Mug of steaming coffee under Coffee Is Always A Good Idea, the lettering built first then the cup added at the base to anchor the phrase. The main quote runs in a casual brushstroke hand, thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, the way you'd write it if you were rushing but still wanted it to look nice. 'Coffee' gets the biggest treatment, drawn wider than the rest so your eye lands on it before you even read the full line.
Palette is warm browns, cream, and black with a tan mid-tone in the cup body. Theres a satin column underlay on the main script letters which is what keeps them sharp even at the smaller 3.51-inch hoop size. The steam curls above the cup are just 3 short running-stitch lines, simple but they add alot of warmth to the whole thing. 4 colours total, 4 colour changes, and the stitch count runs from 11,564 on the smallest up to 25,676 on the 7.51-inch.
A customer messaged me last autumn wanting something for her kitchen towels and linen aprons, she said she'd tried a couple of other coffee designs but they all looked too digital and clean. This one hit the right note for her because the letterforms arent perfect, theres a tiny bit of wobble in the baseline that reads as handmade not machine-typed. She sent back a photo of it on a cream linen apron and it looked genuinely like an artisan product.
Works best on light fabrics, cream, white cotton, or natural linen. The warm brown palette washes out on dark fabric so stick to light grounds here. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser under linen and a tear-away under woven cotton aprons. Hoop everything snug or the script stitching will pull and the satin columns on the lettering will lose their edge. Dont rush the bobbin tension on this one either, the underlay density is set to hold fine detail.
Comes in 9 sizes across the range, every common embroidery format included, 8 total. And if there's an issue with any file just drop me a message and Ill sort it same day.
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.
- kitchen linen apron embroideryHoop a cream linen apron at the chest panel and the warm brown lettering sits like it was printed by hand
- cafe and coffee shop staff uniformsRun the 5-in feature on cafe apron bib and give staff uniforms a hand-crafted feel without custom printing costs
- gift tea towels and kitchen clothsStitch the medium size onto flour-sack tea towels and bundle 2 together as a ready-made kitchen gift set
- tote bag for farmers market sellersGrab the 4-inch file for a natural canvas tote and add it as a farmers market bag alongside your homemade jams
- mug cosy and coffee bar decor hoopUse the smallest 3.51-inch size on a mug cosy or frame a hoop for a coffee bar shelf display
- barista uniform chest embroideryPut the 5-inch on a black barista apron bib for a coffee shop that wants something more hand-crafted than screen print
- housewarming gift on a linen cushionStitch the 6-inch onto a cream linen cushion cover and give it as a housewarming gift for a coffee-obsessed friend
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.97 in | 11,564 |
| 4.01 × 3.40 in | 13,267 |
| 4.51 × 3.82 in | 14,897 |
| 5.01 × 4.24 in | 16,603 |
| 5.51 × 4.67 in | 18,331 |
| 6.01 × 5.09 in | 20,072 |
| 6.51 × 5.51 in | 21,945 |
| 7.01 × 5.94 in | 23,773 |
| 7.51 × 6.36 in | 25,676 |
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.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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