Dear Santa I Really Tried Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sketched this layout out because I wanted the typography to do the comedy work, not a character illustration. The hat sits in the upper corner, grey felt pompom, red brim, tilted like it just landed there, and then the text does the rest. 'DEAR' is small and polite up top. Then 'Santa,' sweeps in big and dramatic. Then 'I REALLY' shouts back in block caps. And 'tried' just kind of trails off at the bottom in casual cursive. Little red hearts and snowflake dots scatter around the negative space so its not bare. Thats the whole joke, the typography tells it.

Plotted in my workhorse software. The mixed-weight sequencing comes out with each element at its own density, the hat pompom is satin-filled grey columns, the top 'dear' text is small dense satin red, the black script 'Santa,' runs at 305 density to keep the fine loops from distorting, and the middle block letters are a heavier fill stitch. 3 colours total, grey, black, red, with 2 colour changes. Stitches run from 7,009 at 3.22 inches wide up to 15,784 at 6.89 inches. Tearaway stabiliser works on most woven fabrics at the medium sizes, I n the smallest size youll want to reinforce with a light cutaway layer so the fine cursive doesnt pucker.

One customer wanted this on a white pique polo for their office christmas party, they ordered a 4.5 mid-size and said colleagues were stopping them all day to read it. Its the kinda design you wear once and everyone remembers. The cherry red thread on white pique reads clean without topping needed. Chocolate brown bobbin thread keeps the back presentable on pale fabrics.

Use the 3.22 inch version on a gift tag or small stocking cuff. Best to run a test swatch on stiff woven before committing to the final garment since the mixed type weights can shift slightly on loose weaves. Email me if theres a problem loading any size and Ill fix it up.