So heres the dripping neon smiley and its loud, melting and a bit unhinged. Round face in highlighter yellow, two big white X-eyes punched through, a sketchy cyan outline ring on the outside, and the whole bottom half melts down in messy hot pink magenta and yellow drips. The mouth shape is a smushed dark blue smile with a tongue lolling out and small splashes of orange and lime green popping around the rim. Three little drip bubbles float around the head like splatter marks.
Density is heavy because of the melted paint effect, the yellow face fill alone runs around 9k stitches at full size. The X-eyes are intentionally rough with a sketchy cross-hatch fill, not clean satin, which keeps the graffiti feel. The drip ribbons taper from thick at the top to a teardrop point at the bottom, theyll pool on fabric like real spraypaint runs and that melted-mouth effect really sells the streetwear edge.
Customers been buying this one mostly for streetwear merch and skate brands. Marcus is a small etsy shop owner I work with, he wanted the 6-inch design back in march for back-of-hoodie placements on a limited run for a melbourne skate crew. Sold thru in 9 days. He came back for the 4 inch chest version a month later when matching tee requests started rolling in.
Stitch on white tee jersey or cream sweatshirt fleece. Pale grey cotton tees also let the neon punch through cleanly. Skip black, the cyan ring and yellow face will look muddy on dark backgrounds, theyre neon tells and they need a light ground to glow off properly. Same goes for charcoal. Pale denim works decent if you wanna do a back-pocket placement on a denim skirt.
Density runs 28k stitches near the 7.5 inch top end, around 14k at the 3.5 inch chest size. Back it with a thick fusible stabiliser, never reach for tear-away here because the magenta drip column is too dense. Hoop firm, run topping on jersey to stop the cyan satin ring sinking into the knit. Drop the rpm at the X-eyes since theres sharp direction switches and skip-stitches will show on yellow. Run a quick scrap test first because the colour stops are tight back to back.
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.
- White tee jersey for streetwear brand merchUse the 6-in on a white tee jersey for a streetwear brand drop, the neon yellow and pink pop loud against bright cotton
- Cream sweatshirt fleece for skate hoodie back panelsHoop the 8 inch on cream sweatshirt fleece for skate hoodie back panels, the drip detail reads from across a skatepark
- Pale grey cotton tote bags for music festival pop-upsEmbroider the 5 inch on a pale grey tote bag for music festival pop-up booths, the X-eye graphic catches younger crowds
- White hoodie chest panels for indie streetwear dropsPlace the 4 inch on a white hoodie chest as a small drop accent for indie streetwear weeks, sells fast on instagram
- Pale denim back-pocket placements for skirtsAdd the 4 inch back-pocket placement on a pale denim mini skirt for y2k revival drops, runs sharp on indigo wash
- Cream canvas baseball cap front panelsStitch the 4-in onto cream canvas baseball cap front panels, the drip silhouette reads bold on a curved bill front
- White cotton bandanas for festival headwearHoop the 5 inch on white cotton bandanas for festival headwear merch, doubles up as wristband or pocket square
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.45 × 4.00 in | 15,833 |
| 3.88 × 4.50 in | 18,074 |
| 4.51 × 3.34 in | 14,148 |
| 5.01 × 3.71 in | 16,120 |
| 5.51 × 4.08 in | 18,283 |
| 6.01 × 4.45 in | 20,518 |
| 6.51 × 4.82 in | 22,790 |
| 7.01 × 5.20 in | 25,127 |
| 7.51 × 5.57 in | 27,723 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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