Its a lil reindeer and its kinda just standing there with a full string of christmas lights draped right across its antlers. Big looping black cord, and hanging off it are fat round bulbs in red, yellow, bright green, powder blue and deep red. The bulbs have that old-school glass shape, not the modern LED look. The reindeer itself has those wide tan antlers, a round orange-brown body fill and the classic oversized red nose taking up half the face.
8 colours in total and 7 colour changes so your machine will stop and wait while you swap threads. Stitch count runs from 8,504 on the 3.51-inch up to 21,983 at the 7.51 wide pull, so the big size is very worth hooping on cutaway stabiliser. The industry-grade software digitising keeps each satin column running through the bulbs reading round and full, not blobby, which is the tricky part with circular fills on small shapes.
I get messages every single christmas from parents customising school jumpers and kids party bags with this one. A customer last november wanted 30 shirts done for a holiday lights crew family gathering. She said the 5.51-inch stitched cleanly on cotton jersey with just a wee bit of topping on the darker sections. Hoop tight and go a lil slower through the black cord area, theres alot of directional stitching on that cord to keep it looking twisted.
Compact size suits cap brim placement or a kids christmas pyjama pocket. Largest pull spans hoodie back panels nicely and a cream sweatshirt front fills the space without needing anything else. Avoid busy patterned fabrics. Plain navy, white, cream or red cotton gives those 8 colours room to work.
Text me a chat if the file stitches funny and ill check the sequence for ya.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kids christmas party shirtsStitch the 5.5-inch on a red cotton tee for a kids christmas party and the bulb colours pop against the fabric.
- School holiday jumper chest patchPop the 4.5-inch on a cream school jumper chest for a holiday season look the teachers will actually notice.
- Holiday lights crew matching teesEmbroider matching shirts for a holiday lights crew family gathering, the 5.5-inch fits most adult tee fronts.
- Christmas pyjama pocket embroideryUse the 3.51-inch on a cotton pyjama breast pocket so it sits right at eye level for the lil ones.
- Reindeer game night sweatshirtsRun the 7.51-inch on a navy sweatshirt front for a kids reindeer games night or ugly sweater party.
- Christmas cotton gift bagsSew the 4.5-inch on a plain white canvas gift bag and fill it with christmas treats for a school swap.
- Kids canvas backpack patchStitch the small size on a kids canvas backpack flap as a holiday patch they can keep all season.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.12 in | 8,504 |
| 4.51 × 4.01 in | 11,248 |
| 5.51 × 4.90 in | 14,279 |
| 6.51 × 5.79 in | 17,995 |
| 7.51 × 6.68 in | 21,983 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.








Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
Reviews
No reviews yet for this design. Be the first to share your make once you have stitched it. Tag us on Instagram and we will feature your work.
Browse by category
Pick a theme, find the perfect design for your next project
About the artist
Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
That's the joy I work for.
The hard part is finding my designs re-uploaded and resold elsewhere. So when you buy from Re Embroidery, you're paying one real person for the file you're about to download. That matters.










