Spent ages tweaking the heart placement on this. Top line says Cooking in this swooping brush calligraphy with that long loop pulling down off the g. Below that, IS sits small in serif caps with little black dot accents either side. Then love drops in larger script with a big red heart filling the o, MADE follows in small serif type framed by the same dot pairs, and Visible closes the stack in flowing script underneath. Three smaller red heart accents float in the negative space, one beside the v in love and 2 around the bottom line.
2 colours total, deep black for all the typography and warm red satin for the 4 hearts. Im happy with how the brush weight stays consistent across all 5 text lines, it reads as a single hand-lettered piece. 5 sizes covering 3.51 inches wide at the smallest to 7.51 inches at the largest, heights running 2.52 to 5.39. Stitch counts go 8,563 up to 19,950 at the biggest hoop. Density at 493 keeps the brush strokes solid, theres no flattening of the directional flow on the satin.
Back it with a medium cutaway on knits and a firm tearaway on canvas or linen. The brush calligraphy has alot of long satin runs on Cooking and Visible so tape a layer of water soluble topping over a textured fabric, that prevents the script from sinking into the weave. Run at around 750 stitches per minute on those flowing lines, faster than that and the directional underlay starts to skip. Thats why Ive set the underlay denser on the brush sections than on the smaller serif type. The 3 small hearts are quick fills, the big heart in love gets a directional satin fill that radiates outward from the centre.
One customer ordered the 6 inch run last autumn for a set of 4 framed kitchen art hoops she was making for her sisters housewarming, and she sent me a photo of em hung in a row above the kitchen island. Works best on natural cream linen, a soft oatmeal cotton, or pale blush where the black script reads sharp and the red hearts land warm without competing.
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.
- Framed kitchen wall hoop artA 6 inch wood hoop with this centred on cream linen hangs cleanly above a kitchen sink or stove and reads as proper handmade art
- Linen apron back-panel embroideryStitch the largest size across the back panel of a natural linen apron and the recipient will wear it every weekend cooking
- Sentimental housewarming gift towelsA set of 4 tea towels in oatmeal cotton with this design folded into a gift box reads thoughtful for any housewarming or wedding shower
- Recipe book cover personalisationMount the medium hoop run on a fabric panel and bind it into a recipe book cover for a heartfelt anniversary gift to a partner who cooks
- Cottagecore kitchen cushion frontsThrow cushion covers with this front-and-centre soften a hardworking kitchen nook and make a reading corner feel intentional
- Tea towel sets for wedding giftsPair two hoop sizes together as a wedding gift set, one for the bride's family and one for the groom's, both reading the same shared sentiment
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.52 in | 8,563 |
| 4.51 × 3.24 in | 11,101 |
| 5.51 × 3.96 in | 13,845 |
| 6.51 × 4.67 in | 16,789 |
| 7.51 × 5.39 in | 19,950 |
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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