Colorful Koi Fish Splash Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the koi fish mid-leap and its kinda just bursting out of the water. Body twisted into an S-curve. Head pointed up. Tail flick mid-motion behind. The splash fans out in sky blue droplets around the bottom half so the whole piece reads like ya caught the koi at the peak of its jump.

Six colour blocks build the body. Bright orange dominates the back and side scales. Deep red flashes through the fins and dorsal. Navy outlines run along the spine and around each scale to give it that Japanese-art bold look. Black handles the eye and tiny mouth detail. Sky blue paints the splash droplets. Cream or white belly underneath.

Stitch counts run from 16k on the small 3 size up to 39k on the full 7.5. Density holds steady at 753 across the file. Six colour changes on the biggest size, theres alot of thread swaps but every one is honestly worth it for the layering. Use rayon thread for the orange and red, the sheen actually makes the scales pop.

Last spring one customer wrote me asking for a koi pond design loud enough to read from across the ocean-themed gift shop, and this is the file I sent her. Stitch this on a clean white canvas tote, cream linen pillow, navy hoodie back panel, or charcoal grey sweatshirt. Pop the smaller 4 inch run on a kimono robe pocket or a beach cover-up, that placement reads beautifully on sea-themed pieces. Skip dark patterned fabric, the colour blocks need plain marine-clean backgrounds so the red and orange dont muddy.

Pop a midweight cutaway, the splash satin work needs the support. Hoop tight on softer fabric and add a topping if youre digitising onto fleece because the colour edges blur without it. Slow the machine for the navy outline pass, kinda nice and steady gives cleaner edges. Slide into the listing comments if the stitch order skips a section.