Dandelion Line Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Its a dandelion drawn the way you actually see one in a field. The main stem curves upward on the right side, thick and solid, with two or three more stems fanning out at angles below it. The seed head at the top is full and round with those tiny umbrella shapes radiating out from the centre, each one drawn with a fine radiating stitch cluster. And then the loose seeds float off to the left on long curved lines, drifting like they caught a breeze. Single black thread. Thats the whole design.

I digitised this last september for a jewellery maker I know who wanted something for linen pouches she sells at markets. She stitches it at the 8-inch size on natural cream linen and the result is honestly stunning on that fabric. The density is low at around 10,596 stitches on the smaller size so it sits flat and delicate rather than stiff. professional digitising software kept the line quality clean through the floating seed stems, which are the part that trips up lesser digitising software.

But this also works beautifully for people doing tote bags, tea towels, cushion covers, framed hoop art. I get orders from botanical illustrators who want to reproduce that pressed-flower sketchbook look without hand stitching the whole thing. Pop the 10-inch on a 16-oz cotton tote and ya practically get a botanical print.

Pop polymesh stabiliser beneath your hoop when working woven fabrics like linen, cotton twill or canvas. The stitching is alot lighter than most designs so it doesnt need heavy backing. Skip cutaway for this one unless youre hooping jersey, it'll leave a visible shadow through the fabric at the seed ends. Keep your tension slightly looser than normal so the fine lines dont pull and pucker.