Dolphin Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Stitched this leaping dolphin in june for a customer doing matching beach holiday tote bags for her family trip to the keys. The dolphin arcs mid-jump above a crashing teal and navy wave, lavender purple back fading into a soft white belly. Tail just kissed the foam, droplets flicking off in tiny ovals across the water surface.

Behind the action, sunset orange sky melts down into mustard yellow at the horizon line. Two black silhouette palm trees flank the scene, the bigger one on the right leaning over the wave like its watching the show. Wave fill goes proper directional, lighter teal on the curl tops, deeper navy at the trough, foam crests done in white satin so they catch a sheen on the stitchout.

9 sizes from 3.5 to 7-in size, stitch range goes 28k to 70k, 12 colours, density logs at 1407. Heads up, the largest hoop is a full thread-swap parade, pre-wind 4 bobbins before ya start, dont wanna pause mid-wave. Im not gonna lie, its a heavy stitchout, alot of colour changes between the sky gradient and the wave layers.

Stitch on smooth canvas, beach tote cotton duck, a sweatshirt front, or thick cotton tees, the fabric needs to handle the density. Skip jersey aswell as thin cotton, this one will pucker on lightweight stuff. Hoop with a heavy cutaway stabiliser plus mesh topping if your fabric has nap, the foam crests need crisp edges. Pick rayon thread for the sunset orange and lavender so the gradient sheen reads soft, polyester on the navy wave shadows for wash durability.

Use cream, white, sand or pale grey fabric so the sunset colours sing. Avoid navy or charcoal aswell, the lavender goes muddy and the sky orange loses punch. Text me a chat if any wave segment misregisters or the palm silhouette drops a line and ill rework underlay overnight no charge.