Worked the layout so the arch sits over the top and the text fills wide at the bottom, with a row of 7 utensil silhouettes in between lined up like theyre waiting to be picked. Fork, knife, spoon, whisk, spatula, rolling pin, ladle. All filled solid in black, standing upright, nothing fancy about it. Its the kind of design thats funnier the more you think about it.
One customer put this on a cotton canvas apron for her partner who was starting cooking classes last autumn, said hed worn it every single lesson. The joke lands because anyone who spends time in a kitchen gets it, its a question that sounds serious but really isnt. She told me he still wears it whenever he cooks at home now. Stitch it on a dark navy apron and its sharp enough to read as a proper branded piece from across the room.
6 sizes, smallest at 2.35 inches wide by 2.51 tall up to 7.02 wide by 7.51 tall. Pop a medium cutaway stabiliser under woven apron fabric and hoop tight, the utensil rows got thin vertical elements that need backing to hold shape. Use the smallest size on an oven mitt or the 7-inch on a wide apron front. Stitch counts from 5,445 at small up to 20,165 at the largest. Its a 2-color sequence, pretty straightforward to run.
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.
- Kitchen aprons as a gift for a home cook or new chefBlack and red thread on a dark navy apron reads as a bold statement piece from any angle.
- BBQ aprons and grilling gear for outdoor cooksBBQ aprons in heavy canvas benefit from the cutaway backing for that utensil row density.
- Tea towels hung in a kitchen or gifted at ChristmasThe 5-inch size in the corner of a tea towel rather than centered gives it a more considered placement.
- Cooking class aprons for culinary schoolsCulinary school students and instructors both seem to enjoy the phrasing in an apron context.
- Canvas tote bags for grocery shopping or farmers marketsWEAPON in big red caps on the front of a canvas tote is funny and still a great bag.
- Oven mitts or pot holders as part of a kitchen gift setUse the smallest size on an oven mitt top panel, fits most commercial blank sizes.
- Project bags and pouches for craft room storageRed and black coordinates with almost any craft room colour scheme without clashing.
Dimensions
6 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.35 × 2.51 in | 5,445 |
| 3.28 × 3.51 in | 7,754 |
| 4.22 × 4.51 in | 10,417 |
| 5.15 × 5.51 in | 13,417 |
| 6.09 × 6.51 in | 16,656 |
| 7.02 × 7.51 in | 20,165 |
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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