Cute Christmas Reindeer Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

Full face portrait, snout to ear-tips, antlers spreading wide out the top frame. The eyes are the biggest feature, large rounded chibi shapes with layered fills, the white gloss highlight dots sitting high on the iris and giving them that glossy alive look. The nose is a wide flat snout, warm caramel brown, with subtle shading under the nostril ridge. A tartan scarf in red and green sits knotted loosely at the neck, the fringe ends hanging slightly uneven. One antler has a small holly sprig tucked at the base, deep green leaves and three red berries. Ive been stitching reindeer designs for years and this ones face reads differently because the chibi eye scale is genuinely oversized relative to the snout.

Twelve colours and a density of 1,345. Thats the highest density in this set. The full 7.06-inch version runs 71,335 stitches, the smallest at 5.18 inches is still 51,759. This is a heavy design and it needs heavy stabiliser. Stick to cutaway on absolutely everything, a dense medium to heavy weight. Tearaway wont hold the antler base fills without shifting under needle pressure and youll end up with registration problems on the eye highlights. Topping is strongly recommended on any fabric with surface texture, the tartan scarf satin sections and the face fur fills both benefit from it. Run the antler sections at slightly reduced speed, theyre directional across a wide fill area and rushing them shows.

I get seasonal orders for this one from october through the end of december without fail. One customer who makes personalised christmas gifts stitched this on a set of velvet stockings, different name on each one, and said the reindeer centrepiece made the names look like theyd always belonged there. The face has enough visual weight that it commands the front panel without needing anything else around it.

Off-white and cream fabrics give the warm brown face tones the best contrast. Red backgrounds make the whole thing lean very festive very fast. Avoid dark browns or navy as a base, the antler outlines and the darker forehead fills get lost. Hoop thoroughly and check that the centre of the hoop sits exactly where you want the nose, the antlers take up alot of vertical space above. Dont skimp on the stabiliser weight, at 71,000 stitches its a significant load on whatever fabric youre using.