Clownfish Underwater Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The clownfish is right in the centre doing its thing, two thick white bands running vertical across the vivid orange body and a clean black outline separating everything. Anemone fronds fan out on either side, soft pink and coral, curving in toward the fish like its tucked in for the night. Background carries a washed aqua blue that fades lighter toward the top to give the scene that underwater depth feel. Bubbles float up from the fish mouth. Twelve colours, proper reef scene.

Stitch count on this one goes from 26,453 at the 3.36-inch width up to 69,871 at the full 7.19-inch size across nine sizes, with the fish scale section carrying the most density at 1296. The scale stitching uses short individual satin columns angled to follow the fish body curve which is what gives the orange body that rounded realistic feel. Getting that right in the software I use takes alot of patience with the digitising and it shows in the output.

Its one I get messages on fairly regularly. A customer wrote me last summer saying her 5-year-old son is obsessed with that famous clownfish movie and she wanted a matching bedroom hoop set. She picked the 6-inch size on white cotton and the vivid fish with the aqua wash was exactly what she was after. Said it looked like it came from a proper embroidery boutique. I realy appreciated that one.

Best on white or cream cotton so the teal background wash and the bold orange body both read at full saturation. Avoid any background that has blue or teal in it because the wash blends in and youll lose the depth feel entirely. Heavy cutaway stabiliser is the only choice at the larger sizes, the 69k stitch count on the biggest needs the fabric completely locked. Dont try the big size on jersey. the 3 in chest on a babygrow or onesie in white cotton is the sweet spot for kids applications, low density at the small end and the fish still reads clearly.