Christmas Wine Glasses with Lights Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Mocked up this design after getting alot of requests from people who wanted something a bit funny for christmas aprons and bar towels. Its 4 wine glasses sitting in a row, each glass filled with ruby red wine drawn in a sketchy satin fill. Two of the glasses are dressed up: one has a tiny Santa hat perched on the rim, the other has got reindeer antlers on top. A string of old-style Christmas bulbs loops between the glasses at the stem level, each bulb in a different colour. The black outline around the glass stems and rims keeps everything legible even at the smaller 2.22-inch hoop size.

professional embroidery software gave me precise control over the 10-colour sequence, which matters here because the lights need to stitch in after the glass outlines or the fine bulb shapes get buried. The density runs at 715 stitches per square inch, which is moderate enough that a woven charcoal canvas doesnt pull. Youre looking at 9 colour changes across the run, so plan your thread loading before you hoop.

Run this on a charcoal or slate grey apron and the wine colours read as warm ruby against a neutral base. The light strand looks especially good on a dark background where each coloured bulb has contrast, and thats the whole point of picking a dark fabric here. Cutaway stabiliser is what I recommend even on a woven apron, the horizontal width of the design means fabric creep over that run time matters. Dont skip the stabiliser step on this one.

A customer who runs a small gifts business emailed me, said she stitched the 4.5-inch hoop on a set of linen kitchen towels and sold out her christmas stock in two weeks. That happens with this one.

Stitch it on a charcoal apron for a wine-loving friend. Pair the medium on a linen bar towel or a set of cocktail napkins. Best on dark or neutral base fabrics where the ruby red and multicolour lights stand out. Email me if anything in your file looks like it needs adjusting.