This is a proper border design, not a square or portrait shape youd centre on a shirt. Its wide and shallow, made to run along a hem, a cuff, the bottom of an apron, or across the end of a christmas table runner. The two deer silhouettes hold the middle of the composition, pine trees push out to each side, and little stars dot the sky above. Clean solid fills, no fussy outline detail, which is exactly what you want when a design is going to run along a seam or be repeated end to end.
Customers asked about using this for holiday table runners a lot, specifically the 7.5 inch wide size run at both ends of a long linen runner. Thats the best use for it, the landscape proportions look intentional at that scale. Single color, zero color changes, dense at 783 stitches per square inch for the filled silhouette areas. Stitch it on forest green thread against cream linen and it looks exactly like the kind of thing you see in nordic christmas home decor shops.
Tape behind the fabric before hooping, or better yet use a cutaway stabiliser for anything finer than medium weight canvas. The density is high enough that on lightweight linen a tearaway can let the ground line pull slightly. Run a press cloth over the finished design to settle the satin fill flat, especially on the wider sizes. And if youre doing a long stocking cuff border, stitch the design twice end-to-end on a wider strip then attach as a band, it's the cleanest method.
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.
- Christmas table runners stitched at both ends of a long linen runnerRun the largest 7 at each end of a 14 by 72 inch linen table runner for a matched pair.
- Apron hems or bottom band for a festive kitchen apronPosition along the bottom hem of a bib apron with about 1 inch clearance from the edge.
- Christmas stocking cuff border running around the top openingStitch around the full cuff circumference by running the design twice end to end on wider stockings.
- Pillowcase hems on a set of christmas pillow coversUse the 5 inch mid-size along a standard pillowcase hem for a subtle seasonal detail.
- Tea towel bottom band for seasonal kitchen textilesthe 3.5 build fits the lower third of a standard cotton kitchen towel cleanly.
- Tote bag bottom strip across the lower panel of a canvas bagRun across the base panel of a canvas tote so the tree tops sit just above the bottom seam.
- Advent calendar border strip between the numbered pocket rowsStitch between rows in a fabric advent calendar grid to separate the numbered sections visually.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.20 in | 5,717 |
| 4.51 × 1.55 in | 7,856 |
| 5.51 × 1.90 in | 10,185 |
| 6.50 × 2.24 in | 12,617 |
| 7.50 × 2.59 in | 15,210 |
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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