Crocodile Embroidery Design, Reptile Wildlife Pattern

Heres a full body crocodile from the side, jaws cranked wide open and a bright red tongue glowing inside the rows of pointed white teeth. Hes got a ridged spine arcing from the back of the head down to the tail tip, four legs drawn out clear so you see the whole reptile, not just a head bust. Theres a yellow eye glaring sideways which gives it real menace.

I layered grey-green and olive across the back with a muted khaki belly underneath. Grain texture in the fills makes the scales look proper scaly instead of being flat colour. A faint rust shadow streaks beneath the body giving that rough swamp-floor feel without me having to draw actual ground. 8 colour changes total, no fiddly thread swaps.

Last summer one customer ordered this for a fishing lodge gift shop in Louisiana and stitched 12 onto charcoal tee blanks for their pro shop. She sent me a photo and the rust shadow really grounded the croc on dark cotton. Im suprised how clean the teeth read at 5 inch wide, thats a tight stitch.

Stitch on canvas, denim, twill or heavy cotton in olive, charcoal, sand or black. Skip thin t-shirt jersey unless you fuse a layer first, the dense fill at 76,000 stitches on the largest size will warp lightweight fabric. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser, the scale fills want that stiffness underneath.

Hoop it true, run polyester thread for outdoor wear, and skip metallic for the teeth, plain ivory white reads sharper. Pop the smaller 4-inch centre on a hat front or tote pocket, the 7 inch size goes lovely across a denim jacket back. Ping me a quick note if anythings off with the file, ill fix it.