Christmas Pine Trees Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Its a group of three evergreen pines, the sort of thing you'd see painted on a vintage Christmas card. The centre tree sits a bit taller and the two on either side tuck in close, so the whole cluster reads as one solid shape from a distance. Up close though, each branch tier has its own directional fill going outward and downward the way pine needles actually grow. The dark green is dense, 901 density, and the black outline thread separates each layer cleanly so the tiering doesnt blur together. Brown satin anchors each base, short and tapered.

4 sizes from 2.17 inches wide at the smallest up to 5.42 inches at the largest, stitch counts running from 14,150 to 36,655. Back it with a firm cutaway stabiliser, the density pulls at light backings especially on the larger sizes. Use woven cotton, canvas, or a structured fleece rather than anything stretchy, the needle fill holds shape best on stable fabric. My sister stitched the 5-inch version onto a natural linen cushion cover last Christmas and the branch texture came out brilliant, you could see every individual layer. Thats the thing about this design, it rewards a proper medium-weight fabric where the fill has something to bite into.

Three colours total so thread changes are minimal. Load dark green first, then swap to brown for the base sections, then black for the outline pass. Keep your bobbin tension consistent for that last thread, the outline is doing a lot of work holding the silhouette crisp. If you're running the large size, check your needle halfway through the green section before continuing.