Coffee Love Gnome Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the coffee love gnome and hes basically a hug in design form. Tall floppy red and white striped hat sits low over his face. The big bulbous beige nose is the only bit of his face you can see, the rest hides behind a fluffy cream beard. He clutches a steaming brown mug right at his chest with two tiny hands.

Seven colours total. The hat alone takes three reds plus the white stripes. Steam curls up from the mug as a soft grey wispy line, three quick swirls. Density is moderate, its around 27k stitches on the biggest 3.78 inch wide and 7.51 inch tall size. The beard is one big tatami patch with directional underlay so it actually reads like soft hair, not a flat blob.

I made this one for kitchen towels and coffee bar decor. Last christmas a customer wrote me about putting it on twelve aprons for her family bakery and they sold every one before new year. People keep buying it for cafe staff aprons, mums morning coffee mugs and barista gift bags too. Its got that holiday feel but works year-round in any kitchen.

Stitch on flat woven cottons. Tea towels, aprons, linen napkins, canvas mug covers all work great. Pop it on cream, oatmeal, soft grey or even forest green for a cosy contrast. Skip ribbed knits and stretchy stuff. The dense beard fill needs flat stable fabric or itll pull, and youre gonna see the steam curls warp on jersey too.

Slap a medium cutaway underneath any woven cotton, swap to tear-away on heavier canvas. Hoop tight and avoid floating the cloth. The bobbin on a 75/11 needle handles the satin column hat stripes fine. Drop a comment on the order thread if your machine hangs on jump stitches.