Three lil dancing skeletons. Red Santa caps, red booties, lined up across in three goofy poses. The left one is doing some kinda upside-down handstand wiggle, middle ones kicking a leg out mid-shimmy, right ones striking a big rockstar pose with arms wide. Bones run as scribbly black outline. The caps and footwear pop in bright red. Whole thing reads kinda silly and kinda festive at once, its like a goth Christmas card.
Two colours only. Black for bones, red for caps and booties, thats it. The 2.11 inch smallest hoops at 6,815 stitches. The 4.53 inch biggest lands around 14,466. Stitch density sits at 426, its honest for a scribble-fill style. Bone outlines need that bit of bulk so theyll read on darker shirts. Ive digitised it in professional digitising tools and ran the satin underlay directional on the hats so the red caps hold shape on jersey knits.
A customer wrote me last December. Shed stitched the 4-inch build on the pocket of a black sweatshirt for her nieces who were doing a goofy holiday photoshoot. Said the trio came out sharp against the black fleece, she just used medium cutaway and poly mesh topping cause the fleece had abit of stretch. Thats the right call for fleece honestly, Im never gonna run fleece without topping again.
Best on black, charcoal, hunter green or deep red grounds where bone outlines genuinely stand out. Skip white or cream cause the scribble fill kinda just disappears. Hoop with medium cutaway behind anything stretchy. Use a topping on fleece or terry. Pair the small 2.11 inch run on a beanie cuff or stocking patch. Trio fits a 4x4 hoop easily at the smallest run, its gonna scale up to 5x7 at the largest without losing detail.
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.
- black or charcoal sweatshirt chest designStitch the 4-inch trio centred on a black fleece sweatshirt with medium cutaway and poly mesh topping
- Christmas stocking front panelPop the 5.5 in run on red felt stocking front with tearaway behind, looks funny on the bright ground
- matching family pajama top centred designRun the 4.53 inch size centred on matching black pyjama tops for a goth holiday family photo set
- tea towel for goth holiday kitchen giftAdd the 3.5 inch trio to a cream cotton tea towel using lightweight cutaway for a kitchen linen gift
- tote bag for spooky-cute Christmas market shoppingEmbroider the largest 4.53 inch size on a navy tote, the dancers read great for the December market
- throw pillow front for couch holiday decorHoop the mid 5-in build on 14-inch black cushion cover, drop heavyweight cutaway under to keep bones flat
- beanie cuff small embroidery for winter accessoriesUse the smallest 2.11 inch size on a knit beanie cuff, hoop with two layers cutaway plus topping
- denim jacket back yoke statement patchPick the biggest 4.53 inch size for the back yoke of a black denim jacket, scribble pops on indigo
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.11 × 3.50 in | 6,815 |
| 2.72 × 4.50 in | 8,558 |
| 3.32 × 5.50 in | 10,495 |
| 3.92 × 6.50 in | 12,442 |
| 4.53 × 7.50 in | 14,466 |
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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