Christmas Geese with Holiday Lights Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Four geese standing shoulder to shoulder, each one wrapped up in a full strand of old Christmas lights that loops and tangles round their bodies. 13 colour changes in total and the colour mix shows, red, yellow, green and blue bulbs scattered all the way round. Three of them have on red Santa hats and the fourth one in the middle swapped the hat for a set of brown reindeer antlers, which is the detail that makes the whole thing work. They all wear little pink bow ties and stand there with that slightly bewildered look geese always seem to have. The feathers use cross-hatched grey and white stitching so they actually read as texture instead of just a flat shape.

I sold a bunch of these to people doing farmhouse-style christmas decorating, the country cozy crowd loves a good goose. But its popular with anyone who just wants something funny and not another snowflake on a tea towel. Stitch counts run from around 49k at the petite build reaching 70k at the largest, and dont underestimate the size, the smallest bird group is just under 4 inches wide by 5.5 inches tall. So plan your hooping accordingly, youll need at least a 5x7 hoop for the medium size.

Hoop with a good cutaway stabiliser under your fabric, this one has too much satin fill in the feathers to risk tearaway. Cotton twill or denim holds it steady, linen works too. On knit or jersey add cutaway and slow the machine down a touch on those feather sections where the stitch density is highest. Lay the colour threads out on the bobbin side before you start so youre not hunting through thread mid-stitch.

Works best on cream, white or natural fabric so the grey feathers read properly. Navy or dark green also look great if you want the coloured lights to really stand out. Skip very dark fabric because the grey feather texture just disappears into it. Any file issues, message me through the shop.