Curious Cat Sitting by Books Line Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Set on a flat horizontal baseline, its a cat silhouette sitting to the left and a tall stack of books to the right. The cat runs entirely in outline, just the outer edge of the shape, ears up and tail curved around at the bottom. No fill at all, which gives it that clean sketch-on-paper look people go for with line art. The books stack four or five high, each one outlined with spines showing, and a small flower or two sit right on the top of the pile.

Just 1 colour, so theres no thread swaps and the whole thing runs fast. Stitch counts run from about 4k at the 2.4 inch size up to 7.7k at the 5.2 inch version. 5 sizes total so you get options from small iron-on patch scale all the way up to a centred tote bag placement. Customers asked for a design like this last year because they wanted the line art look without heavy fill density pulling on light fabrics.

Tape a light tearaway behind before you stitch, a stabiliser with minimal tooth works best here so the fine outline stitches dont skip. On linen you can skip topping but on cotton twill throw a layer of water soluble down first so the needle tracks clean. Use black, dark grey or navy thread on light fabric for maximum contrast. On dark denim try cream or white. The outline is thin enough that colour really matters here.

Dont use stretchy fabric with this one, the outline stitches will pull and pucker. Cotton, canvas, denim and linen are the sweet spot. Message me if you need the file in a specific size thats not in the current pack and I can check what I have.