{"product_id":"christmas-lights-cat","title":"Christmas Lights Cat Embroidery Design, Festive Cat Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy sister has a cat who does exactly this every christmas, the second the lights go on the tree, hes in them. This design is basically that experience as an embroidery: a round, slightly smug-looking cat sitting tangled up in a drooping loop of christmas lights, bulbs dangling off its paws and body. Five colours, the cat body, black for the outlines and face, and three bulb colours, so you get a full christmas lights glow effect without an overwhelming number of thread changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14,880 stitches at a density of 202, which is solidly in the complex range. The fur uses circular satin directional fill so it reads smooth and rounded rather than flat. The light cord uses a fine applique-style satin column technique, and each individual bulb is a small padded satin fill with a colour shift cap. Add a topping film on fleece or terry or the bulb fills will sink and the cord will lose its rope-like quality. Cutaway stabiliser is a must here, with the stitch density and the fine bulb details, tearaway creates too much risk of the small fill elements lifting at the edges. Digitised in the software I use and the bobbin run is smooth through the whole sequence. Run the animal fill first, then the cord, then the bulbs last, that order is baked into the file. A customer wrote me last december saying she hooped her daughters christmas pyjamas with this and the bulbs came out looking like they were actually lit, that made my week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn dark navy or forest green fabric the light bulb colours pop the most. Stitch on jersey pyjamas with medium cutaway, or onto a cotton christmas tote with tearaway for a cleaner finish on non-stretch fabrics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46394327433366,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/ChristmasLightsCatEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1779534801","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/christmas-lights-cat","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}