Christmas Santa Hat Antlers Embroidery Design, Reindeer Holiday, Instant Download

I sold a bunch of these every december and its easy to see why. The design is a pair of wide reindeer antlers spread out sideways, each one strung with those old-school bulb lights in red, blue, yellow and teal. And right in the middle where the antlers meet, theres a red santa hat flopped to one side with the white fluffy trim and pom-pom hanging down. No face, no body, just the hat and the antlers. Its kind of a silly combination but it works really well on fabric.

7 colours total, 6 colour changes, so its not a fast stitch but its not complicated either. Smallest size runs about 8,787 stitches at 3.5 inches wide, the largest hits 19,113 stitches at 7.5 inches. The antlers are done in brown satin fill with directional stitching so the texture reads as actual wood grain, and the bulbs are small but clean little satin shapes. Hoop with a cutaway stabiliser on this one, the antler sections pull a bit if you use tearaway.

Best results on light fabrics, white or cream cotton is where this really pops. I put the 5.mid 5-in build on navy tea towel for a boxing day gift last year and it looked sharp. Skip anything too dark and busy because those coloured bulbs need a clean background to read properly. Run a layer of topping on fleece or terry if you go that route.

And honestly the hat being slightly off-centre gives the whole thing character, it doesnt look like a clip art print. Stitch it on a cushion cover, an apron, a holiday tote, kids pyjama tops, whatever youre making for the season.