Cute Christmas Gnome & Reindeer Embroidery Design, Instant Download

A gnome with a hat twice the height of his body standing next to a reindeer that only comes up to the gnome's shoulder. The reindeer face is all round eyes and a red nose, looking sideways at you while the gnome just stands there in complete gnome fashion, beard covering everything below the hat brim. Its a portrait-orientation design, taller than it is wide, which makes it perfect for stocking fronts and tote bag handles where horizontal designs just dont fit.

8 thread colors and 7 changes. The hat has a striped fill that alternates red and white in narrow diagonal passes, which can be fiddly on cheap machines that skip at slow sections. Run the gnome on a quality machine at normal speed and the stripes land clean. my workhorse software kept the stitch density consistent across 5 sizes so the smallest at 12,933 stitches isnt just a scaled-down mess.

Ive found folk-art gnome designs like this really sell at craft fairs in the November-December window, particularly on rustic-style bags and pillow covers. One customer who sells at a craft market told me last autumn she keeps several sizes pre-stitched on felt so buyers can pick the one that suits their project on the spot. The 4.74 inch width fits a standard 5x7 embroidery hoop with comfortable clearance.

Stitch it on a stocking front, pop it on a gift bag, or center it on a small linen pillow. Run firm cutaway behind the stocking fabric if its velvet or a heavy knit. Use tearaway on cotton. The narrow width at the smaller sizes also works well on shirt sleeves for a subtle seasonal detail that isnt screaming across the chest.