The portraits a woman in three-quarter view, eyes soft and looking off-frame, with this big voluminous curly updo and white wispy highlights threading through the black curls. Hairs the heaviest stitch block on the whole design, thats 15,725 stitches in the smallest 5.5-inch size alone. Three butterflies float near her hair, one in deep orange monarch colouring, two smaller ones in pink and aqua.
At her collarbone, a packed bouquet of flowers spills downward. Orange daisies, pink magnolia blooms, pale yellow petals, and one deep coral peony, threaded together with aqua leaves. Ten colour stops total. Skin tones warm sienna, lips popping red, hoop earring catching light in grey thread. Density is heavy on the curly section so use proper stabiliser, no skipping that bit.
I get messages about this one alot from folks running tee shops, mostly asking about the hair coverage. Honest answer, ya gotta hoop on medium cutaway plus water-soluble topping over them curls, especially on the 7.5 cap with 41,880 stitches in the bobbin. Without topping the highlights drag and the wisps look fuzzy. With it, the textures flat and the lighter thread reads clean against the dark base. Im not exaggerating about how much it matters.
A customer wrote me back in march about her launch run of canvas tote bags for a small boutique, she did the 7.5-inch dead-centre on natural canvas with permanent cutaway. Said its been her top-seller all spring. Portraits like this read well on white, cream, soft mauve, dusty rose, deep navy, terracotta, or warm khaki. Skip black or charcoal because the dark outline disappears into the fabric. Best on woven cotton, mid-weight canvas, or linen for any of the floral and butterfly detail to read. Avoid thin jersey unless youre using cutaway plus topping, the colour transitions on the face area need stable ground for the bold fashion-print look.
Stitch this with a sharp 75/11 embroidery needle, the 1,119 density wears a ballpoint out fast. Drop me a note before stitching the largest size on a delicate fabric if youre unsure about the underlay setup, easy thing to sort out in advance.
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.
- natural canvas tote bags for boutique launchesStitch the 7.5-inch dead-centre on a duck-cloth tote with permanent cutaway and the portrait reads as boutique merch on launch day
- white tee chest or back placement for boutique apparelPop the 5.5-inch on a white tee left chest using no-show mesh cutaway plus water-soluble topping over the hair fill
- denim jacket back panel statement portraitRun the 7.5-inch on a jean jacket back panel with double permanent cutaway, the hair coverage at 21,903 stitches needs the support
- cream cotton tea towels for kitchen giftingEmbroider the 6.51-inch on cream linen tea towels with medium tearaway for a boutique-style hostess gift set
- linen cushion covers for living-room cornersUse the 7.5-inch on a 18-inch linen cushion cover with cutaway, hooped tight, for a living-room accent piece
- framed hoop wall art for a bedroom gallery wallHoop the 5.5-inch in a 7-inch wooden frame, mount, and hang as bedroom wall art over a dresser
- boutique apron front panel designDrop the 6.51-inch on a cream canvas apron front pocket area with light tearaway for a boutique kitchen apron
- soft mauve sweatshirt centre-chest placementStitch the 5.5-inch on a soft mauve crewneck sweatshirt centre-chest with medium cutaway plus topping
Dimensions
3 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 5.50 × 3.66 in | 29,754 |
| 6.51 × 4.32 in | 35,897 |
| 7.50 × 4.99 in | 41,880 |
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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