to soften the lower frame. Its one colour and under 7,300 stitches at the biggest size, so its quick to run even on a batch job.
5 sizes from 2.69 by 3.5 inches up to 5.77 by 7.5. Stitch count is light, max around 7,200, so it stitches fast on all sizes. Density is only 168 stitches per square inch, deliberately low for a frame design so the lettering in the gap doesnt look heavier than the surrounding graphic. A customer who personalises aprons for a local restaurant had the medium running at about 4 minutes per hoop last spring. She did 12 of em in an afternoon without any issues.
Apron fabric, heavy cotton twill, canvas and denim all work well. Its single-colour so pick any thread that matches your brand or the recipients kitchen scheme. Pair with a simple serif or script font for the name panel for best visual balance. Skip thin fabrics like organza, the outline stitching needs a solid base to sit flat.
Add a medium tearaway stabiliser on stiff apron fabric. Keep the personalised name in roughly the same weight as the tool outlines so nothing looks bolted on. Try a test on scrap fabric first with your chosen font to check spacing in the gap before committing to the final piece.
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.
- Personalised chef or cooking aprons with a name or titlePut the 4-inch on a black canvas apron with the chef or home cook's name stitched in the frame gap for a personalised birthday gift
- Kitchen towels as a gift for a home cook or bakerStitch the medium on a heavy linen tea towel and add a kitchen-themed font name in the gap, gift wrapped with a cookbook
- Cooking class participant aprons or tote bagsAdd the 3-inch to a cotton tote bag for cooking class participants, leaving the name gap blank as a talking point for the group
- Restaurant or food business staff uniform embroideryUse the large on a restaurant staff apron or uniform, put the role title in the gap instead of a personal name for a professional look
- Housewarming gift on a canvas oven mitt or pot holderEmbroider the small on a canvas oven mitt panel before construction, fill the gap with a simple surname for a housewarming set
- Baking or cooking gift set with a personalised bagInclude the personalised version on a cotton drawstring bag in a baking gift set alongside vanilla and a whisk
- Kids cooking apron with their name in the frame gapStitch the small size on a childs apron with their name in the gap so they feel like a real chef during baking sessions
- Wedding gift for a couple who cook togetherMake a set of 2 personalised aprons with each partner's name for a couple who cook together, gift boxed for a wedding or anniversary
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.69 × 3.50 in | 3,596 |
| 3.46 × 4.50 in | 4,493 |
| 4.23 × 5.51 in | 5,394 |
| 5.00 × 6.51 in | 6,343 |
| 5.77 × 7.50 in | 7,277 |
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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